Plant Pearling, or lack there of?
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I had it up to 72ppm at one point today, but that still didn't do much except make the fish a little lathargic. I dropped it back to 50ppm co2, but still nothing.
Is the substrate nice and aged? How old is the flourite (dosn't last forever)? Adding any ferts to the substrate along with the dry?
My plants pearled alot the first month, but it seems to of come from damage from being shipped. They do get a nice layer of thin bubbles on the leaves though, I take that as them saturating the water with O2 since it stays all day.
My plants pearled alot the first month, but it seems to of come from damage from being shipped. They do get a nice layer of thin bubbles on the leaves though, I take that as them saturating the water with O2 since it stays all day.
Substrate is about a month old. I do not add any fert to the substrate right now. I don't even get pearls on the leaves at any size.
Hmm, is the fluorite a month old or the substrate itself?
Most plants tend to feed from the roots more than free floating nutrients.
If the substrate doesn't have alot of crud in it they might not be getting enough to feed off of.
Pick up some flourish tabs. I put atleast one at the base of the bigger plants and go a little over the top in the rest of the tank (not much, but they're closer than the box says to do.)
A ritch substrate is a major part in good plant growth, it also doesn't contribute to algae growth as much as water born nutrients, dry ferts are only a small part.
Most plants tend to feed from the roots more than free floating nutrients.
If the substrate doesn't have alot of crud in it they might not be getting enough to feed off of.
Pick up some flourish tabs. I put atleast one at the base of the bigger plants and go a little over the top in the rest of the tank (not much, but they're closer than the box says to do.)
A ritch substrate is a major part in good plant growth, it also doesn't contribute to algae growth as much as water born nutrients, dry ferts are only a small part.
Sounds like you're doing everything right to be honest. Try sweet talkin them 
Might give a substrate fert a try though, deffinatly won't hurt anything.
Might give a substrate fert a try though, deffinatly won't hurt anything.
Yeah I'll give that a try. I'm wondering if it may have to do with the excessive phosphates I have.
What level is your P?
Do you try to maintain a certain level of nitrate? Or just does some in on a schedule?
What method do you use...ie EI, Walstad, etc ?
Do you try to maintain a certain level of nitrate? Or just does some in on a schedule?
What method do you use...ie EI, Walstad, etc ?
