Indicators for newly planted plants

[clsh]

Hi,


Just wondering if there are any guides/indicators that we can follow?

For example,
1) If your plants survive 1 week in the tank and looks good, the parameters (light, CO2 and nutrients) are not that bad'

2) If your plants survive 2 weeks in the tank, the parameters are most likely to be okay.

3) If your plants survive 3 weeks in the tank, the parameters are stable.


Regards,
clsh

[Urban Aquaria]

The points you listed can be used as general indicators of a tank conditions... though it also depends on the type of plants being used. Some plants are very hardy (ie. anubias, java ferns), so they can last many weeks in the tank and still look okay even when light, Co2 and nutrients are not at optimal levels and unstable.

On the otherhand, there are certain plants that once introduced into a new tank tend to quickly melt due to transition to a new environment (ie. crypts) or are sensitive to certain chemicals or nutrient rich water (ie. too much excel for Vallisneria, or too much nutrients for fissidens), they may show deterioration even when parameters are optimal for the other plants in the tank.

Thats one of the reasons why people are puzzled why they see existing plant doing well while the other newly introduced plants are dying.

So while observation of the general growth of plants in a tank does help to gauge the suitability and stability of the tank conditions, you'll also have to take into account that there are differences in how individual plants react to specific parameters too.

[clsh]

The points you listed can be used as general indicators of a tank conditions... though it also depends on the type of plants being used. Some plants are very hardy (ie. anubias, java ferns), so they can last many weeks in the tank and still look okay even when light, Co2 and nutrients are not at optimal levels and unstable.

On the otherhand, there are certain plants that once introduced into a new tank tend to quickly melt due to transition to a new environment (ie. crypts) or are sensitive to certain chemicals or nutrient rich water (ie. too much excel for Vallisneria, or too much nutrients for fissidens), they may show deterioration even when parameters are optimal for the other plants in the tank.

Thats one of the reasons why people are puzzled why they see existing plant doing well while the other newly introduced plants are dying.

So while observation of the general growth of plants in a tank does help to gauge the suitability and stability of the tank conditions, you'll also have to take into account that there are differences in how individual plants react to specific parameters too.

Hi UA,

Thanks for the tip again!
Greatly appreciated.


Regards,
clsh