Help for plants

[Lizzy D]

I have several successful planted tanks. I took plants from my other successful tanks to do a plant in cycle which I have done before. But the plants a melting like I have never seen before. The tank is about a week old, fluval stratum, light on 12 hours, I read your article but I am not sure what to do to help the plants. They look so sad.

 

[Unexpected]

Excel kills Val. If you are dosing it.

 

[BigWave]

Reduce your lighting to about 6-8 hrs per day max. Could you give us more info about your setup? What lights, dosing amounts and what brand, etc etc etc....

 

[GreggZ]

Could be as simple as an ammonia spike as the tank cycles. While some plants like a little ammonia, too much melts a lot of them. Worth testing for.