Rotala rotundifolia are bending to the side instead of growing up

plantedtankfan · 01-07-2013, 10:14 PM

The 46g bowfront has 2 T-5 HO Bulbs (39 watts each) and 1 T-8 SO Bulb (30 watts). I dose Seachem Excel and EI dose. The rotala is growing but most of them are bending toward one side. Check out the pics. Please help!!!

aokashi · 01-08-2013, 12:06 AM

are they bending towards a light? or is there significant water flow going that way?

plantedtankfan · 01-08-2013, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by aokashi

are they bending towards a light? or is there significant water flow going that way?

My Fluval 405 output is above the rotala. The tank is 20 in tall if that make any different. The rotala are still growing but they grow in the direction of the fluval output and then upward.

danakin · 01-08-2013, 01:53 AM

How far above the tank is your light?

plantedtankfan · 01-08-2013, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by danakin

How far above the tank is your light?

My tank is 20 in high and the light is on top

zico_aqua · 01-08-2013, 11:29 AM

the flow I guess is bending it - solution is simple - they respond very well to trims, so trim them short and replant the trims, make a bush with regular trims (refer to stem trimming techniques) once it become a bush, it'll have a better structural strength to stand erect. Hope it helps. the above holds true provided your light is good as others have already questioned you about.

puopg · 01-08-2013, 05:02 PM

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ails.php?id=39

Says its cuz you got good light.

01-07-2013, 10:14 PM	#1
plantedtankfan Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: US Posts: 92	Rotala rotundifolia are bending to the side instead of growing up The 46g bowfront has 2 T-5 HO Bulbs (39 watts each) and 1 T-8 SO Bulb (30 watts). I dose Seachem Excel and EI dose. The rotala is growing but most of them are bending toward one side. Check out the pics. Please help!!! Attached Thumbnails

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danakin Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 504	How far above the tank is your light? __________________ My 40g Breeder Stress Reliever

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zico_aqua Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: India Posts: 140	the flow I guess is bending it - solution is simple - they respond very well to trims, so trim them short and replant the trims, make a bush with regular trims (refer to stem trimming techniques) once it become a bush, it'll have a better structural strength to stand erect. Hope it helps. the above holds true provided your light is good as others have already questioned you about. __________________ Abhradip Choudhuri Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement. Few of my works Last edited by zico_aqua; 01-08-2013 at 11:30 AM.. Reason: text added

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01-08-2013, 12:06 AM	#2
aokashi Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York, New York Posts: 1,431	are they bending towards a light? or is there significant water flow going that way?

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puopg Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 517	http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ails.php?id=39 Says its cuz you got good light.