WhiteEagle Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Hi everyone, I had purchased a 55g 3 months ago, and started a fishless cycle. Ordered plants from Aq co-op and a Fluval plant 3.0. Everything was great most of the plants were showing new growth and then the tank leaked! Put the plants in a shallow tray with some of the tank water and the light over it. then replanted the replacement tank about 4 days later. Most of the plants have melted even the ones with good roots, any advice would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted December 22, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/22/2021 at 9:43 AM, WhiteEagle said: Hi everyone, I had purchased a 55g 3 months ago, and started a fishless cycle. Ordered plants from Aq co-op and a Fluval plant 3.0. Everything was great most of the plants were showing new growth and then the tank leaked! Put the plants in a shallow tray with some of the tank water and the light over it. then replanted the replacement tank about 4 days later. Most of the plants have melted even the ones with good roots, any advice would be appreciated. I am sorry to hear that the tank leaked and that you had to start over. I imagine this was very frustrating. There is actually a video coming out this weekend, where Cory talks about melting plants. Hopefully watching it will help! As far as my experience, usually this occurs when there is a significant change in water conditions (and what you described would cause this), as well as a lack of nutrients. I suggest maybe adding some Easy Root Tabs underneath the plants to give them a nutrient boost. Most likely the will come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteEagle Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Thanks, Zenzo. I did use Easy Root tabs as I reinstalled the sand and Easy Green as well, nitrates were 40 ppm +. I am hoping that some of the plants grow back, if not I will most likely wait until the weather warms before ordering more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteEagle Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Of course, I can always leave the plants out and go with some Severums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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