Learning Aquariuns Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Hi guys, i have attached my water parameters to get a closer look at calcium etc etc. Living in the UK means i cannot get hold of easy green. I have been dosing TNC Lite and Flourish (Flourish for the Calcium, Magnesium and Iron) The only plants i stock are Java ferns and a few different anubias (oh and a tiger lotus which seems to be the only plants surviving) . Please bare in mind that the camera is making the plants look much healthier than what they look like in person. I do not use co2, my lights (LED) 8are on for 8 hours per day. Any help is greatly appreciated as i am slowly loosing interest in plants as a result of my many failed attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Are those your current water parameters? Or the parameters that the fertlizler says that it adds? If its your current water parameters your gonna want Nitrate a at least 20ppm. It looks like early signs of a iron defecny or a nirtogen defency. What fertilizers are you dosing? and How often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaRanchik Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Are the plants newly bought? If you have them for less than 2-3 months melting is normal, and it takes time for them to get used to your water. For me, the tiger lotus was also the first one to come back to life, and it was doing really well even in a temporary bowl it was in, without any consideration/work towards ideal parameters. I'd give it some more time and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 The different green on the end of the Java Fern looks like new growth to me...not a deficiency! If you had Java fern babies (like I do), that would mean your Java Fern is in distress...and you don't...so, you're already doing better than I am! 😄👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learning Aquariuns Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 12 hours ago, James Black said: Are those your current water parameters? Or the parameters that the fertlizler says that it adds? If its your current water parameters your gonna want Nitrate a at least 20ppm. It looks like early signs of a iron defecny or a nirtogen defency. What fertilizers are you dosing? and How often? Those are my parameters straight out the tap, my nitrate is actually around the 25ppm ( Just done the test before replying to you) im dosing TNC Lite and Flourish for iron and calcium etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learning Aquariuns Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 hours ago, BaRanchik said: Are the plants newly bought? If you have them for less than 2-3 months melting is normal, and it takes time for them to get used to your water. For me, the tiger lotus was also the first one to come back to life, and it was doing really well even in a temporary bowl it was in, without any consideration/work towards ideal parameters. I'd give it some more time and see what happens. All plants except 1 has been in for almost 11 weeks, with the ither plant ariund 6 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) Not sure of your dosing, but you are probably too high on Ca. Also, those fertilizers are pretty similar, I'd pick one and stick to it. Shoot for: Ca 16ppm Mg 8ppm NO3 10-25ppm PO4 1-3ppm K 5-20ppm Traces: Fe as target .25-.75ppm per week Adjust up or down depending on the % of water changes you do and how often. Edited May 10, 2021 by Mmiller2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammaroon Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 TNC Lite contains no phosphate nor nitrate. Phosphate may be too low, depending on what and how much you feed your livestock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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