Why do plants melt in the beginning ?

[CincyScaper]

I recently posted a comment on help with planting emersed plants in my journal.

In a timely fashion this month’s issue of AGA has a nice scientific write up by Eduardo Fonseca from Brazil about the process of melting.

It is a great read and would highly recommend if people are subscribed to the AGA.

There is also a nice write up on Co2 by @Dennis Wong ; he has posted on this topic in this community before.

 

[Koan]

this month’s issue of AGA has a nice scientific write up by Eduardo Fonseca from Brazil about the process of melting.

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[Dennis Wong]

Shameless plug for The Aquatic Gardener Association:

$20 a year gets you full digital access to all back issues of the Aquatic Gardner magazine

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.. dating back to 1985! as well as all four issues for that year and streaming video archives of AGA Annual Conference presentations dating back to Y2k

Can't beat it!!

I have to admit I did not know they had this deal lol. I'll check it out

 

[BenB]

It also gives you access to videos from past conventions. You can see Dennis Wong's presentations from Raleigh in 2024. There is a great talk on Buce and a couple Amano aquascaping demonstrations from the past.

 

[Dennis Wong]

I read the plant melting article. The main point i want to address is that his recommendation to start a tank with no CO2 (when CO2 injection is available) is counter productive - having good O2 and CO2 levels both elevate melting stress, and ethylene production is (over) stimulated by a lack of either O2 and or CO2.

My own practical recommendations to prevent melting can be found here:

Why are my plants melting? Are plants melting in a new planted tank normal?

Why do aquatic plants melt? Is it normal for my new plants to melt in my planted tank? (no) How can I prevent aquatic plants from melting in my tank? Read on to find out more.

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