i’m new to this and my friend said just to shove them in the soil but they are melting. i know i need to get a water softener but all my other parameters are good. ph is 7.1 ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 10
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dacquirifit on
Because I don’t want to type this out, read this:
Aquarium plants frequently melt—turning brown and translucent—if water parameters (pH, hardness, temperature) are incorrect, inconsistent, or if they undergo rapid environmental changes. Melting is a stress response to improper lighting, nutrient deficiencies, or transitioning from emersed (above water) to submerged growth.
Key Causes of Plant Melt:
Abrupt Parameter Shifts: Rapid changes in water chemistry, such as pH, GH, or temperature, can trigger immediate shedding of leaves, according to Flip Aquatics.
Transitioning Environments: Plants grown in air (emersed) must shed their old leaves and grow new, submerged leaves to survive underwater, notes Buce Plant.
Cryptocoryne Disease: Certain species, especially Cryptocoryne, are notorious for melting if moved, having their light changed, or if the water is too cold, say Florida Aquatic Nurseries.
Improper Lighting or Nutrients: Insufficient CO₂ or lighting, or a lack of fertilization (too low nutrient levels), can create weak plants that melt easily, explains The 2Hr
No-Artichoke876 on
1) you need to plant your plants.
2) What lights are you running? How long?
3) is your substrate fertilized? Are you using root tabs? Are you using liquid fertilizer.
4) some of these plants were grown out of water, and must shed their leaves to regrow aquatic leaves. The large plants you showed earlier in the video (Amazon swords) need to have their terrestrial leaves die to regrow aquatic leaves. You also need to plant them.
5) I recommend reading up on plant care, you’re going to get a lot of conflicting advice on reddit because a lot of people have achieved success multiple different ways. Two-Hour Aquarist and Aquarium Co Op on youtube have great, simple blogs and videos on aquarium care.
lvl99slayer on
I can see at least a few (Java fern and potentially anubias nana) that should not be planted into substrate and that’s why they’re dying. The rhizome needs to be above the substrate. I wouldn’t take anymore advice from your friend and research how each plant you have should be planted/cared for.
Wrong-Home-5516 on
Dunno if it would help, but I suggest you place the filter a bit further towards the center.
It seems the part furthest from the filter isnt getting much surface agitation and I see biofilm.
But in all honesty, everyone goes thru plants dying in some point in their aquarium journey.
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Because I don’t want to type this out, read this:
Aquarium plants frequently melt—turning brown and translucent—if water parameters (pH, hardness, temperature) are incorrect, inconsistent, or if they undergo rapid environmental changes. Melting is a stress response to improper lighting, nutrient deficiencies, or transitioning from emersed (above water) to submerged growth.
Key Causes of Plant Melt:
Abrupt Parameter Shifts: Rapid changes in water chemistry, such as pH, GH, or temperature, can trigger immediate shedding of leaves, according to Flip Aquatics.
Transitioning Environments: Plants grown in air (emersed) must shed their old leaves and grow new, submerged leaves to survive underwater, notes Buce Plant.
Cryptocoryne Disease: Certain species, especially Cryptocoryne, are notorious for melting if moved, having their light changed, or if the water is too cold, say Florida Aquatic Nurseries.
Improper Lighting or Nutrients: Insufficient CO₂ or lighting, or a lack of fertilization (too low nutrient levels), can create weak plants that melt easily, explains The 2Hr
1) you need to plant your plants.
2) What lights are you running? How long?
3) is your substrate fertilized? Are you using root tabs? Are you using liquid fertilizer.
4) some of these plants were grown out of water, and must shed their leaves to regrow aquatic leaves. The large plants you showed earlier in the video (Amazon swords) need to have their terrestrial leaves die to regrow aquatic leaves. You also need to plant them.
5) I recommend reading up on plant care, you’re going to get a lot of conflicting advice on reddit because a lot of people have achieved success multiple different ways. Two-Hour Aquarist and Aquarium Co Op on youtube have great, simple blogs and videos on aquarium care.
I can see at least a few (Java fern and potentially anubias nana) that should not be planted into substrate and that’s why they’re dying. The rhizome needs to be above the substrate. I wouldn’t take anymore advice from your friend and research how each plant you have should be planted/cared for.
Dunno if it would help, but I suggest you place the filter a bit further towards the center.
It seems the part furthest from the filter isnt getting much surface agitation and I see biofilm.
But in all honesty, everyone goes thru plants dying in some point in their aquarium journey.