New 75 gallon planted

**lauraleellbp** · 10-28-2009, 11:13 PM

Glass tops will cut down light some (depending on how clean they are LOL), but that's still a lot of light.

The brown on your Anubias is probably Brown (diatomacious) algae; will it rub off if you rub your finger along the leaf?

steve_dowg2001 · 10-29-2009, 01:01 AM

The leaves are starting to get a lighter green color. mite be turning yellow does this mean low iron levels??? should i get flourish root tabs and dose iron??? also id get a co2 set up but not much money now soo could i use excel for a few months and be ok untill i can get co2??? oh and i rubbed the leaves and nothing came off now im kinda thinking the anubias is dieing =/

steve_dowg2001 · 10-29-2009, 01:03 AM

also the glass tops have alot of water on them from condensation LOL soo this helps hopefully =/ maybe i can put tint on the glass till i get co2 =)

steve_dowg2001 · 10-29-2009, 01:10 AM

like i said i have seachem flourish and have kno3 and k42po4 coming... its weird the leaves are turning lighter green and getting close to yellow and have brown dots on them. they are planted in flourite i dunno this sucks.

**lauraleellbp** · 10-29-2009, 01:45 AM

Yes, Excel would probably help till you can get a CO2 setup.

Going back to look at the photos, I also can't see the rhizome on your Anubias. The rhizome must be up out of the substrate and exposed to light or it will die (and the leaves with it).

You might try adding some floating plants to help with light control, too.

steve_dowg2001 · 10-29-2009, 02:05 AM

Yea the rhizome was planted in the substrate for a day and i realized the leaves were turning a little lighter green the next day. I did a little research and found out it needs to be above. Its above now buts its been 2 days and the leaves are still getting lighter. Would 1 day cause this??? Im pretty sure all the anubias was planted like this when i bought it.I got it from ThatFishPlace they are 45mins from my house. All the other anubias in the tank with this one looked really rough thats why i only bought 1 plant. but the one i bought looked great.

kwheeler91 · 10-29-2009, 03:11 AM

could just be too much light. i have 108 watts t5ho raised about 6in over dirty glass and some LARGE water sprite and i still get algae on the wood. try putting the plant in some shade and see what that does

jackpot21n · 11-08-2009, 05:31 AM

I wish I never got my 108w T5HO, I have it suspended 2 feet above my 75! I still get algae and I only have a 5 hour photo period.

**lauraleellbp** · 11-08-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jackpot21n

I wish I never got my 108w T5HO, I have it suspended 2 feet above my 75! I still get algae and I only have a 5 hour photo period.

Try adding some floating plants. IME they can really make a big difference.

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lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	Glass tops will cut down light some (depending on how clean they are LOL), but that's still a lot of light. The brown on your Anubias is probably Brown (diatomacious) algae; will it rub off if you rub your finger along the leaf? __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

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lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	Yes, Excel would probably help till you can get a CO2 setup. Going back to look at the photos, I also can't see the rhizome on your Anubias. The rhizome must be up out of the substrate and exposed to light or it will die (and the leaves with it). You might try adding some floating plants to help with light control, too. __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

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10-29-2009, 01:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	The leaves are starting to get a lighter green color. mite be turning yellow does this mean low iron levels??? should i get flourish root tabs and dose iron??? also id get a co2 set up but not much money now soo could i use excel for a few months and be ok untill i can get co2??? oh and i rubbed the leaves and nothing came off now im kinda thinking the anubias is dieing =/

10-29-2009, 01:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	also the glass tops have alot of water on them from condensation LOL soo this helps hopefully =/ maybe i can put tint on the glass till i get co2 =)

10-29-2009, 01:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	like i said i have seachem flourish and have kno3 and k42po4 coming... its weird the leaves are turning lighter green and getting close to yellow and have brown dots on them. they are planted in flourite i dunno this sucks.

10-29-2009, 02:05 AM	#21 (permalink)
steve_dowg2001 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 35	Yea the rhizome was planted in the substrate for a day and i realized the leaves were turning a little lighter green the next day. I did a little research and found out it needs to be above. Its above now buts its been 2 days and the leaves are still getting lighter. Would 1 day cause this??? Im pretty sure all the anubias was planted like this when i bought it.I got it from ThatFishPlace they are 45mins from my house. All the other anubias in the tank with this one looked really rough thats why i only bought 1 plant. but the one i bought looked great.

10-29-2009, 03:11 AM	#22 (permalink)
kwheeler91 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fremont, OH Posts: 13	could just be too much light. i have 108 watts t5ho raised about 6in over dirty glass and some LARGE water sprite and i still get algae on the wood. try putting the plant in some shade and see what that does

11-08-2009, 05:31 AM	#23 (permalink)
jackpot21n Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 22	I wish I never got my 108w T5HO, I have it suspended 2 feet above my 75! I still get algae and I only have a 5 hour photo period.

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