plants not bubbling

[stephen chung]

My tank is 3 weeks old and my plants are still not bubbling..

Just tested my water. KH is 4 co2 is 2 pps. using 4x39W T5. 8hrs/day..

What else did I miss??

[juggler]

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[Justikanz]

As long as your plants are healthy and growing, they don't have to bubble. I NEVER had my plants to bubble except for 2 occassions...

1) My plants were recently trimmed, the bubbles appear from the trimming points.

2) My CO2 got into the cannister filter and was blown out finely from the output...

[stephen chung]

My plants are growing but they are flourishing. They just keeps on growing upwards....

[Sleepy_lancs]

Check your CO2 inject via the PH/KH rather than bps, hit about 30ppm or more which is about 6.6 at KH=4. Just need to saturate the tank with Oxgenated plants such as riccia (Not recommended unless you want to keep ur hands wet 1-2 times a week ) or hornworts, etc.

But I must warn you, it gets nice for a few days (I call it "the cheap thrill") then after that, algae fighting is on the line if you are not injecting enough CO2 or dosing enough to keep up growth rate.

Have fun and share your experience.

[stephen chung]

Check your CO2 inject via the PH/KH rather than bps, hit about 30ppm or more which is about 6.6 at KH=4. Just need to saturate the tank with Oxgenated plants such as riccia (Not recommended unless you want to keep ur hands wet 1-2 times a week ) or hornworts, etc.

But I must warn you, it gets nice for a few days (I call it "the cheap thrill") then after that, algae fighting is on the line if you are not injecting enough CO2 or dosing enough to keep up growth rate.

Have fun and share your experience.

I have abt 110ppm. I'll get a pH meter later this week.

I think I better not go for the cheap thrill..

Thanks

[StanChung]

I would think the plants are doing ok[could be better] and flow is too high for good pearling to be observed.

[stephen chung]

Just tested my pH. Is 6.5..

[stephen chung]

I would think the plants are doing ok[could be better] and flow is too high for good pearling to be observed.

I hope is the case...

[vincentlii]

You need at least 4 watts per gallon of lights to get the plants bubbling and the height from the top of the substrate to the lights not more than 35 cm. My tank is like 7UP, prawns busy like don't know what are they picking at. plants also growing sideways instead of upwards.

[stephen chung]

You need at least 4 watts per gallon of lights to get the plants bubbling and the height from the top of the substrate to the lights not more than 35 cm. My tank is like 7UP, prawns busy like don't know what are they picking it. plants also growing sideways instead of upwards.

Mine is just the opposite..Growing upwards instead of sideways...
I hv like 160watts for 190L..I think is more than enough..