metalchick832
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I will post my picture shortly so that you can all see what I'm talking about... but I will try to explain my problem as best as I can:
I have a friend that has been growing for 20+ years and was generous enough to help me set up my system. I have a 70 gallon aquarium with holes drilled in the bottom to release water, on top of that I have gravel, and on top of that I have MiracleGro potting soil. I was told that MiracleGro would be okay to quick start plants, but that when I transplanted them into pots I would have to use a bigger pot and different soil. I was told that a 20-20-20 would be best, so I bought Peters and some sand and mixed it according to my friends directions. The plants are only about a month old, and they were all doing very well... until a few days ago.
The light I use is a flor bought from Home Depot. I chose it with my "grow expert" friend because I'm working on a budget and she told me it would be best for STARTING the plants in an aquarium. It is a natural sunlight spectrum flor. I can't remember what the wattage is.
But I digress. Some of the plants were planted directly into the aquarium, some were started in coke bottles, some were started in ice cube trays, and some were germinated. The ones in the ice cube trays and coke bottles seemed to be doing the best, until I transplanted them into the aquarium when they got too big for their current "pots". The plants have grown very tall, very quickly, but then they just started dying at an alarming rate! I staked them up when they started to get too top heavy, and just after that they started dying. I don't understand what happened or where I went wrong! That friend of mine came over and took a look at the plants and said that her best guess what nutrient lockout...
I have been using MiracleGro seed starter and transplant solution twice a week when watering, and other than that I use regular treated tapwater to water them. Some of the plants are still very robust and healthy, but others are dropping like flies. I started with 148 plants and am now down to 40. Over 100 of my babies have died in the last week! I'm very upset and beginning to give up hope... does anyone have any suggestions on how I should deal with this problem? Please, let me know... I need MAJOR help!
Thanks,
Metalchick
I have a friend that has been growing for 20+ years and was generous enough to help me set up my system. I have a 70 gallon aquarium with holes drilled in the bottom to release water, on top of that I have gravel, and on top of that I have MiracleGro potting soil. I was told that MiracleGro would be okay to quick start plants, but that when I transplanted them into pots I would have to use a bigger pot and different soil. I was told that a 20-20-20 would be best, so I bought Peters and some sand and mixed it according to my friends directions. The plants are only about a month old, and they were all doing very well... until a few days ago.
The light I use is a flor bought from Home Depot. I chose it with my "grow expert" friend because I'm working on a budget and she told me it would be best for STARTING the plants in an aquarium. It is a natural sunlight spectrum flor. I can't remember what the wattage is.
But I digress. Some of the plants were planted directly into the aquarium, some were started in coke bottles, some were started in ice cube trays, and some were germinated. The ones in the ice cube trays and coke bottles seemed to be doing the best, until I transplanted them into the aquarium when they got too big for their current "pots". The plants have grown very tall, very quickly, but then they just started dying at an alarming rate! I staked them up when they started to get too top heavy, and just after that they started dying. I don't understand what happened or where I went wrong! That friend of mine came over and took a look at the plants and said that her best guess what nutrient lockout...
I have been using MiracleGro seed starter and transplant solution twice a week when watering, and other than that I use regular treated tapwater to water them. Some of the plants are still very robust and healthy, but others are dropping like flies. I started with 148 plants and am now down to 40. Over 100 of my babies have died in the last week! I'm very upset and beginning to give up hope... does anyone have any suggestions on how I should deal with this problem? Please, let me know... I need MAJOR help!
Thanks,
Metalchick