[{問題}]岩岩買左d 真珠委草同埋d 浮平佢地好似就快死la TUT

MR.F · **發表於 :** 2008-12-30 18:40

d 真珠委草養左一至兩個禮拜佢唔打環生

返而向上生仲有d 變左黃色就死 :cry:

而d 浮平就又左黃色就死 :cry:

但係浮平就生左d 浮平 bb

我個缺養左孔雀同清道夫

有氣bon 同暖管

唔知會唔會影響到d 水草生長

我有太陽燈但係冇 co2 會唔會好大問題架 ?.?

thx

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

A few things you have to pay attention to:

1. Lighting maybe a problem so that your 矮珍珠 does not spread out. What's your lighting system? How many Watt? And how large is your tank? Dimension?
2. Guppies are not suitable for aquatic plants. They'll die (or your plants will die).
3. Aquatic plants do not need air pump. Remove it. If you turn it on, not much co2 will be dissolved in water and the plants won't grow.
4. What's the temp of your tank? Some people will use thermometers during winter and yet you have to control the temp at around 25-27c. It is better not to be higher than that.
5. CO2 is a must for aquatic plants.

Glad to have more details of your tank's setup.

ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

my mini真珠草, has the same problem, 唔打環, but only grow upward.
i am using T8 15W X 2, my tank, 18" X 10" X 9" <-- around
PS: i dun have CO2 set, is it the problem??

i am using ADA Black Aqua Soil II

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

Your lighting system is only marginal. The growing pattern of your 迷你矮珍珠 can tell. Also, like what I said, CO2 is a must for aquatic plants, in particular, 陽草. There're no miracles.

ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

Fish Fan 寫:

Your lighting system is only marginal. The growing pattern of your 迷你矮珍珠 can tell. Also, like what I said, CO2 is a must for aquatic plants, in particular, 陽草. There're no miracles.

so, wt should i buy in order to improve the lighting quality??

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

First, you have to buy a CO2 set. Second, go to Fish Street and buy a new set of lighting system. You may consider GLO 24wx2. But the length of the case is 24" - that means it's longer than your tank of 18". See if you can take this.

ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

Fish Fan 寫:

First, you have to buy a CO2 set. Second, go to Fish Street and buy a new set of lighting system. You may consider GLO 24wx2. But the length of the case is 24" - that means it's longer than your tank of 18". See if you can take this.

it is very difficult to find 18" lighting...
can i just change the tubes?? or add 1 more tube???
i am using 6000K dazs tube

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

No, you can't simply change the tubes 'cos they are of different length and wattage. The built-in transformer is not capable of doing so.

How can you add 1 more tube to the case? I don't get it. Haven't you filled all the tubes yet? Anyway, the spectrum of Daz tubes, though marked 6000k, is not of good quality for aquatic plants. Though figure-wise, 6000k is considered ok, the quality of what manufacturers produce may vary. Sometimes, it's really difficult to solely rely on numbers. We all learn by practical experience and observation.

MR.F · **發表於 :** 2009-01-03 22:07

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ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

Fish Fan 寫:

No, you can't simply change the tubes 'cos they are of different length and wattage. The built-in transformer is not capable of doing so.

How can you add 1 more tube to the case? I don't get it. Haven't you filled all the tubes yet? Anyway, the spectrum of Daz tubes, though marked 6000k, is not of good quality for aquatic plants. Though figure-wise, 6000k is considered ok, the quality of what manufacturers produce may vary. Sometimes, it's really difficult to solely rely on numbers. We all learn by practical experience and observation.

Thank you for sharing, actually the tank still has space for 1 more tube build-in, will the condition improve after that??

in addition, I have chk the PH and KH today, the result are PH-6.5,KH-4, is it "OK" for aquatic plants in normal case??

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

You can try but I don't expect the condition would improve much. Like what I said, it's the quality of lighting that makes the difference.

The pH is good. If you're using ADA II, forget about the kH.

ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

Fish Fan 寫:

You can try but I don't expect the condition would improve much. Like what I said, it's the quality of lighting that makes the difference.

The pH is good. If you're using ADA II, forget about the kH.

Beside of this 2 things i've chked, is there anything is a "must" for me to chk??? eg:NO2,3..... :ugeek:

Back to the lighting, some ppl said in this forum, not only 1 time mentioned that using T8 is better than T5/T5HO. I am not trying to say u are wrong, I just want to know the reason behind.
Because as I have mentioned b4, 18" tank is difficult to find the alternative... and I have decided not to buy the new lighting system or change to 24"tank. u know, changing those things is not very reasonable...

the matter now in my tank is, I am using DIY co2 now, in the first 2 days, i still can find bubbles from the plant until I made some adjustment( location and size),then no anymore bubbles... and some of the mini真珠草 grow upward. The "red plant" turn a little bit green, then I have add the 根肥... the problem still not completely solved.

lighting up to 8hrs a day, 24hrs co2

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

I would say pH, NO2 & NO3 are the minimum checking you have to do.

T8/ T5HO/ T5 are only the specification of tubes. This mainly refers to, in general, the size (including diameter) and length of those tubes. T5HO and T5 are of the same size, only that the former one has a higher output which is more appropriate for deeper tanks (ref: http://www.aquariumfarm.com/phpBB2/view ... 2b10d5e0f8). But the most important thing is the quality of tubes, e.g. spectrum of light. It makes a big difference to aquatic plants. The pros here saying that T8 being better than T5HO usually refers to ADA/ NEC tubes. So, no one would say Daz's T8 is better than Philips's T5HO.

Your 迷你矮珍珠 growing upward and red plants turning green already tell you that some setting has to be improved. You may put some ADA Iron Bottom, anyway. It won't do any harm to your tank. Quite often, there are bubbles generating from plants due to changes of water, but that doesn't mean they are in good health.

If you don't want to change your lighting system, you may add one more tube to see how the plants will grow.

Hope this clarifies.

ryan5k2000 · **註冊時間:** 2008-12-24 11:20 **文章:** 139

Fish Fan 寫:

I would say pH, NO2 & NO3 are the minimum checking you have to do.

T8/ T5HO/ T5 are only the specification of tubes. This mainly refer to, in general, the size (including diameter) and length of those tubes. T5HO and T5 are of the same size, only that the former one has a higher output which is more appropriate for deeper tanks (ref: http://www.aquariumfarm.com/phpBB2/view ... 2b10d5e0f8). But the most important thing is the quality of tubes, e.g. spectrum of light. It makes a big difference to aquatic plants. The pros here saying that T8 being better than T5HO usually refers to ADA/ NEC tubes. So, no one would say Daz's T8 is better than Philips's T5HO.

Your 迷你矮珍珠 growing upward and red plants turning green already tell you that some setting has to be improved. You may put some ADA Iron Bottom, anyway. It won't do any harm to your tank. Quite often, there are bubbles generating from plants due to changes of water, but that doesn't mean they are in good health.

If you don't want to change your lighting system, you may add one more tube to see how the plants will grow.

Hope this clarifies.

Thank you very much.

ADA Iron Bottom?? which shop is selling in fs??? how much it cost???

Fish Fan · **註冊時間:** 2008-09-24 09:11 **文章:** 2820

水x店, 大黑... etc.

Hope you'll succeed.

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