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Plants die toooo fast
My fish last longer than my plants. Come on, i managed to replace all of my
plants (not that many, because they all die so fast) five times before a single Neon died. I put in plant food refularly, give them about 12 hours of light a day, and put in fertilizer tablets every month. Cant see what is wrong, ive tried several fish stores, but the plants end up the same - dead. I have an Angelfish and a few neons (now 4) in the thank, and they dont seem to be eathing the plants or anything like that. I think my green thumb washed off when i was puting the plants in the water... |
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Plants die toooo fast
"Leloo" wrote in message u... My fish last longer than my plants. Come on, i managed to replace all of my plants (not that many, because they all die so fast) five times before a single Neon died. I put in plant food refularly, give them about 12 hours of light a day, and put in fertilizer tablets every month. Cant see what is wrong, ive tried several fish stores, but the plants end up the same - dead. I have an Angelfish and a few neons (now 4) in the thank, and they dont seem to be eathing the plants or anything like that. I think my green thumb washed off when i was puting the plants in the water... ==================== There can be several reason they're dying so fast. The stores are selling houseplants as aquarium plants again. These are doomed and the practice should be illegal. Make sure you KNOW what you're buying and that it's a plant that is a true underwater plant. PH is also important. Some plants will not live in acid or in alkaline water. Know their PH requirements BEFORE you buy them. An example is water sprite grew like crazy when I lived where the PH was 6.8. Where I live now it's always over 7.5 and the water sprite dies in a few weeks. You may think you're giving them enough light but the plants may need much BRIGHTER light than you're providing. Google aquarium plants for many, many websites covering them. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Plants die toooo fast
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:14:28 +1100, Leloo wrote:
I think my green thumb washed off when i was puting the plants in the water... It will take some adjustment, that's for sure. There are factors that are more and less important in a tank than on land. Watering is not necessary for example, but CO2 addition may be. Go check out the beginner resources at plantgeek.net and see if those help. The two most likely causes of failure are light and CO2 in my experience. ~Empty |
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Plants die toooo fast
Empty wrote: On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:14:28 +1100, Leloo wrote: I think my green thumb washed off when i was puting the plants in the water... It will take some adjustment, that's for sure. There are factors that are more and less important in a tank than on land. Watering is not necessary for example, but CO2 addition may be. Go check out the beginner resources at plantgeek.net and see if those help. The two most likely causes of failure are light and CO2 in my experience. ~Empty In adequate lighting is the main reason why people have trouble with plants. Yes, pet stores do have some terrarium plants mixed in with the aquatic plants because they do not know better, but light is still the biggest reason. You can not grow plants with the light that comes with your aquarium. The general rule is 2 to 3 watts of fluorescent light per gallon of water. So if you have a 20 gallon tank, you need 40 to 60 watts of light. A typical 20 gallon tank comes with one 15 or 20 watt bulb. Light is the single most important factor. With sub-standard light you can dump fertilizer in the water all day long and it will make no difference. Stem plants, those that come in bunches will melt away the quickest under sub standard light. Rooted rhizome plants such as Anubias, water ferns, and Cryptocorynes are more tolerant of low light levels. You can read more about it he http://www.aquabotanic.com/begin.htm. On this site there is also a CD you can buy that goes over all tha basics of aquarium gardening from lighting, C02, fertilization, to aquascaping. There is no magic green thumb to make plants grow. You simply need to learn how. Robert H. www.aquabotanic.com |
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