My Plants ???

[shriblac]

Hi
Need help on my plant that was grown in a piece of wood , after 8 weeks now the leaves turned yellow and drop off ... any reason why ? do i need to remove the plant from my tank , currently my 2 ft tank has few shrimplets ...and OTO ,


Please advise

[Salphur]

Hi,
do let us know your fertilising regime, lighting hours.. etc before we can suggest solutions for help.

It would be good to snip off the yellowed leaves/ rotting leaves lest they affect your water parameters and cause problems to your shrimps.

Cheers!

[Shadow]

what plan is that?

[shriblac]

Thanks

Lighting 2 hours/day (T5) temp - 25-28 deg cel
Other parameters such as PH i didnt measure at all
I started with 2 cherry only and now it lays egg and now can see lot of small cherries ...

what plant ? am also not sure ? bought it in tampines aquarium , with long leaves ?

So far i didnt use any fertiliser !

My soil is i think JBL
No substrate!

i would like to grow more plants any suggestions?

[torque6]

Still have no clue what is your plant...

[Shadow]

2 hours a day, defenetly not enough for most of plants. Does it receive direct/indirect sun light? How many watts is your light?

[shriblac]

13w x2 lights
i too planted some moss in wire mesh, doesnt seems like it grows
anyway if i want to grow more plants in my tank ? what should the possible way , already have shrimps

[Salphur]

Hi,
for moss...generally it will be good if water temp is around 28 degrees or less (depending on types of moss). Moss generally prefer cooler waters to do well and show their beauty. A PC fan can do the job quite well, but during warm temperatures like last week.. there's only so much a fn can do to cool down the tank water.

In addition, do consider adding liquid fertilisers to your water as well... so that your moss can absorb the nutrients for growth.

Since your light intensity is rather low, you can choose not to inject CO2. However, adding Florish Excel will provide a good carbon source for your moss.

Hmm, what shrimps do you have?

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

[shriblac]

thanks salphur

I started with 2 cheery and sakura , now they breeded and i think i have around 20 cherry , also last friday i bought some orange shrimps , 2 of them died,

i will get some soluable fertilisers ... any recommendations? , i saw so many brands and varieties .. confused !

Fan .. thought of installing one , goiing for DIY ...
But LFS shops selling those cooling fan set for $30 .....
wondering DIY may cost more

Tank Details
2 ft , T5Lights 14W x 2
JBL soil (no substrate /fertilisers)
Temp - 28 deg cel (may 11 2008 12.30 Noon)

[Mizu World]

You should read around more on starting a new planted tank.

Most of the information can already be found on this forum. Just do a search and you can find out the information on lighting regime, ferts, substrate, etc.

It is discouraging when you suffer losses due to inadequate knowledge. But it can be prevented by reading and knowing more before you even start!