Spots on Sunset Hygro

NanoDan · 10-31-2008, 03:49 AM

what would cause tiny spots or holes in my sunset hygro?
Only noticed it today. Up till now its been growing fast and looked nice and healthy

PROLINKer · 10-31-2008, 05:16 AM

Did you change your CO2 parameters? I find too much plant pearling sometimes causes holes on stem plants.

**customdrumfinishes** · 10-31-2008, 05:25 AM

snails! lol, they will eat plants when there hungry
also a low potassium will have a holes in leaves effect i think!?!?!? any helpers here i may be wrong lol

NanoDan · 10-31-2008, 02:42 PM

Thanks for the replies. I dont use C02 but there are alot of snails and no algae for them to eat. Must be the snails. I haven't used any ferts or dosed with anything since setting up tank. Should I be doing anything like that? I have flourite substrate and 65 Watt cf over 20g tank. PH is about 7.5 dont know what the other parameters are dont have test kit yet.

tlef316 · 10-31-2008, 02:58 PM

i had a similar problem. I started dosing flourish potassium 2 times a week and it cleared it right up

Wasserpest · 10-31-2008, 03:27 PM

With a 55/65 Watt CFL over your 20gal tank the plants will run out of nutrients soon, and then you will encounter more problems than holes in leaves.

Lots of light and no nutrients is an imbalance that usually leads to algae...

**bsmith** · 10-31-2008, 03:38 PM

Sunset Hygro is a very fast growing plant so they will show defficiencies faster then most others. Holes on the plants denotes lack of potassium. With that much light you need co2 and ferts otherwise algea will be a big problem.

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NanoDan Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 35	Spots on Sunset Hygro what would cause tiny spots or holes in my sunset hygro? Only noticed it today. Up till now its been growing fast and looked nice and healthy

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bsmith Found in my toilet (View User Tanks) PTrader: (164/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,594	Sunset Hygro is a very fast growing plant so they will show defficiencies faster then most others. Holes on the plants denotes lack of potassium. With that much light you need co2 and ferts otherwise algea will be a big problem. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

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10-31-2008, 05:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
PROLINKer Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Quezon City, Philippines Posts: 39	Did you change your CO2 parameters? I find too much plant pearling sometimes causes holes on stem plants.

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customdrumfinishes are you experienced? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (97/99%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south carolina Posts: 1,894	snails! lol, they will eat plants when there hungry also a low potassium will have a holes in leaves effect i think!?!?!? any helpers here i may be wrong lol

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NanoDan Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 35	Thanks for the replies. I dont use C02 but there are alot of snails and no algae for them to eat. Must be the snails. I haven't used any ferts or dosed with anything since setting up tank. Should I be doing anything like that? I have flourite substrate and 65 Watt cf over 20g tank. PH is about 7.5 dont know what the other parameters are dont have test kit yet.

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