Various floaters

[TheTenthDoctor]

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[vanalisa]

What's your secret.
I covet your floaters.
Why don't mine EVER look like that?

 

[JuiceBox52]

It looks really good healthy plants

 

[utahfish]

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Looks like you and i have the same light set up. Clamp on lights on the back. What kind of bulbs you using?
Ive got CFLs in mine because its too hard to find LED bulbs that are 6500 k and i dont like the color of the 5000K led bulbs.
I also have frog bit. Used to have duckweed as well but not a fan, it took over my tank and i got sick of taking out clumps of if.

 

[Retired Viking]

Looks good, I just added water sprite to my shrimp tank and next plan on ordering frogbit. like @utahfish I decided on not trying duckweed but may add some this summer to my RES turtle pool.

 

[vanalisa]

Is it the light?
What's the secret?

 

[StevenF]

Is it the light?
What's the secret?

Floating plants get all the CO2 and oxygen they need from the air and are adapted to direct sunlight which is about 10 times brighter than the brightest aquarium lights you can buy. But they can easily grow with light levels in a typical aquarium. The secret to good floating plants nutrients. There are 14 plant nutrients that plants need. If your water is missing just one the plant will not grow and will often look sick or die. If you cannot grow a floating plant you need to fertilize the water.

 

[Colin_T]

Various floaters​

I sometimes see them in the toilet

 

[TheTenthDoctor]

What's your secret.
I covet your floaters.
Why don't mine EVER look like that?

Large water changes, I also use clay root tabs. I have plenty of light and regularly trim off any dead or dying parts

 

[Colin_T]

Various floaters

I saw one in the river and the Police fishing one out of the harbour

 

[vanalisa]

I just had a thought, could Anacharis or Hornwort be out-competing them for nutrients?

 

[TheTenthDoctor]

I just had a thought, could Anacharis or Hornwort be out-competing them for nutrients?

Possibly

 

[Retired Viking]

I just ordered 2 frogbit from the LFS, I didn't think about all the anacharis I have in the tank I plan of putting them in. Have to keep a close eye on them. I am planning on adding more fish in the futures too (sunken forest tank)

 

[vanalisa]

Sunken Forest Tank! Woohoo!
If I wasn't so busy I'd make up a song for you!

 

[vanalisa]

Floating plants get all the CO2 and oxygen they need from the air and are adapted to direct sunlight which is about 10 times brighter than the brightest aquarium lights you can buy. But they can easily grow with light levels in a typical aquarium. The secret to good floating plants nutrients. There are 14 plant nutrients that plants need. If your water is missing just one the plant will not grow and will often look sick or die. If you cannot grow a floating plant you need to fertilize the water.

API Leaf Zone?