R. Mexicana 'araguia' problems

Jeffww · 02-03-2013, 12:38 AM

Has anyone else had problems with this plant? It seems to be really finicky. My lighting is 6W LED and it just keeps stunting. It's a really boom bust plant it seems like. It grows an inch every two days for a while then just locks up and repeats. I don't have any co2 problems in the tank since right now it's fishless and I'm just blasting it with gas. It feels like this all started when I began dosing extra NPK. Is it sensitive to N or something?

My kH is around 0-3 depending on when my last W/C was and ph is around 6.5.

Bear Sage · 02-03-2013, 12:46 AM

Personally when I was growing it, I had that same issue, especially when I adjusted params. It would lock up and seem to wither... I couldn't figure it out. Oddly when life got busy and was neglectful it grew brilliantly.

Jeffww · 02-03-2013, 12:57 AM

That appears the case to me as well. When I dose macros it just hates it.

Jeffww · 02-03-2013, 01:36 AM

I think I'm going to try to just dose mg, ca and K for awhile to see if I can't get it growing right again.

pejerrey · 02-03-2013, 02:05 AM

Not enough light,that is all. I've had it in 3 tanks. It does that in the low light one.

Jeffww · 02-03-2013, 02:20 AM

Not enough light? How much light does the plant exactly need? I'm growing R. macrandra "japan red" pretty well in the same tank with it. Could it be with very high light nutrients are exhausted faster or kept in a lower balance so they tend to not stunt?

02-03-2013, 12:38 AM	#1
Jeffww Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	R. Mexicana 'araguia' problems Has anyone else had problems with this plant? It seems to be really finicky. My lighting is 6W LED and it just keeps stunting. It's a really boom bust plant it seems like. It grows an inch every two days for a while then just locks up and repeats. I don't have any co2 problems in the tank since right now it's fishless and I'm just blasting it with gas. It feels like this all started when I began dosing extra NPK. Is it sensitive to N or something? My kH is around 0-3 depending on when my last W/C was and ph is around 6.5.

02-03-2013, 12:46 AM	#2
Bear Sage Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 288	R. Mexicana 'araguia' problems Personally when I was growing it, I had that same issue, especially when I adjusted params. It would lock up and seem to wither... I couldn't figure it out. Oddly when life got busy and was neglectful it grew brilliantly. __________________

02-03-2013, 02:05 AM	#5
pejerrey Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 1,924	R. Mexicana 'araguia' problems Not enough light,that is all. I've had it in 3 tanks. It does that in the low light one. __________________ *A heavily planted shrimp tank is possible!*

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02-03-2013, 12:57 AM	#3
Jeffww Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	That appears the case to me as well. When I dose macros it just hates it.

02-03-2013, 01:36 AM	#4
Jeffww Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	I think I'm going to try to just dose mg, ca and K for awhile to see if I can't get it growing right again.

02-03-2013, 02:20 AM	#6
Jeffww Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	Not enough light? How much light does the plant exactly need? I'm growing R. macrandra "japan red" pretty well in the same tank with it. Could it be with very high light nutrients are exhausted faster or kept in a lower balance so they tend to not stunt?