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Old 17-07-2003, 09:45 PM
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Default BIZARRE - RED CRYPT MELTED over night after two years of growth

"Beruka" wrote in message
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I have hada planted tank operating for several years mostly algae free.

The tank is loaded with plants. The plant had three bunches in the back
corners and main display in front of tank. Over night in less than 24

hours
the plant competely melted to mush. All other plants are OK. I plan a

clean
up and largfe water change. The only change I made lately was using

Tropica
Master grow instead of Florish. All other growth is great.

Does anyone have an idea what happened. All fish are doing well.

I runn a 55 gallon with a wet dry sump and a pH controller at 6.8 with 4

kH
and 4 gH. Temperature is usually 75F. pH is run through a hydrologix
canister at the bottom from a Tee. Mag 3 is the only pump ruuning. I use

two
55 watt 9700K 8 hrs / day and one 55 watts 7100K 8 hours per day.

Beruka



Parasites? Perhaps there is some anaerobic activity and the roots of that
plant found a pocket of it?

just guesses, obviously.

billy.