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By moof
Posts:  1036
Joined:  Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:54 am
#37286
Hi,
I had a nice bunch of U.australis plants, they grew quite well for a while but I recently decided to change the water I kept them in. I replaced it with a water of the same, acidic pH but the plants turned white and drowned - I think they're dead. Could it be possible that I made a big mistake by changing the whole water in one go? I think that's the cause, I should have been changing the water step by step every day. Maybe the plants got shocked, I don't know. And the "new" water was a bit cooler. I'm a beginner at aquatic bladderworts and I post this as a warning for other beginners, don't change the whole water in one go.
By lemonlily
Posts:  3168
Joined:  Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:54 pm
#37519
The water the plants are in should have a bit of peat moss in there.

What water is it in? Distilled water or tap water?
By moof
Posts:  1036
Joined:  Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:54 am
#37579
Distilled water with peat moss, acidic pH
Last edited by moof on Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
By lemonlily
Posts:  3168
Joined:  Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:54 pm
#37709
Awesome.

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