Lighting and basic care

[purpleturtle89]

hello, set up my first planted tank i have some 15w daylight basking bulbs and a 2.0 uvb bulb, is this sufficient and any tips? a lot of the leaves look like there dying

[deranged chipmunk]

What size is the enclosure? How long ago did you plant? What's the humidity like? There are many reasons why leaves can go yellow. Are all your plants turning yellow? Or just some? A pic would also be helpful.

[purpleturtle89]

What size is the enclosure? How long ago did you plant? What's the humidity like? There are many reasons why leaves can go yellow. Are all your plants turning yellow? Or just some? A pic would also be helpful.

its 45 by 45cm and 60cm tall about 3 -4 weeks ago i planted it, no just some of the leaves are starting to go and one of my climbing plants looks like its starting to die, and humidity is 83%

[flybyferns]

Hello,
Your plants will need to be identified.
As Bill mentions; a photo will really help !
Lynn

[purpleturtle89]

well theres a dragon plant (thats doing ok) mondo grass (also doing ok) its the ivy not looking so clever in places and some sort of creeping fig :/ also i cant get moss to grow! is there anything i should be doing to help care for my plants in the viv? and are my lighting requirements met with a 15w daylight basking and a 2.0 uvb bulb?

[deranged chipmunk]

i would think it is the lighting. i'm not 100% familiar with the 2 bulbs you are running. you may have to check their specs, but you want your lighting to be in the 6500k (kelvin) color temperature range. by any chance is the ivy low in the tank, where it is shaded? some ivy species prefer a lot of light.

[purpleturtle89]

one of those
Exo Terra : Daytime Heat Lamp
and one of those
Exo Terra : Repti Glo Compact 2.0, 5.0 & 10.0 / Compact Fluorescent Bulbs ?
some parts of the ivy are shaded and its not in a bad way its high up and it has a decent amount of light an its more the fig that doesnt look so clever it has a 7cm long stem of new growth with leaves starting to sprout ?

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, the heat lamp offers nothing to the plants, but the 2.0 does. the fig and the ivy are most likely still acclimating. i have creeping fig in my 40b paludarium that have been in there 2 months now and still have yet to grow more than a few leaves. some plants acclimate quickly, while others sometimes take more time. if you are seeing new growth, i would ask you try to be a bit patient with them and give them time. they mist lkiely will turn around

[purpleturtle89]

Thank you very much for your help, I just read on the exo terra that the day light basking bulb is good for plants :/ so being a newb to the planted tanks I took it for fact :/

[deranged chipmunk]

you are very welcome. just remember, that the only way to make an incandescent bulb like that give off the proper color spectrum would be with a coating on the bulb, which would eventually burn off. that's why florescent and compact florescent are the standard for indoor plant growing.

[purpleturtle89]

Thanks I'll put another 2.0 UVB but your right I looked they have a coating on the daylight bulbs!