Plants are going brow!!!!!

Hi all

upon further expection of my tank i noticed that my plants are going brown!! Can someone please shed some light on why and how this is happening!!

Regards
DS DG
:bigsmile:

 

You'll have to give allot more info than that friend.
Lights?
Ferts?
Plant species?

Rudi

 

Well I have some egeria densa,babbies tears,feather plant thing and those long leaved plants....I have a daylight tube,I use acive carbon,ceramic rings and yea.......... That's about it

 

did you recently add these to the tank or have they been in there for a long time?

what is the kelvin rating for the daylight tube you are using?

 

I added a few but the egira I've been using for 5 years in my tank.....and what is kelvin!!!! Oh and there's some java moss

 

Spectrum of the light??? Not sure

 

whats the dimentions for ur tank? what is the wattage for ur tube? what substrate u using?

 

No....not really...... How do I tell?

2x15 watt.... Some random brown gravel......and approximate measurements are 60x35x30 (lxhxw)

 

The feather plant thing is most likely hornwort...which is a very hardy plant.

Egeria is also a very hardy plant to the point that it is considered invasive and is on the black list.

Bacopa monnieri, baby tears, does need good light and might not do well in a low light tank.

I would suggest you check and improve your lighting as a first step. If you want to go with a full plant setup, then your substrate must be corrected as well. Fertiliser would be needed also, subject to the plants you eventually want to keep.

Kelvin (K) = the temperature of light. Ideally you want your lights to be 6500K for the plants. Wattage is not the main criteria when selecting lights for planted aquaria, it is important for determining the amount of light needed - try to get at least 1watt per litre.

If there are no other environmental factors inhibiting plant growth, then once the lights are corrected the plants should bounce back quick.

 

within the query presumably here lies the solution ....

 

i agree.. add more lights and ur plants should get better