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Originally Posted by shakkai
Flowers, what are they mounted on? Are they mounted directly or is there a sphag cushion? What kind of water are you using? When the roots die back, do they dry and shrivel or do they just turn brown and mushy?
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They are mounted on tree fern with sphagnum. I'm using store bought purified water (it's bad, but better than tap). I'm buying an RO unit sooner than later.
New roots dry and turn brown, if they grow at all, and old ones seem to melt away, if they grow at all. I have a M. caesia that hasn't put out new roots since I've had it, and the new growths it has put out are minuscule.
rsfrid, I have quite a bit more air moving around than you do in your tank. I'm wondering if it's a water issue.
I'm guessing, though, that humidity levels may still be lower in your situation than the plants desire. My plant grows really long roots, nice bright red tipped, and seems to keep all of them. Sending up new red buds now.
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