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    Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

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    Hi,
    I have this setup almost 2 years as to date, my plants don't seems to stay green and survive for 1 month or so
    Can anyone give advice what I have not observe or something not right here?
    The fishes are ok and have been staying on a year

    CO2: 2-3 bps
    using Ehiem 2215.

    Clean the filter every half yearly or so

    I don't see water condition abnormality.
    Change water 30% every week.

    Perhaps I should remove the ada soil altogether?

    see pics here.


    Thanks in advance
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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    Even your ferns and nanas also die off?

    What is your fertilizing regime?
    Have you check your water kh level? Plants strive best at 4° but 3° seems ok too. My Yishun tap water has 2° kh so have to increase a bit.


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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    Kh, is this referring to the alkaline level?
    glass indicator shows light green

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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    Kh is the hardness of the water. Alkaline level is ph. The glass bulb indicator shows light green is to measure your co2 level. They are not the same.

    Share your fertilizing dosing regime, so that we can see what is wrong with your setup.

    Cheers.


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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    How do I manage or identify KH level in my tank.

    picture of what i use to dose once a week or after 30% water change

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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    You can use any kh measuring kit to measure kh in your tank. The kit can be purchased in most lfs.

    I'm not sure about the content in plant premium. But your aim will be to provide sufficient nutrients to your plants.
    Nutrients means:
    - trace minerals
    - nitrogen
    - phosphorus
    - potassium
    - iron

    For my high light and co2 setup tank, I dose all these nutrients everyday. And perform 40% water changes weekly.

    Many aquarists here will rather dose more nutrients than less as it's really hard to tell how much exactly the nutrients are sufficient for plants. So doing large weekly water changes help to reset the nutrients level in tank to avoid algae issue.


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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    May I know the amount of driftwood affect kh level?
    I have a bottle of nitrogen, never use it for a year. The green bottle is Azoo plant premium contain trace elements
    I will began to dose them once a day. See how it goes.
    Many thanks

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    Re: Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    Driftwood may not affect kh level but may affect ph. They will slowly release tannin and other organic acids that will slowly decrease ph making the water more acidic.


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    Plant turning yellow brown after 2 weeks or so

    Dear plant experts feel free to correct me if I'm wrong
    I think those plants look kinda like Dracaena braunii which is a terrestrial plant..? Usually sold as lucky bamboo

    I used to have them with guppy. The leaf will Yellow and rot when submerged in water



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