My Plants rottening!

leo lim · 08-01-2010, 12:22 AM

Manage to setup a simple planted tank and thought those plants I got are hardy. But after 3 weeks, found some particular plants start to rot.
Attached are some of the pics. Care to comment what are the causes and also are these plants suitable.
Thks.

leo lim · 08-01-2010, 12:32 AM

Pic 1: The rotten tend to start at the middle of the plant.
Pic 2 : The leaves turn brownish. Start to see some holes on the plants
Pic 3 : Notice some black dots on the leaves, what are they?

this is a low tech setup w/o Co2. Only on the light 12k super sun 2 tubes 7 hrs a day. Also put seachem excel once every 3 days.

21-02-2010, 11:38 AM

the type of lighting tube affects?

21-02-2010, 10:45 PM

bro. IME the first and second plants are land plant (correct me if im wrong) they should be removed from the water immediately.

the third photo is java fern. i think is the spore bags (again correct me if im wrong) the plants are okay.

maybe you could change to daylight fl tubes instead?

what is your wpg?

hope this helps

09-07-2010, 01:28 AM

haha.. i tot normal led lamp is enough. opps..

13-07-2010, 11:39 AM

The first one do look like a non-aquatic plant, as for all the 3 plants in the second foto, they are all non-aquatic plant (inlcuding the one in the top right hand corner).

The java fern is doing alright.

For low tech tank, try not to put in red plants which require higher lighting.

maybe you should stick to Cryptos and ferns.

jest1081 · 16-07-2010, 05:20 PM

no fert dose? those reds may not do well without it.

16-07-2010, 10:32 PM

Try to lower your tank temperature, plants do well in low temperature tank

18-03-2011, 09:44 PM

Beautiful Plants!

cheetf · 18-03-2011, 11:22 PM

Rottening?????

08-01-2010, 12:22 AM	#1
leo lim Dragon Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 661	My Plants rottening! Manage to setup a simple planted tank and thought those plants I got are hardy. But after 3 weeks, found some particular plants start to rot. Attached are some of the pics. Care to comment what are the causes and also are these plants suitable. Thks. Attached Thumbnails

08-01-2010, 12:32 AM	#2
leo lim Dragon Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 661	Pic 1: The rotten tend to start at the middle of the plant. Pic 2 : The leaves turn brownish. Start to see some holes on the plants Pic 3 : Notice some black dots on the leaves, what are they? this is a low tech setup w/o Co2. Only on the light 12k super sun 2 tubes 7 hrs a day. Also put seachem excel once every 3 days.

21-02-2010, 11:38 AM	#3
WilsonIsGreat Guest Posts: n/a	the type of lighting tube affects?

21-02-2010, 10:45 PM	#4
Bettas4life Guest Posts: n/a	bro. IME the first and second plants are land plant (correct me if im wrong) they should be removed from the water immediately. the third photo is java fern. i think is the spore bags (again correct me if im wrong) the plants are okay. maybe you could change to daylight fl tubes instead? what is your wpg? hope this helps

09-07-2010, 01:28 AM	#5
ccm Guest Posts: n/a	haha.. i tot normal led lamp is enough. opps..

13-07-2010, 11:39 AM	#6
Newtank Guest Posts: n/a	The first one do look like a non-aquatic plant, as for all the 3 plants in the second foto, they are all non-aquatic plant (inlcuding the one in the top right hand corner). The java fern is doing alright. For low tech tank, try not to put in red plants which require higher lighting. maybe you should stick to Cryptos and ferns.

16-07-2010, 05:20 PM	#7
jest1081 Dragon Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,063	no fert dose? those reds may not do well without it.

16-07-2010, 10:32 PM	#8
Xinan_18 Guest Posts: n/a	Try to lower your tank temperature, plants do well in low temperature tank

18-03-2011, 09:44 PM	#9
Gold_Fish Guest Posts: n/a	Beautiful Plants!

18-03-2011, 11:22 PM	#10
cheetf Dragon Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,138	Rottening?????

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