Plant Care

Everyday aquatic plant care: trimming, propagation, fertilization, water parameters and maintenance routines for thriving plants.

Close-up of Cryptocoryne wendtii leaves melting in a planted aquarium, with tiny new green shoots emerging from the crown

Aquatic Plant Problems

Why Crypts Melt: Cryptocoryne Melt Causes and Recovery Timeline

Your crypts melted into mush overnight? They're almost certainly not dead. Learn the five triggers of Cryptocoryne melt and the week-by-week recovery timeline.