Plants Problem !!
 

Hi,
I have 17G tank, 20" high. Light is Hagen LifeGlo, PowerGlo
and AquaGlo Total 45W. Ammonia 0.1, Nitrate less then 5mg/l,

Iron 0.25mg/l. Gravel is Seachems Flourite.I use Flourish, Flourish Iron,

Potassium. I use DIY CO2 injection.

What happening is, my plants do not grow. Are loosing old leafs,

they get holes on leafs which are getting bigger and bigger and then whole
plant dies.

What is standing (not growing) only is Hygrophila corymbosa. Leafs are dark
green

and dark red on edges and between veins. Hygro is in gravel for 2 weeks and
did

not put any roots. Tank is two months old.

What could be a problem?



PH in tank is in the morning 6.8, KH 7 and GH 10

My tap water nitrate is 3mg/L and tap Ph is 7.5

Tank is 1.5 months old.

I do weekly water changes of 25%.

I have 12 Harlequin Rasboras, a pair of Dwarf Gourami and 2 Cory Catfish

Plants Problem !!
 

What could be a problem?

What kind of plants are they? (Aside from the Hygro, of course.) And what
kind of fish do you have in the tank?

If I had to guess, I'd say you bought plants that are not true aquatics. IME,
most of the plants sold in pet stores for fish tanks are not true aquatics. No
matter what you do, they always die in a couple of months.

The Hygrophila corymbosa is a true aquatic. But it's grown emersed, so it
might need some time to adjust to life underwater.





Leigh

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