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These water lettuice plants have over run one of my tanks so I have taken some of the best looking plants and put them in my gold wolf fish tank to add some cover. But I have noticed that some of the leaves on some of the plants have turned yellow around the edges. Could my led lights be too bright and may be burning leaves, they are just regular aquael 38 inch led tubes and grow low tech plants quite well.
 

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Goliath Tigerfish
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It could be the light if it is stronger than the light the plants are used to.
You can reduce the time the lights are on.

It could also be a lack of proper nutrients.
A very clean tank with low nitrates may not give the plants what they need.
If so you could add some liquid fertilizer.

Seachem flourish works well for me for many floating plants.
 
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