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APP loves N and I notice you do not dose any. You might wann try nosing some KNO3.
Hi guys...
I have been running my tank since January. The front part of the tank is a lawn of APP which is growing very well, until 2 days ago. I noticed that a few leaves in the middle of the lawn turned dark brown, and semi-transparent. Yesterday it spread to the neighbouring leaves, and tonight it has spread even more!
I don't have any pics to show you guys but maybe someone has experienced this before? My tank parameters are listed below.
Beginners Info Sheet
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Tank Dimensions (LxWxH): 48x18x18
Lighting Intensity(No of Watts) : 36Wx4 PL and 30Wx2 FL - 204W Total
Type of Lighting (FL/PL/MH) : As above
No. of Hours your light is on: 10.5hrs
CO2 Injection Rate (bps) : 2bps
Type of CO2 (DIY/Liquid/Tank) : tank
Method of Injection (e.g. Diffusor/Reactor): reactor
Substrate Used : 1-2mm gravel
How Thick is your base fert : 1 inch
How thick is your gravel : 2 inch
Liquid Fertilizers Used : K2SO4, FE (from Jason), Root Monster
Frequency of fertilization : Weekly, after 30% water changes
Tank Temperature : 27.5-29.5 daily
Type of Filter (overhead/internal/canister) : canister
Filter media used : filter wool, ceramic rings, some other stuff
How long has your tank been set up : since Jan 2004
Chemical Properties (Fill what you can)
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Carbonate Hardness (kh): 4.0dkH
Total Hardness (gH):
PH : 6,8
NH4 (ppm):
NO2 (ppm):
NO3 (ppm):
PO4 (ppm):
Fe (ppm):
Bioload (Your Fish and Plants)
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40 Cardinals, 6 Checker Barbs, 2 Sparkling Gourami, 2 spotted Corys, 10 Lemon tetras, 10 green/orange algae eaters, 6 SAEs, 20+ assorted shrimps.
Echinodorus Ozelot, Tenellus, Quadricostatus, Oriental, Corkscrew Vallis, Java fern, Java Moss, Elatine Triandra (APP), Riccia on driftwood, 4-colour Lotus, and a lil bit of algae!
Also, I'm looking for replacement plants to grow on my 1.5ft centerpiece driftwood. The riccia tied to it (with cloth mesh) is too troublesome (replanted 2 times already) and I am not keen on growing moss on the DW. Any suggestions? If I have a suitable plant to replace the Riccia I will gladly give away the Riccia for free to anyone.
Thanks and regards,
NAZIR
APP loves N and I notice you do not dose any. You might wann try nosing some KNO3.
If i'm supposed to give it a dose of KNO3, then how come it's been growing fine since Jan?
Do you think this *decay* will spread to the rest of the APP?
app needs quite a lot of n.
so try dosing some kno3.
when your tank was just setup, some fertiliser will leach into the water column. your plants have not settle in yet so they consume less nutrients. now, a few months down the road, your plants have settled in and growing. so they will consume more nutrients.
try dosing kno3 soon to arrest the spread.
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