why is my us fissiden this colour, is it normal?

**heavenkid** · 27th Jun 2010, 19:50

Hi guys, advise needed, why is my fissiden this colour? Its like light green, yellow and brown. Is it normal??

Here is my tank spec;
--1x 24w pl light + 2x16w t5 on 8hrs daily
-- temperature set at 25'c
-- Co2 1bubble per second
-- wondergro dose on alternate days
-- tank size 1.5feet
-- 2213 filter
-- other plants are mini us fissiden, pellia, mini pellia, glosso, riccia, star moss
-- water change 10% per week
-- ph7

Sorry for the blur picture, take with iphone.

**bpng** · 27th Jun 2010, 22:57

Hi,

It don't look normal to me.
Is your mini us fissiden also same as your US fissiden?

The US fissiden shall be bright green in color when it is in high light and low temperature tank.
I suggest you increase the Co2 to 2 bubbles per second.

Thanks

**heavenkid** · 28th Jun 2010, 13:00

Originally Posted by bpng

Hi,

It don't look normal to me.
Is your mini us fissiden also same as your US fissiden?

The US fissiden shall be bright green in color when it is in high light and low temperature tank.
I suggest you increase the Co2 to 2 bubbles per second.

Thanks

Hi bro, my mini also the same colour... Don't know what went wrong also.. I thinking of increase to 2 bubbles per second too but worry my crs inside can't take it.. Any bro can advise?

**bpng** · 28th Jun 2010, 13:19

Originally Posted by heavenkid

Hi bro, my mini also the same colour... Don't know what went wrong also.. I thinking of increase to 2 bubbles per second too but worry my crs inside can't take it.. Any bro can advise?

You can slowly increase the Co2 injection and monitor the reaction of the CRS.
Do you dose Micro-nutrient to your tank?

**heavenkid** · 28th Jun 2010, 17:52

Originally Posted by bpng

You can slowly increase the Co2 injection and monitor the reaction of the CRS.
Do you dose Micro-nutrient to your tank?

Yes, I dosing micro using wondergro fertizer from na... Just now , I pass by bioplast. I ask the boss for advise also. He also mention it's lack of fertilizer . ThAt why the colour look so funny. But I thought moss don't need much fertilizer one?

**bpng** · 28th Jun 2010, 18:53

Originally Posted by heavenkid

Yes, I dosing micro using wondergro fertizer from na... Just now , I pass by bioplast. I ask the boss for advise also. He also mention it's lack of fertilizer . ThAt why the colour look so funny. But I thought moss don't need much fertilizer one?

US fissiden, mini us fissiden, pellia, mini pellia, glosso, riccia and star moss basically take in fertilizer from the water.

Can you see your riccia bubbling?
You can try to increase the Co2 and observe for an hour or so if the riccia is bubbling alot then most likely is due to lack of Co2.
If your riccia don't bubble then is lack of fertilizer.

**heavenkid** · 28th Jun 2010, 19:21

Originally Posted by bpng

US fissiden, mini us fissiden, pellia, mini pellia, glosso, riccia and star moss basically take in fertilizer from the water.

Can you see your riccia bubbling?
You can try to increase the Co2 and observe for an hour or so if the riccia is bubbling alot then most likely is due to lack of Co2.
If your riccia don't bubble then is lack of fertilizer.

Hi bro bpng, my riccia is bubbling a lot..erm I thought riccia bubble is normal, sign of photosynthesis... How come lack of co2? Newbie here. Please correct me if I'm am wrong

**bpng** · 28th Jun 2010, 19:33

Originally Posted by heavenkid

Hi bro bpng, my riccia is bubbling a lot..erm I thought riccia bubble is normal, sign of photosynthesis... How come lack of co2? Newbie here. Please correct me if I'm am wrong

You mean currently the riccia is bubbling alot without increasing the Co2?
If yes, most likely is lack of fertilizer that cause your fissiden to be like that.

I strongly feel that is the lack of micro-nutrient that cause this.
I might be wrong. Please correct me if I am wrong.

**felix_fx2** · 28th Jun 2010, 20:11

Hi bro, my thoughts are Trace elements lacking.
You wondergro is both? I do know they have a green one and red one. You'll need both.

**ranmasatome** · 28th Jun 2010, 21:49

whats the water ph?

**heavenkid** · 28th Jun 2010, 22:19

I dosing the "green" and "red" (micro & macro) wondergro on alternate day. My water ph is 7. Seem like all my plants are doing well except the us fissiden which is very puzzling.. HC is doing fine, mini pellia too.. (*scratch head)

I wonder where go wrong, cause us fissiden should be a low maintaintain plant ...

**ranmasatome** · 29th Jun 2010, 00:10

Hmm...

All i know is when i grew my fissidens, i didn't dose anything, didn't change any water, didnt have Co2...All i had was Cold water at about 24-25degrees and it grew well with 24watts on a 2footer.

Yours looks like its melting.

**ben loh** · 29th Jun 2010, 10:48

bro, u can try increase ur dosing on fert n see how it goes, i only worry for ur crs if u dose too much of fert in...

**heavenkid** · 29th Jun 2010, 11:12

Hi bro ranmasatome, i set my temp at 25'c. Hmm, thk i set it lower to 23'c and monitor how.

Hi Bro Ben, I worry for my CRS too. I think i increase my co2 and decrease my temp to 23'c and monitor see how first. Maybe will try to increase fert in later. If still cannot work....No choice, get to change other plant