So I have noticed lately that my plants are not booming like the did months ago. Not to say they are not healthy, but they now take much longer to grow. I would like to see them fill in more as a result of better/faster growth. I would even go as far to say I would enjoy the extra work needing to trim them in my weekly maintenance. I have been reading as much as I can. I have concluded that either my 15W life-glo is due for replacing (about 9 months old) OR because I have increased the amount of plants to a point where the natural CO2 in the tank is not sufficient enough for plants to thrive. The later reason, as I have read, may also be in part to my hard tap water (tap pH is ~7.9, tank pH ~7.4) because the carbonate harness of the water binds carbon dioxide.
My tank is 10 gallons and has 7 zebra danios and a betta. Temperature 74-76. I would like to remain "low-tech" (No CO2 injection) if possible. Would adding more fish/shrimp be a natural way to boost the CO2 to give plants a little pep-talk into growing more? Or is my life- glo bulb loosing its mojo?
Thank you,
Jon
My tank is 10 gallons and has 7 zebra danios and a betta. Temperature 74-76. I would like to remain "low-tech" (No CO2 injection) if possible. Would adding more fish/shrimp be a natural way to boost the CO2 to give plants a little pep-talk into growing more? Or is my life- glo bulb loosing its mojo?
Thank you,
Jon