Ludwigia inclination Cuba Meltdown

jester56 · 01-19-2013, 01:53 PM

I have about ten different species of plants in my tank, my ludwigia inclinata "Cuba" just started rotting. Not just leaves, but stalks, too. No other plants. My temp is 79; pH 6.9. It's really a moot point now, as I had to cut the remains all out because it was fouling my circulating pump and, I would think, messing with the water due to all the rotting leaves...

Any feedback I could use to prevent this again? Or is is a melt like Crypts?

Thanks!

BriDroid · 01-19-2013, 02:24 PM

The same thing happens to my Ludwigia sp 'red' every once in a while. Its just one or two stems though. I thought it was due to phosphate and iron inside the plant? I searched Google and that's about all I could find. Basically the leaves and stems turn to brown mush!

jester56 · 01-19-2013, 03:53 PM

That's it, on the nose. But qi had them all around the tank. When they started to go, wow what a mess!

01-19-2013, 01:53 PM	#1
jester56 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Covington, LA Posts: 140	Ludwigia inclination Cuba Meltdown I have about ten different species of plants in my tank, my ludwigia inclinata "Cuba" just started rotting. Not just leaves, but stalks, too. No other plants. My temp is 79; pH 6.9. It's really a moot point now, as I had to cut the remains all out because it was fouling my circulating pump and, I would think, messing with the water due to all the rotting leaves... Any feedback I could use to prevent this again? Or is is a melt like Crypts? Thanks! __________________ Nikon Pimp #084 "The legal quarter of tight lipped men, push for order, then repeat again." KTP Last edited by jester56; 01-19-2013 at 02:03 PM.. Reason: Added photo

01-19-2013, 02:24 PM	#2
BriDroid Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 173	The same thing happens to my Ludwigia sp 'red' every once in a while. Its just one or two stems though. I thought it was due to phosphate and iron inside the plant? I searched Google and that's about all I could find. Basically the leaves and stems turn to brown mush! __________________ 72 Bow, Finnex Ray 2 LED Light, Pressurized CO2, GLA Inline Atomic Diffuser, Eheim Ecco Pro 2236, (2) Koralia Nano 240s BriDroid on APC & APE k20z3 on DFWFishBox Brian in Real Life

01-19-2013, 03:53 PM	#3
jester56 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Covington, LA Posts: 140	That's it, on the nose. But qi had them all around the tank. When they started to go, wow what a mess! __________________ Nikon Pimp #084 "The legal quarter of tight lipped men, push for order, then repeat again." KTP

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