As the titles states my plants have startes to rot and i dont know how to save them or how to stop this from continuing.
Its a 4 gallon tank if i remember. Im using liquid fertilizer and it has a lamb built into the lid aswell as a big window in my room.
I also have algae building up but ive been told theres no real way to avoid that. These pictures were taken before i removed the algae from the glass. It didnt appear on any of the plants or in the water itself but just on the glass, filter, heater and thermometer
I dont have a fish in there yet and this is my forst aquarium so any advice would be helpful
Posted by Snowy_Wolf909
2 Comments
Light is on for too long and the algae could be out competing the plants. It could be extra nutrients from the liquid ferts. Honestly if it’s a dirted tank you don’t need extra ferts at all especially in such a small tank. DO you have a timer on your light and how long is it on for?
Fill the tank up to the top too please! I think 4 gallons is a little small to stock anything besides shrimp because of water parameters being so unstable in smaller volumes of water. If you don’t have a filter I would definitely get one, Helps with aeration and beneficial bacteria, I recommend getting a pump and sponge filters!
right now I would remove as much algae as possible, stop using ferts, reduce light time to 7-8 hours a day if your light is on for 10-12 hours and remove all rotted plants and replant the good/still alive ones. They will grow with time. once plant growth is better and no algae you can up the light time back to 10-11 hours. Hope this helps
Clean out the rotting crap, replant the good stuff (might need to use sharp scissors to trim the bottom off the stems to prevent any further rotting