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Old 07-01-2004, 01:39 PM
Todd Dunn
 
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Default Hornwort dying off

I was growing hornwort like crazy! I'd prune it and bundle up clumps to put
around my aquarium. It was growing about an inch a day.

I gave a huge bunch to a friend and they said that all the "pine needles"
started falling off within a day.

Anyway, about 2 weeks ago, my hornwort started dying off - shedding needles
and looking "brown and fuzzy." Now, I am at about 10% of what I had a month
ago. I did have a run of ich in the tank. I treated the entire tank and
raised the temp to about 80F to accellerate the life cycle of the disease.

I lowered the heater setting, but it's been rather warm here in Florida. The
tank has stayed about 78F. Do you think the higher heat could have caused
the plant die-off?

Thanks,

Todd