Adam W Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I have two cichlid tanks that have been setup with plants for about 6 months and I can’t get my Anubias and Java fern to thrive. I have three other tanks that are doing awesome but these two are not. My water parameters are 78 degrees, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 40 ppm nitrates, 7.6 PH, KH 4 deg. GH 8 deg. I also dose easy green once a week. I get a lot of brown diatoms on the leaves and rocks. I am also getting holes in the Anubias leaves. Any suggestions as to what I do to get these plants thriving? I included pictures. That you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle_Aquarist Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Hi @Adam W I've answered this questions several times on this forum. There are several forum members that follow my posts, let's see if they can supply the answer (I added an arrow to provide a hint). I'm guessing you are getting pretty slow growth? BTW, nice African Rift tank! -Roy Edited March 8, 2022 by Seattle_Aquarist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 The pale leaf with darker veins plus the cupped edges make me think it could be a lack of magnesium. What are you using to get a GH of 8? Are you dosing Mg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam W Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 4:34 PM, gjcarew said: The pale leaf with darker veins plus the cupped edges make me think it could be a lack of magnesium. What are you using to get a GH of 8? Are you dosing Mg? I am only dosing with easy green. The substrate is Carib sea eco complete cichlid sand in one tank and eco complete plant substrate in the other. Both have canister filters without carbon but I did put crushed coral in both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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