brown on plants and dead coral.

hvc801 · 04-14-2008, 11:52 PM

Well all the plants I have in the tank are looking pretty bad. They are no longer bright green, they seem do be doing very poorly and have blackish brown discoloring all over. I've also noticed this with the dead coral set ups I have in the tank is that they have been coated with the same blackish brown stuff. Could that be algae? Or can it be from the high levels of ammonia, nitrite or nitrates?

**JustOneMore20** · 04-15-2008, 01:20 AM

What plants, what size tank, and how much light do you have?

The dead coral probably raised the pH pretty high, but I'm guessing you may not have enough light (since they are browning..).

**TheOldSalt** · 04-15-2008, 02:37 PM

Substrate, temperature & pH might help, too.

CaysE · 04-15-2008, 03:37 PM

Is this a saltwater tank?

Ricker · 04-15-2008, 06:37 PM

YA that is what I was wanting to know. Hey Cayse what kin of fish is in your pic there? I know it is off topic but it looks cool

CaysE · 04-15-2008, 06:51 PM

Goo-Obo Gudgeon.

Ricker · 04-15-2008, 07:11 PM

Kool I just looked him up and saw your post on google lol from 2006

hvc801 · 04-15-2008, 09:36 PM

Well its a 20 gallon tank with gravel. the plants are Subulata, Dwarf. Thats what they look like so im pretty sure thats them. its like grass. And no its not a salt water tank, its these corals someone in my family had given me for the tank (they were already dead, and yes i boiled them all up and what not).

The pH actually lowered, and its regular stock lighting

**JustOneMore20** · 04-15-2008, 10:11 PM

The stock lighting is why your plants aren't doing well. Dwarf Sag is a medium-ish light plant, meaning you'll want around 40 watts over the tank for it to thrive. I'd look at getting a new light fixture or choose plants that will work in your lighting.

hvc801 · 04-17-2008, 05:19 AM

Ill take the new lighting. I dont want to get rid of these nice looking plants. Im probably going to stock the tank with a lil more of them as well. Will me getting better light bring them back to life?

**JustOneMore20** · 04-17-2008, 07:30 PM

Probably so, but it really depends on what plants you have.

Do you know the names? Or can you post some pics and we can try to ID them?

04-14-2008, 11:52 PM	#1
hvc801 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 44 User Feedback: (0)	brown on plants and dead coral. Well all the plants I have in the tank are looking pretty bad. They are no longer bright green, they seem do be doing very poorly and have blackish brown discoloring all over. I've also noticed this with the dead coral set ups I have in the tank is that they have been coated with the same blackish brown stuff. Could that be algae? Or can it be from the high levels of ammonia, nitrite or nitrates?

04-15-2008, 01:20 AM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,648 User Feedback: (1)	What plants, what size tank, and how much light do you have? The dead coral probably raised the pH pretty high, but I'm guessing you may not have enough light (since they are browning..). __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 355 User Feedback: (0)	Is this a saltwater tank? __________________ 20gal tall! Display tank Flourite, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 14+ furcata rainbow fry!, 1 albino longfin BN pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 10gal! Holding tank Eco-Complete, Aquaclear 30, 36W CF retrofit @ 10hrs, 50W Visi-Therm Stealth 4 furcata rainbows, 1 neon blue Endler, MTS 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, ramshorn & physa snails.

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CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 355 User Feedback: (0)	Goo-Obo Gudgeon. __________________ 20gal tall! Display tank Flourite, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 14+ furcata rainbow fry!, 1 albino longfin BN pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 10gal! Holding tank Eco-Complete, Aquaclear 30, 36W CF retrofit @ 10hrs, 50W Visi-Therm Stealth 4 furcata rainbows, 1 neon blue Endler, MTS 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, ramshorn & physa snails.

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JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,648 User Feedback: (1)	The stock lighting is why your plants aren't doing well. Dwarf Sag is a medium-ish light plant, meaning you'll want around 40 watts over the tank for it to thrive. I'd look at getting a new light fixture or choose plants that will work in your lighting. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,083 User Feedback: (5)	Substrate, temperature & pH might help, too.

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Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 641 User Feedback: (0)	YA that is what I was wanting to know. Hey Cayse what kin of fish is in your pic there? I know it is off topic but it looks cool

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Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 18 Posts: 641 User Feedback: (0)	Kool I just looked him up and saw your post on google lol from 2006

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hvc801 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 44 User Feedback: (0)	Well its a 20 gallon tank with gravel. the plants are Subulata, Dwarf. Thats what they look like so im pretty sure thats them. its like grass. And no its not a salt water tank, its these corals someone in my family had given me for the tank (they were already dead, and yes i boiled them all up and what not). The pH actually lowered, and its regular stock lighting

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hvc801 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 20 Posts: 44 User Feedback: (0)	Ill take the new lighting. I dont want to get rid of these nice looking plants. Im probably going to stock the tank with a lil more of them as well. Will me getting better light bring them back to life?

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JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,648 User Feedback: (1)	Probably so, but it really depends on what plants you have. Do you know the names? Or can you post some pics and we can try to ID them? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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