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Old 06-14-2007, 11:02 AM   #6
Damon
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A couple of possible issues here........
Not enough light is one.......
Adaptation is the most likely. Plants need time to adapt to the new tank (one can usually see this over the first 2-3 weeks)
Nutrient poor substrate (I would dose flourish and excel in the least)

You should try to get at least 2 watts per gallon over that tank. I love the footprint of the 50 gallon. The extra depth allows for great aquascaping.
2x96 pc would be great.

Dosing newly setup tanks always speeds up recovery.
Your tank sounds low on macros.
Hope this helps.
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