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    LUDWIGIA GLANDULOSA

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    i have tried this plant without any success.
    they look so good from the supplier and eventually they are retarded and melt away .
    my tank parameters:
    ph 6.8
    temp 25C
    kh / gh around 4- 5
    lighting 3 150 watts mh
    fertilisation regime- seachem /flourish/iron & dr mallicks
    any advise ?

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    May i know how many bubbles per second is your CO2? As most of the Ludwigia we get are emerged form so it requires plenty of CO2 to convert itself into submerge form, why don't you increase your bubble rate and see how?

    Even i haven't try the Ludwigia on my Nisso Volca Sand, i believe most demanding plants will thrive on soil-like substrate. Please wait for my good news.

    My thread on Nisso Volca sand.
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6331&sessionID={57449917-3918-4F81-B8CD-20843B9676A8}
    Aquatic plants and LEGO collector.

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    it's not only the soil
    temperature, lighting, co2 all play a part in this particular plant's growth
    and it's an algae magnet
    even when nothing else in the tank has algae, it will
    it really wants nothing more than to be in the emersed state
    when your light gets very intense, you'll notice it growing thicker, blood red, but eventually dying off
    i managed to get it growing, but i gave up on it after i got sick of the algae

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    firstly thank you guys for responding.
    my co2 out put should not be a problem as i have a continous controller . i suspect that the water parameters or the substrate being more than 4 yrs old are the problem areas .

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    Hi cks,

    I am having this plant in my latest set-up a month ago. I faced the same problem like you. You use 3 x 150 watts MH, how big is your tank?

    Now, they are growing. The changes I did was:
    1) Plant the stem deeper (about 4-5 knots long). Remove the leafs before doing that.
    2) The plant above the substrate should have at least 5 knots of leaves
    3) Add moderate Potassium & nitrate
    4) Increase lighting.
    5) Do not cut them until they are more than 20 cm long (most grow sideways).

    They are slow in the beginning but once they pick-up themselves (about 2-3 weeks), they grow fast like any stem plants. Like any plants, they take some time to get used to new environment.

    Very nice plant, try again.


    Have fun.

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