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By Senzeal | 16 July 2019 | 0 Comments

Five Reasons of Why Aquatic Plants Turn Yellow

Many friends have encountered the problem of aquatic plants turning yellow. However, knowing a little about aquatic plants cannot help us to solve the problem. Today we summarize the five reasons of why aquatic plants turn yellow. Hope this can help you!
 
 
The first reason is that you keep a new aquarium and aquatic plants in the tank have not adapted to this new environment. It’s possible for these aquatic plants turning yellow in the process of adapting the new environment. You need to check their roots and see if they rot.

 
 
The second reason is the lack of light. Because of insufficient light time and
light intensity, aquatic plants to fail to perform photosynthesis, and the plants will slowly die. Aquatic plants should perform photosynthesis regularly and quantitatively every day. For the normal growth of aquatic plants, they should get sun light about 6-8 hours per day in a fixed period of time.
 
 
The third reason is a nutrient deficiency. If the nutrients are not enough, the aquatic plants cannot grow healthily. Once they cannot absorb the nutrients, they will turn yellow. When the nutrients are insufficient, it means aquatic plants should be fertilized. Fertilizers for selecting are base fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, and root fertilizer.

 
 
The fourth reason is the aging aquatic plants. Aging aquatic plants will slowly lose the ability to absorb nutrients and turn yellow gradually, then will rot and die. If there are aging aquatic plants in your aquarium, remove them from the tank or cut off their yellow leaves. Otherwise, they will affect the water quality of your aquarium.

 
 
The last reason is water quality and the environment. Different aquatic plants have different requirements for water temperature, water pH and so on. These should be managed properly according to different aquatic plant species.

 

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