Plant melt?

[FroFro]

I've been wanting to add more plants to my 65 gallon besides anubias, so I've been growing aquarium bulbs in pots in a bucket.

I bought plant substrate and terracotta pots that I placed them in with a sponge filter. I use the same treated tap water I use for all three of my tanks. My (according to the package from petco) apongoeton undulatus has been growing like a weed. I decided it was time to place one in my main tank, but by the next morning they all had become sort of waxy/brown spots before some of the leaves began to fall off. I'm not sure as to what could cause the melt as I use the same water and my BN plecos don't bother my anubias, I've also not noticed them on the few remaining healthy leaves but I won't rule them out.

I'd try growing them from scratch in my main tank, but my angelfish tear apart young plants for fun. One of the reasons the crypts I bought are always stubby

 

[Sgooosh]

you have to put normal temp plants in tropical aquarium in summer or it will die

 

[FroFro]

you have to put normal temp plants in tropical aquarium in summer or it will die

I live in an extremely warm climate, our winters are in the 70s at the lowest. My tank is at 78-79 degrees constantly. Coldest my house gets is 72 degrees because of the air conditioning, so I'm not sure if that helps at all, but I'd assume its not cold enough for the plants to experience "winter" temperatures or what not.

 

[Sgooosh]

I live in an extremely warm climate, our winters are in the 70s at the lowest. My tank is at 78-79 degrees constantly. Coldest my house gets is 72 degrees because of the air conditioning, so I'm not sure if that helps at all, but I'd assume its not cold enough for the plants to experience "winter" temperatures or what not.

this may help maybe lack of nutrients. got any fertilisers?

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apontengon is the one that has thin wavy leaves and a bulb rite?

 

[eatyourpeas]

Aponogetons are heavy feeders. Are you fertilizing? Also, did you do a transition period to make sure it did not get shocked?

 

[FroFro]

this may help maybe lack of nutrients. got any fertilisers?

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apontengon is the one that has thin wavy leaves and a bulb rite?

Yes, I use fluval volcanic granules as the soil with glass black pebbles when I place them in my main tank to prevent my sifting bottom feeders from up uprooting them. They also recieve eight hours of light maximum each day from regular LED tank lights, they received more than that condsidering the room they were in before was lit almost all day so I don't think its too much light. I use seachem flourish after each water change as well (this helps my anubias as they aren't substrate plants).

 

[FroFro]

Aponogetons are heavy feeders. Are you fertilizing? Also, did you do a transition period to make sure it did not get shocked?

I quoted the other person by accident, but I'd assume being in water exactly the same as my main tank ( I used a seeded sponge filter from my main tank for the bucket) would keep them hardy. I didn't switch their gravel out, simply moved the plant, pot and all, and placed them in the sand so they could settle before I moved them to a more open bottom pot. The only change I made to them besides the transfer was to put glass pebbles on the top as my bottom feeders will sift through the soil and uproot them. Sorry, I'm new to plants in general so I've only ever used anubias because they are so hardy.

 

[eatyourpeas]

They will not feed from the water column, so fertilizer tabs are a better option.

 

[FroFro]

They will not feed from the water column, so fertilizer tabs are a better option.

I use this substrate with a terracotta pot to grow them in, they remain in the pot with the substrate at all times.

 

[Sgooosh]

Yes, I use fluval volcanic granules as the soil with glass black pebbles when I place them in my main tank to prevent my sifting bottom feeders from up uprooting them. They also recieve eight hours of light maximum each day from regular LED tank lights, they received more than that condsidering the room they were in before was lit almost all day so I don't think its too much light. I use seachem flourish after each water change as well (this helps my anubias as they aren't substrate plants).

they are bulbs so use tabs

 

[eatyourpeas]

I have mine in the same substrate and use Seachem Root tabs near their roots. The plant may go through a melt period but hopefully if the bulb is getting nutrients it should bounce back.

 

[Sgooosh]

I use this substrate with a terracotta pot to grow them in, they remain in the pot with the substrate at all times.

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the fertiliseer is probably more important than the substrate. maybe also use tabs?

 

[Sgooosh]

I have mine in the same substrate and use Seachem Root tabs near their roots. The plant may go through a melt period but hopefully if the bulb is getting nutrients it should bounce back.

some of them survive some of them dont its kind of like regrowing them.

 

[FroFro]

they are bulbs so use tabs

I'd like to, but I have sand as my main substrate so I used the fluval substrate to grow them in, they LOVED it. I wanted them to root more firmly in my tank before switching them from pot to sand, I've used tabs in the past and had no luck. Am I placing them wrong? I used to place them 2-3 inches below the substrate surface with the plant directly on top or adjacent.

 

[eatyourpeas]

Also, if you keep good maintenance and cut back the brown leaves, it will keep giving new green ones. But feed them as they have high nutrient requirements. Tabs need to be redone every two months.