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Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I'll try reducing the light, adding some root tabs, and maybe tweak the water hardness. Appreciate the help!

What's your temp at? Swings above 80°F can cause shrinkage. Also, how's flow in the tank? Stagnant spots might be an issue. My MP10 fixed similar problems.

Droopy plants? Sounds like they're not vibing with your setup. How old's your substrate? Sometimes that stuff gets exhausted and plants just nope out. Also, what's your water hardness? Anubias can be picky about that.


Substrate's about a year old, and my water's pretty soft. Maybe I should look ...

My Anubias and Java Fern are looking super droopy lately. Tank's a 20 gallon, got a Fluval light running 8 hours a day, and I do weekly water changes. Parameters are 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. What's the deal?

Yo, 3-4 sounds chill. Just don't go overboard. They're gonna need some hiding spots too, like driftwood or dense plants. My otos love hanging out on my spiderwood.

Agree with Rusty. I've seen my Torch sweepers reach out 4 inches at night. If they're too close, one's gonna get messed up. What's your flow like? Moderate indirect flow works best for both, keeps 'em happy without pissing 'em off.


Flow's huge. I run MP40s at 30% and my Torch and Frogspawn are ...

For pure vibrancy, it's hard to beat Euphyllia. My torch coral has this electric green tip that's unreal. Just give it space, they can get territorial.

I'm planning to add Java fern, hornwort, green cabomba carolina, dwarf sagittaria subulata, and cork screw vallisneria to my tank. Just wondering, are any of these plants root feeders that would benefit from root tabs, or can I just stick with liquid fertilizer for all of them?