Hi, I am a 22 yr old college student.
I have about 5 yrs keeping fish and almost a 1 yr. with a poorly planted tank.
I currently keep a dirted 20g tank with an inch of dirt capped with another inch of sand.
Filter: AquaTech 30-60 with lava rock as media.
Fish: neon tetras, julli corys, and platies
Plants: 1 x amazon sword(~7"), 3 x bacopa(~ 1.5"), 5 x corkscrew val(~1"),2 x java fern(~1.5"), 1 x crypt. wendetti, (~2")and I believe 5x amazon compacta(~4").
Lighting : 2 x 23watt 6500k CFL bulbs (aproxmately 1600 lumens each).
Dosing: 1ml Seachem Flourish and 0.5ml Seachem Iron
The growth rate of all these plants is excruciatingly slow... almost unnoticeable.
Why are my plants growing so slow???
I know I don't have C02 but it is way too slow. They have grown about half an inch if not less in about 2-3 months. Why?
I have about 5 yrs keeping fish and almost a 1 yr. with a poorly planted tank.
I currently keep a dirted 20g tank with an inch of dirt capped with another inch of sand.
Filter: AquaTech 30-60 with lava rock as media.
Fish: neon tetras, julli corys, and platies
Plants: 1 x amazon sword(~7"), 3 x bacopa(~ 1.5"), 5 x corkscrew val(~1"),2 x java fern(~1.5"), 1 x crypt. wendetti, (~2")and I believe 5x amazon compacta(~4").
Lighting : 2 x 23watt 6500k CFL bulbs (aproxmately 1600 lumens each).
Dosing: 1ml Seachem Flourish and 0.5ml Seachem Iron
twice per week.
The growth rate of all these plants is excruciatingly slow... almost unnoticeable.
Why are my plants growing so slow???
I know I don't have C02 but it is way too slow. They have grown about half an inch if not less in about 2-3 months. Why?