Well now explain this. I cannot get Hydrocotyle tripartita to grow carpet or even anything at all and I dose EI, have high light, and pressurized CO2. Other things like rotala rotundifolia do not do too well either while things like Blyxa aubertii "Kimberley", water sprite, and amazon swords I have to trim weekly (if not more frequent). My L. Atlantis & L. Aromatica took a long time to acclimate but is doing well now. I have the the Hydrocotyle where it's not shadowed my taller plants and I've even tried in shadowed. I've also tried in the substrate, floating, and even tied to taller stem plants and Nothing works!
Tank parameters:
pH = 6.3-6.5 (well water is 7.0 & tank was 7.5-7.8 before CO2 injection began) dH =4 or about 72ppm as CaCO3 GH =71ppm as CaCO3 and same as 4dH KH = 5-7ppm Phosphorus = ~7-8ppm after one week Nitrates = ~40ppm after one week avg temp = 75-80°F
CO2 = I experimented last night. My tank pH stabilized at 7.2 w/o CO2. I have my pH controller set to 6.3 and it's calibrated every couple weeks & is never off by more than 0.1 units. In my tank I've seen mortalities at pH 6.1-6.2 but never seen fish grasping for air. So, I think my CO2 is max'd out.
Ph/KH Chart (I know it's unreliable) = way high in CO2 but most folks on this forum say max out CO2 based on inhabitants response so there you go.
Drop checker (I know it's unreliable) = Always yellow. I clean it out and add fresh 4dKH soln & indicator every week or so.
Lighting:
Maybe I have way too much light (I'm awaiting BuildmyLED.com PAR analysis). (4) 30" BuildmyLED.com planted tank LED strips & (2) of their Nano strips all on for 7-8 hrs daily
substrate:
Eco-Complete & Flourite 3-4" deep laterite here & there w/ CariSea Instant Aquarium gravel (Peace River) w/ some river pebbles on top in certain areas w/ aquafertz trace & iron root pellets
So what does this issue look like...It'll be tomorrow or Sunday before I can get pics and uploaded. Basically looks similar to crypt melt. The bright vibrant green dissipates and turns brown, the leaves fall off then there's only one maybe two leaves per stem/pod, then the stem/pod begins to turn dark and melt. Once in a while a very tiny new leaf will show up for a while then never grows.
Maybe I have an inhabitant that likes to eat it and I just never seen them doing such ?
I started this post on another thread of someone else having growing issues for a different plant and decided to move it here on it's own.
Tank parameters:
pH = 6.3-6.5 (well water is 7.0 & tank was 7.5-7.8 before CO2 injection began) dH =4 or about 72ppm as CaCO3 GH =71ppm as CaCO3 and same as 4dH KH = 5-7ppm Phosphorus = ~7-8ppm after one week Nitrates = ~40ppm after one week avg temp = 75-80°F
CO2 = I experimented last night. My tank pH stabilized at 7.2 w/o CO2. I have my pH controller set to 6.3 and it's calibrated every couple weeks & is never off by more than 0.1 units. In my tank I've seen mortalities at pH 6.1-6.2 but never seen fish grasping for air. So, I think my CO2 is max'd out.
Ph/KH Chart (I know it's unreliable) = way high in CO2 but most folks on this forum say max out CO2 based on inhabitants response so there you go.
Drop checker (I know it's unreliable) = Always yellow. I clean it out and add fresh 4dKH soln & indicator every week or so.
Lighting:
Maybe I have way too much light (I'm awaiting BuildmyLED.com PAR analysis). (4) 30" BuildmyLED.com planted tank LED strips & (2) of their Nano strips all on for 7-8 hrs daily
substrate:
Eco-Complete & Flourite 3-4" deep laterite here & there w/ CariSea Instant Aquarium gravel (Peace River) w/ some river pebbles on top in certain areas w/ aquafertz trace & iron root pellets
So what does this issue look like...It'll be tomorrow or Sunday before I can get pics and uploaded. Basically looks similar to crypt melt. The bright vibrant green dissipates and turns brown, the leaves fall off then there's only one maybe two leaves per stem/pod, then the stem/pod begins to turn dark and melt. Once in a while a very tiny new leaf will show up for a while then never grows.
Maybe I have an inhabitant that likes to eat it and I just never seen them doing such ?
I started this post on another thread of someone else having growing issues for a different plant and decided to move it here on it's own.