eriocaulon cinereum

[sky]

hi
can anyone tell me how to plant eriocaulon cinereum wat is the requirement
etc pH KH temp n other
is this plant very hard to plant
need some advise
here is a pic of the plant
http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_...22188/014.html

thx

[gchoo]

In general, its not a difficult plant. Depends on which sp you have...
(maybe you can upload a pic of your plant to see which sp you have...)

You just need low PH, high trace elements and a rich substrate base. It doesnt need low temp to grow well.

Good Luck!!

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On 5/15/2003 12:27:51 AM

hi
can anyone tell me how to plant eriocaulon cinereum wat is the requirement
etc pH KH temp n other
is this plant very hard to plant
need some advise
here is a pic of the plant
http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_...22188/014.html

thx
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[hwchoy]

Hi Gerald, good to see you at Teo's.

One area to watch for with Eriocaulon, is that they seem to be the favourite food of Yamatoes. I had my new $25 worth of E. crineum wiped out overnight

[sky]

thx for help me

[sky]

sorry i dun have a D cam cannot uplord my plant pic {my eriocaulon cinereum is in a very bad condition }
me is newbie
how low is low for pH {my ph=6.7 kh=4 temp 2.75'}
n wat u mean by high trace elements and a rich substrate base
i m using flourish-trace 10ml twice a week n Jbl aquabasis base fertilizer about 3cm thick {tank size 3ft 1.5ft 1.5h vol 150l}[:]

[loupgarou]

when I first got my e cinereum, it kind of lost all the inflorescense and almost died. then it recovered, grew largish. put out tons of inflorescence and died...

lifespan was around 1 year I think...

[avant]

were u ppl at teo's on thursday afternoon?

[Simon]

i think vinz and goondoo was there

[gchoo]

hwchoy, nice meeting you also.... You're rite... Yamatoes are a pain. They seem to like the fine leaves of plants...

Sky, is your eracaulon sp the type with narrow leaves like the ones being sold at the taiwanese lady at Serangoon or previously at Ah Pek or at Teos? (Called Xiao Gu Jing). Or does it look like the ones at Bioplast (If they are still around ) with thicker leaves (Called Da Gu Jing)?


Both species are pretty slow growing (with Da Gu Jing being the more difficult one to grow) and according to your tank specs you provided, you may want to lower your ph to below 6.5. (The lower the better and at all times should not exceed 6.5 as a general guideline.)

Good Luck.

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On 5/15/2003 9:58:39 PM

sorry i dun have a D cam cannot uplord my plant pic {my eriocaulon cinereum is in a very bad condition }
me is newbie
how low is low for pH {my ph=6.7 kh=4 temp 2.75'}
n wat u mean by high trace elements and a rich substrate base
i m using flourish-trace 10ml twice a week n Jbl aquabasis base fertilizer about 3cm thick {tank size 3ft 1.5ft 1.5h vol 150l}[:]
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[DEA]

hey, one thing about the ADA gravel
the eriocaulon spp. all seem to LOVE it
with no other fert being added other than the ADA powersand, they're growing better than with MHs and sunlight and all that jazz