When to trim Glosso

[Crazyotos]

Hi,

Beginner question here First time to try Glossos as foreground plant. I noticed that it is now quite thick and growing on top of each other. How do you know it is time to give it a trim? I don't want it lifting off the substrate. Thanks.

[|squee|]

I used to uproot the entire mat once it reaches 3 layers thick and replant the plantlets. A lot of work.

[kakashi]

Is there any other way to trim glosso without uprooting the whole thing and re-planting? Easier way? Reason being is because I have shrimps in the tank and it will cause too much disturbance to the shrimps which may cause death if need to uproot the whole glosso carpet out. Thanks

[Shadow]

just cut like cutting hair, no need to uproot unless it too thick and bottom part start rotting

[Crazyotos]

Thanks for the replies. Gave my glossos a very short trimmed a week ago and now new leaves are sprouting. The thought of uprooting and replanting does not sound like a pleasant way to spend the Sunday afternoon.

[gid]

This question was bugging me for the longest time... in the end i decided to uproot and replant the whole thing. Alot of work, but should be worth it when I get a fresh green carpet.

I also had a green hair algae growing below my carpet, so uprooting the whole thing was the best solution.

[ralliart12]

...The thought of uprooting and replanting does not sound like a pleasant way to spend the Sunday afternoon.

Trust me, it definitely is not

...in the end i decided to uproot and replant the whole thing. Alot of work...

Even discounting the hard work, it's heart-breaking isn't it, when a lush & (overly-)thick carpet is reduced to nothing?

...I also had a green hair algae growing below my carpet, so uprooting the whole thing was the best solution.

On the lowest-layer of your glosso, or on top of the substrate but right-below the lowest layer of your glosso?

But come to think of it, actually I wonder how come algae can obtain enough light to thrive at that area (level)...

[gid]

The GHA was growing in between the substrate and bottom-most layer of glosso. Impossible to remove.

[felix_fx2]

The GHA was growing in between the substrate and bottom-most layer of glosso. Impossible to remove.

Did you try with higher excel dosage (like double)?

[gid]

Did you try with higher excel dosage (like double)?

yeap i did, but not much help.

anyway uprooting the entire carpet is worth it, my glosso is starting to carpet again after only one week! Probably because it was replanted from trimmings that had originally grown in the same tank, i guess.

[ralliart12]

...anyway uprooting the entire carpet is worth it, my glosso is starting to carpet again after only one week! Probably because it was replanted from trimmings that had originally grown in the same tank, i guess.

May I know how did you go about re-planting the glosso after the initial up-rooting? When you re-plant, wouldn't the glosso stalks float up at the slightest disturbance in the water?

[gid]

May I know how did you go about re-planting the glosso after the initial up-rooting? When you re-plant, wouldn't the glosso stalks float up at the slightest disturbance in the water?

Just plant it deep enough. In fact, it is even ok to completely bury some of them. When you give them strong light, the leave will peek out of the substrate to catch the light.

Anyway, in case you got it wrong, the glosso is planted as individual plantlets, not by the entire stalk.

[ralliart12]

...Anyway, in case you got it wrong, the glosso is planted as individual plantlets, not by the entire stalk.

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, i.e. when I mentioned "stalk" I was actually referring to plantlets as well. Perhaps a more refined term would be (individual) "nodes"?