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DISCUS STU
06-21-2018, 11:26 AM
Hey All,

My Vallisnaria used to grow like weeds and I would have to weed the tank every so often but now it barely grows at all and mostly dies off.

I don't have very much extra going on in this basic, planted 55 gal. setup, Two Eheims working in circuit and a uv. Full spectrum fluorescent, river sand, etc. 50% water changes with Safe every 3 days or so.

I used to use Amquel and Novaqua but switched a few years ago and that's roughly when the problems started. Below is a picture of very thick Valiisnaria growth in the same tank, now almost nothing. My Discus and other fish are all doing fine otherwise.


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nolefan
06-21-2018, 01:25 PM
I use prime in my planted tank with no issues try dosing .. I think I responded to you in Facebook

bluelagoon
06-21-2018, 03:55 PM
Not sure about those but the Seachem Flourish excel will molt jungle vals.They do not seem to like liquid CO2.

jmf3460
06-22-2018, 01:24 PM
they also love root tabs, are you dosing a root fertilizer into the substrate?

DISCUS STU
06-22-2018, 07:36 PM
I've tried root tabs and Excel, but to little effect.

bluelagoon
06-23-2018, 08:09 AM
The Excel will kill them or make them molt in time.Usually starting at the roots or base of the plant.

jmf3460
06-23-2018, 06:52 PM
The Excel will kill them or make them molt in time.Usually starting at the roots or base of the plant.

+1 excel or metricide (knock off excel) is bad for vals

bluelagoon
06-24-2018, 08:08 AM
I have tried the metricide too.I believe that that gave my blue rams tumors.I wouldn't trust that stuff again.

nolefan
06-24-2018, 10:42 AM
+1 excel or metricide (knock off excel) is bad for vals

I heard the same but I use metricide with my vals and they grow great ?