troni Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Some of the leaves on the snake val are starting to go see through? And red? Any ideas? I don't fertilize and I have one flora bulb and one sunglo.lights on from 12 to 14 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 sounds like a nutrient deficiency. i would start fertilizing with Flourish Comprehensive, to make things easy for you. your light bulbs may also need replaced if they have been running on the tank for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troni Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 The gro lights new but the sunglo is old. They told me this plants didn't need newts and I mean they as in big als. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Val typically does OK w/o ferts (or newts ), so I'm guessing it's time to change out that ok bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) some poeple just dont know that much about plants but just like to hear them selves talk. you cant believe everything a salesman tells you. sorry if this came accross as rude or anything,that wasent the intention. if your using t8 bulbs,you should probably replace you bulbs every 6 months, if you want optimal growth and yes you should check out Flourish Comprehensive, it is easy to dose for people that are just getting into planted tanks. but if you have a large tank, you will want to look into powder ferts,because using liquid ferts gets really expensive really fast on a big tank. Edited November 9, 2011 by Sprucegruve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) Vals are a true aquatic plant and take up the majority of nutrients through their roots, not their leaves. Root tabs or a better substrate will have them whipped into shape quickly. And probably new bulbs. I learned this at the Calgary Aquarium Club meeting Tuesday.... Edited November 12, 2011 by Jayba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Jayba is bang on with his advice. My other thought is find some other source of plant advice, perhaps a good plant book, an aquarium club, etc. Though there's many excellent people in the lfs(and I don't want to knock them), not all of the employees are.Quite frankly, I do not have enough knowledge to answer all the questions that a lfs employee is asked and don't see how someone who has worked there for a couple of months can. As for the local clubs, they can tell you how that plant works in the local water and may be a source of more plants that are grown locally too.Good luck and let us know how it goes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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