HELP hairgrass is dying...again...

morinfen · 03-03-2005, 01:20 AM

Whats up with hair grass? IM not having any luck with it, i have better luck with rare plants than hair grass!? Whats up with this? All my plants are pearling like mad even the E. Stelleta and i got the hairgrass where it gets the most light and its turning BROWN!? I dont feel like going over all the tank stats but im dosing Flourish tabs, Flourish, and Flourish Iron, as well as Co2, and the light is over 4 WPG. HELP!

John P. · 03-03-2005, 03:36 AM

Are you dosing Nitrates and Phosphates?

morinfen · 03-03-2005, 12:50 PM

no, just different types of flourish. ill have to get me some KNO3 and stuff online when i get some money.

m.lemay · 03-03-2005, 01:09 PM

It's all about the N-P-K. Your hairgrass is starving to death...literally.

Marcel

John P. · 03-03-2005, 03:41 PM

Exactly. What you're doing to your plants is akin to taking a lot of vitamins but eating no food.

ming · 03-03-2005, 05:07 PM

I agree with John P.
They turn brown for me when they're lacking Nitrates mostly, they seem to grow fine with traces amont of phosphates that are in fish food. My phosphates seem to hover about .5 more or less

03-03-2005, 01:20 AM	#1
morinfen Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lugoff, SC Posts: 193	HELP hairgrass is dying...again... Whats up with hair grass? IM not having any luck with it, i have better luck with rare plants than hair grass!? Whats up with this? All my plants are pearling like mad even the E. Stelleta and i got the hairgrass where it gets the most light and its turning BROWN!? I dont feel like going over all the tank stats but im dosing Flourish tabs, Flourish, and Flourish Iron, as well as Co2, and the light is over 4 WPG. HELP!

03-03-2005, 03:36 AM	#2
John P. Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Posts: 1,321	Are you dosing Nitrates and Phosphates? __________________ John P.

03-03-2005, 01:09 PM	#4
m.lemay Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Naugatuck, CT. Posts: 2,647	It's all about the N-P-K. Your hairgrass is starving to death...literally. Marcel __________________ FILSTAR Pimp #2 75 gal heavily planted,50/50 Black beauty,Eco-complete substrate, Pressurised CO2 with solenoid, ph controller, AB Reactor 1000, 330 watts 9325K GE PC lighting,Ehiem Liquidoser, 2-Filstar xp3 canisters.

03-03-2005, 03:41 PM	#5
John P. Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Posts: 1,321	Exactly. What you're doing to your plants is akin to taking a lot of vitamins but eating no food. __________________ John P.

03-03-2005, 05:07 PM	#6
ming Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 653	I agree with John P. They turn brown for me when they're lacking Nitrates mostly, they seem to grow fine with traces amont of phosphates that are in fish food. My phosphates seem to hover about .5 more or less __________________ 10G, 2x13W PC AH retrofit, Hagen CO2 Taken down 29G, 1x55W PC AH retrofit, Flourite, DIY CO2 Taken down 10G, 2x10W PC Walmart Screw-ins Cherry Shrimp Tank 29G, 2x65W PC Coralife, Flourite Taken down 2.5G, 2x10W PC Walmart Screw-in Taken down 75G, 2x54W T5, 90lbs Flourite http://www.mings.info

03-03-2005, 12:50 PM	#3
morinfen Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lugoff, SC Posts: 193	no, just different types of flourish. ill have to get me some KNO3 and stuff online when i get some money.

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