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    My viv has mostly philodendron plants in it, (Pathos, Hope). They are not really growing, do I need to give them a heavy watering every few days or just let them stay somewhat moist from my misting system which keeps the soil (ABG mix) pretty damp most of the time.

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    What kind of lighting do you use? I have philo in two of my tanks and it grows insanely quick. I use a beamswork 6500k led And highly recommend it!
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    I have the Joshs Frogs LED. im not sure the k

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    oh, ya its 6500k spectrum. im using 2 of them in my exo terra copact top, with a head bulb and a compact forescent on the other part of my tank. i have glass under the LED's tho and also the florescent so the humidity is high enough

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    How long have they been planted? Some philodendron species will take a while to acclimate before they really start growing. Others just grow very very slowly, like philodendron 'wend imbe'.


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    6 weeks. Do you have to water them every few days or let the daily misting take care of it. I have been watering them every 3 days about which is just giving the base of them a lot more sprays then the normal misting I do on the tank every day

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    A daily misting normally suffices for them.


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    Are they yellowing? Wilting? Showing any signs of growth?


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    One of the branches turned yellow and died. And some of the leaves are a little yellow but most appear to be green and healthy, just not growing really or maybe it is just very slowly. I may just be watering too much.

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    The plants were planted in ABG mix, and I have some sphagnum moss and leaf litter over that. And the false bottom pebbles under the ABG mix with a substate barrier cloth

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    Default Re: Philodendron plant care?

    I would say you're probably overwatering. I only water the philo planted in the background, the substrate usually stays moist enough with misting that I don't need to water them there. You don't want to swamp your substrate and have rotting issues either.
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