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My sweet little pink crypt is STRUGGLING. Had this since December. It started to grow quickly, but hasn’t progressed past this. I give it a root tab once every two weeks. I have CO2 as well. Lights on on for 4 hours in the morning and then another four hours in the afternoon. Any suggestions for how to help it grow?964F1ED1-B294-4298-8B48-BB4954F243E7.jpeg.0c5150f978257f912f5d2714c6f7076c.jpeg

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On 3/21/2023 at 5:34 AM, JettsPapa said:

Why?  I'm curious, not arguing.

Because OP mentioned he runs co2. 

 

On 3/21/2023 at 6:03 AM, J. Holmes said:

I have the siesta to control algae… it goes crazy without it. I do easy green once a week. 

Are you able to control the brightness of the light?

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On 3/21/2023 at 11:11 AM, knee said:

Because OP mentioned he runs co2. 

 

Are you able to control the brightness of the light?

I am… I have several high light plants, so I have the light up high for them. CO2 is relatively new (since Nov) so perhaps that early algae spike was due to that 🤷🏻‍♀️. I still deal with some green spot algae a little that I clean up weekly. 

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On 3/21/2023 at 8:35 AM, J. Holmes said:

No I haven’t. I had it without a siesta EARLY on and algae was CRAZY. So added the break then to fix that. 

You can try running without a siesta period. If you’re worried about algae I’d lower the brightness a bit or raise my light a few inches. 
 

I’m currently growing crypt flamingo from tissue culture in one of my tanks without co2 and I only give it medium light. The crypt is growing very very slowly but still showing improvement. 

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On 3/21/2023 at 9:16 AM, J. Holmes said:

I still deal with some green spot algae a little that I clean up weekly. 

Raise phosphates to stop GSA. 

A root tab every 2 weeks? Way too much.

In the picture you posted, the tank is pretty dirty, that's one source of the algae problems.

How much Easy Green are you dosing? And how many gallons is the tank?

How are you measuring CO2?

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