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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

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    Quote Originally Posted by oisterdude View Post
    Would using the DSM with clear wrap coupled with MH lighting be too hot inside the tank? Anyone seen those HC sold at colorful recently? It is on Stainless steel meshes. I wonder if those are submerged HC or just fresh tied from emerged form.
    colourful's HC is the best i have seen so far =) but do expect a bit changes after planting in your tank if you are not using chiller

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    I had tried alot of methods on planting HC. Namely : with aircon, without aircon, dry start, direct into existing tank with water, on drift wood, on lava rock, plant in disposable food container under full sun with lid, plant in disposable food container in bright outdoor without lid… etc. Honestly saying very enjoyable. Attached are the progress of dry start ...
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    And submerge method ...

    Last I would like to try is to plant with water temperature between 28-30 DegC at home again which I failed before.
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    Oh another one, this is done without aircon ... 216W of PL light on 3ft tanks .
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    Am i doing it correctly?

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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    my way



    just any transparent container, left over soil ( gex or ada or any other soil with nutrients about 1 cm thick ). some tank water which just cover the soil. and just put it where it get sunlights ( around 4-6 hours is enough ). forget and let them grow.

    just 2 weeks outside

    -enjoy growing-
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    You have beautiful HC lawn. You also grow fern emerse in your 3ft tank

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wahlin View Post
    I had tried alot of methods on planting HC. Namely : with aircon, without aircon, dry start, direct into existing tank with water, on drift wood, on lava rock, plant in disposable food container under full sun with lid, plant in disposable food container in bright outdoor without lid… etc. Honestly saying very enjoyable. Attached are the progress of dry start ...
    Hi Wahlin...How did you managed to grow your HC on lava rocks. Is it submerged or emerse? Was it successfull? any advice would appreciated because I'll be doing it for the 2nd time as my 1st attempt failed. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FuzzieFishes View Post


    Am i doing it correctly?
    Looks ok to me. I see moist indise the tank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eviltrain View Post
    my way



    just any transparent container, left over soil ( gex or ada or any other soil with nutrients about 1 cm thick ). some tank water which just cover the soil. and just put it where it get sunlights ( around 4-6 hours is enough ). forget and let them grow.

    just 2 weeks outside

    -enjoy growing-
    NIce

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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    Colourful's HC people just throw in the tank? I thought better to remove from the wire mesh and grow on the substrate.

    Eviltrain - I'll trade one box of Rocher with yours!

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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    i bought emersed HC patch from LFS and grew them submersed in my 2 ft tank. fortunately there was no problem growing them. i cut the patch into small squares (approx 1x1cm) and planted them directly into the substrate. within 2 weeks, the HC was spreading runners. the 1st week about 5% melted due to transition from emerse to submerse. i personally feel that the success i had was lots of CO2 injection during the initial period. however, although my HC is spreading, they have yet to grow into a thick and lush lawn.

    any tips on how HC can grow faster?

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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    My experience with HC, they grow slow initially. The grow with pick up after 1st month nut it will not be as fast as stem plant where you need to trim every week
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    Quote Originally Posted by cydaph View Post
    Hi Wahlin...How did you managed to grow your HC on lava rocks. Is it submerged or emerse? Was it successfull? any advice would appreciated because I'll be doing it for the 2nd time as my 1st attempt failed. Thanks.
    Just tie them lightly with fine thread and I grow them submerge. Doing ok but not to what I want. The key success is to have CO2, lot of light, fert. Cold water is much much easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zonkkie View Post
    Colourful's HC people just throw in the tank? I thought better to remove from the wire mesh and grow on the substrate.

    Eviltrain - I'll trade one box of Rocher with yours!
    LOL, when can deal, location?

    the wire mesh is actually stainless steel mesh, so there's no problem placing it inside your tank.

    actually i have 2 more Rocher box. maybe i will start my HC farm soon. hahaha.
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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    more poison

    anyone has any data on the speed of growth for emersed and submersed HC?

    this question might seem out of topic but I really don't know where to ask... if I'm using a sump system for my tanks and I want to inject CO2, should the CO2 be inject into the sump or straight into the tank itself?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wahlin View Post
    Just tie them lightly with fine thread and I grow them submerge. Doing ok but not to what I want. The key success is to have CO2, lot of light, fert. Cold water is much much easier.
    I see, thanks for the advice!!

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    i guess the speed of HC growing emersed will be much faster, lesser maintence needed also.
    as for the CO2 injection, i'm no where that expert to answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dkk08 View Post
    more poison

    anyone has any data on the speed of growth for emersed and submersed HC?

    this question might seem out of topic but I really don't know where to ask... if I'm using a sump system for my tanks and I want to inject CO2, should the CO2 be inject into the sump or straight into the tank itself?
    maybe should post at equipment section I have no power to move from this section ;P

    anyway, you should pump at the tank. Sump tank normally will have lots of movement which will release CO2 to atmosphere, so inject more

    Below are the Amano giant tank sump look like. as you can see from the 1st picture, the surface is pretty much still





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    Re: Growing Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

    Some of my hc started to grow tall. Is it normal?

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