Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC) - Dry Start Method Journal!

[Urban Aquaria]

I am looking for some aquasoil in powder form. Do you know where I can get some?

Yeah, i'm also looking for power type too. The last time i checked a week back, seems they are still sold out at most places at the moment.

[Patrick76]

you can check with fishy biz, NA. not sure about the rest but Y618 maybe have but better to call and check.

btw, patrick do you live near me.. got some on tao huay tab... already emersed grown. you want?

Sure, I dun mind to have it. Thanks!

I live around Holland area and I work in Jurong.

[felix_fx2]

then cannot, im in toa payoh. work the opposite side of yours...

Sent from my GT-N7105

[Patrick76]

Yeah, i'm also looking for power type too. The last time i checked a week back, seems they are still sold out at most places at the moment.

I just checked with NA today. He said that currently supplier is out of stock.

[Patrick76]

I went to Y618 to check it out also. The aunty told me that powdered aquasoil has been short for quite some time. Anyone tried using other brands of aquasoil for growing HC in particular?

[mincedmeat]

Just out of curiosity, would it be possible to pound the larger granules so that it turn to the powder version? After all it really is just smaller granules.

[Urban Aquaria]

Just out of curiosity, would it be possible to pound the larger granules so that it turn to the powder version? After all it really is just smaller granules.

Okay, i've just tried that out, smashed a normal type soil granule to test... it crumbled into dust.

Interestingly, i've heard of some chaps using fine mesh to sift ADA normal type soil and separate out the smaller granules, probably wouldn't get much but i guess that could produce a portion of "powder" type size granules too.

[mincedmeat]

How about you try it with the soil already wet?

[Urban Aquaria]

How about you try it with the soil already wet?

Same effect... crumbles into dust too.

I guess the soil has to be small from the beginning to maintain the powder type 2mm diameter granule size.

[mincedmeat]

Well, seems like it can't be helped then.

[Patrick76]

Possible to use ADA as base and top up with GEX. I think GEX has powder form in NA.

[angus]

anyone tried normal garden potting mix? after flooding, can do several water change. this should help to keep cost down

[Patrick76]

I guess the nitrogen cycle will have completed by then if you are planning to do DSM. There shouldn't be a need to do several water change after you flood the tank.

[Patrick76]

I have started DSM for close to 7 weeks. The growth seems to have slowed down or stopped. Anyone face similar issue?

[Shadow]

you are very passion, waiting for 7 weeks

[Patrick76]

Hahahaha...I dun wish to restart again. This is my third attempt!

[Urban Aquaria]

I have started DSM for close to 7 weeks. The growth seems to have slowed down or stopped. Anyone face similar issue?

I flooded my tank in Week 6 so didn't get to experience any slowdown or stalling of growth during DSM... maybe your HC could have maxed out the space to grow? or maybe it ran out of nutrients? Perhaps adding some ferts in the soil or during spray misting might help re-boost the growth.

If the HC has already rooted securely into the substrate and is starting to spread horizontally, then you can just flood the tank and continue growing it submerged.

[felix_fx2]

anyone tried normal garden potting mix? after flooding, can do several water change. this should help to keep cost down

Potting mix is fine. but wrongly flooded = THE HAZE CLOUD. potting soil also have many types from $2-$18 guess which is mine

I have started DSM for close to 7 weeks. The growth seems to have slowed down or stopped. Anyone face similar issue?

Rooting/lighting issue IMO. I get that problem when i pot HC in slightly shaded areas. grow 70% of pot and stopped spreading.

[Aganor]

Hi all, im new here and i have been following a lot of these forum posts and they have been very educative for me!

I am also doing DSM with HC, and Urban Aquaria have been helping me a lot on his website, and for that i thank him again

Last friday was the day i planted my HC, bought 3 pots of it, they looked healthy (the shopper is a good man, treats his plants with care) and with some dead snails and a living red worm! poor lad is on my garden now, i hope it finds another like it!

Here are some pics of my AQUA,

Specs are:

54l of 60x30x30
1x beamswork Powerled 300 with 540lumen
1x beamswork Powerled 400 with 840 lumen
Sera Floredepot fertil substrate
a lot of inert substrate (lapiz and crushed stone)
16 hour light regime
covered aquarium

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a little of the HC as melted, as expected but some seem to be already more fixed on the soil

Wish me luck, the only thing i think its "wrong" is the black substrate that even if smaller than the lapiz, is still a little rough, i hope the HC can root into the Floredepot!

[itsnotsobad]

Hi,

Just planted HC using DSM for my new 3ft tank. Anyone tried misting them with diluted Seachem Excel? Think it'll work?