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Permalink Reply by anthony duffy on June 28, 2012 at 10:35pm

patience, but it also depends on the kind of plants you have, it sounds like you have great conditions, just give it time. rotala grows real quick and so do amazon swords (at least the kind ive got). you could also make some home made Co2, and watch it carefully ( it could be bad for fish) but with a good amount of Co2, and an air pump plants could grow very fast

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Permalink Reply by Peter on June 28, 2012 at 10:46pm

Do u know what kind of plants they are ?  Diff plants grow at diff rates. Are u dosing exel or do u have co2 running?

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Permalink Reply by Robert Jango on June 29, 2012 at 2:37am

I think you're fine. Plants go into shock when they're moved. Like Anthony said, "patience".  

But you may also want to try a variety of plants. I find some species like me better than others. And to make matters more confusing, some do well in my tanks but die in my outdoor pond WITH sunlight. This isn't something I can readily explain because the water parameters in the tanks and the pond are nearly identical.

A few other things to note:

1) Are you adding salt to your tank? Salt and plants don't like each other.

2) Is the temp above 80F? Some plants may not like this.

3) Co2 will help but it is very unnatural and dangerous like Anthony said. Dustin has great way of explaining the dangers of Co2 in his videos - something like driving a Ferrari 90 mph on a one lane side street.

 

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Permalink Reply by Tony on June 29, 2012 at 3:21pm

Hey thanks for all the replys.  I am not using Co2, but I do have Excel.  I am leery of using it because I have algae growing already in the tank.  On a daily basis I am scraping the glass...I know the next question will be how long do I run the lights.  Right now I am running them for 7 hours...which from what I know is a very short time.  I have 3 anibias nana (which are slow growing and I am fine with that) but I also have three separate water wisterias in the tank and they are not doing as well as I would have hoped.  I have a small amount of dwarf sag and a banana plant, both are either staying steady or deteriorating.  My temp is 77 all the time and I don't add any salt. 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Jango on June 29, 2012 at 9:27pm

Get some easy stuff but don't buy tons more plants. See if you can pick up a few sprigs of Hornwart, Anacharis, Cabomba, and Luwigia. Throw them in and see which one takes off. Nature plans more for you than you plan for it. That's why I always leave my tank plans flexible. 

I have trouble with Wisteria too. On the other hand, I have no trouble with the Madagascar Lace plant which is supposed to be difficult. Go figure.                                            

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