hangshai
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Title has most of the details. I have a white rhino baby that is in my room right now, its about 12 inches tall. It has some discoloration on the newest growth. Like a reddish brown color. I was thinking maybe nutrient lockout from PH, or some kind of Phosphorous or Iron deficiency. I have begun feeding with a mild nutrient solution, it is my own recipe that I use that is pretty complete. Before yesterday, i was just using water because I start my babies in Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil, and it usually burns my plants if I feed right off the bat.
So, Im going to give it a couple days to see if feeding them clears it up, but, I am worried it may be something else like:
1)Maybe not enough fresh air in the room? With the exhaust fan on, it gets down to 68-70 degrees. I am trying to run co2 as well, so, Id like it to be a little warmer, but its cold in January!! If I turn off ALL the fans and exhaust, then I get it up to 74, but then there is no air exchange or movement.
2)Too much co2? I have it set really low on the tank, but because only 1 fan and my exhaust fan are on, maybe its not leaving the room as fast as usual?
3)too cold? it gets from 59-61 with lights off, to 68-71 with lights on. Only 1 light is on, because they are just babies. I have my inline fans off too, to warm up the room as much as possible.
So, like I said, I began feeding last night, so I hope that gets them back to what they usually look like, which is a luscious green and FAST growth, around an inch a day it seems. Can anyone help?
Ive enclosed a pic of the best shot I could get of the discoloration on the new growth. Oh, the stems have red stripes too.
One more thing. SOme of the leaves seem swollen, if that makes sense. Also, some of the edges of the bigger leaves are turned up right on the very edge. Im thinking this is just from water transpiration? Too much maybe?
So, Im going to give it a couple days to see if feeding them clears it up, but, I am worried it may be something else like:
1)Maybe not enough fresh air in the room? With the exhaust fan on, it gets down to 68-70 degrees. I am trying to run co2 as well, so, Id like it to be a little warmer, but its cold in January!! If I turn off ALL the fans and exhaust, then I get it up to 74, but then there is no air exchange or movement.
2)Too much co2? I have it set really low on the tank, but because only 1 fan and my exhaust fan are on, maybe its not leaving the room as fast as usual?
3)too cold? it gets from 59-61 with lights off, to 68-71 with lights on. Only 1 light is on, because they are just babies. I have my inline fans off too, to warm up the room as much as possible.
So, like I said, I began feeding last night, so I hope that gets them back to what they usually look like, which is a luscious green and FAST growth, around an inch a day it seems. Can anyone help?
Ive enclosed a pic of the best shot I could get of the discoloration on the new growth. Oh, the stems have red stripes too.
One more thing. SOme of the leaves seem swollen, if that makes sense. Also, some of the edges of the bigger leaves are turned up right on the very edge. Im thinking this is just from water transpiration? Too much maybe?
