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    Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

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    My japanese hairgrass is growing too slowly (has been at least 3 weeks already)? Any way to make it grow faster? I can't dose too much fertilizer as it will cause an algae boom in my tank.

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    blast co2 and light and nutrients, then again, doing so without right balance can kill livestock in the tank or worst, algae

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Quote Originally Posted by Berny View Post
    blast co2 and light and nutrients, then again, doing so without right balance can kill livestock in the tank or worst, algae And the most of all i hate, Hydra

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    To make Hairgrass grow faster, you can do the following
    1. trim off the tips, i don't recommend this.
    I have done this before, the trimmed portions do adapt faster then the non trimmed patches, but some of the trimmed portions melted

    2. maintain water at 26 degrees, put fert in soil, phosphates in the water and maintain 30ppm CO2, with good amount of light.
    That being said, this works for all root feeder plants.

    3. increase patience. If no algae is growing and you see runners (albeit slowly), just wait?

    I go with option 3. and now my carpet is slowly developing.

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Normally hairgrass will start to grow alot alot of runners from day 28 onwards. At least that occurs for me. I am using:

    • ADA Amazonia for substrate
    • 1 pump of ADA Brighty K daily
    • Lighting: I have got a total of 96W (which consist of 2 sets of 2x24W (T5))
    • CO2 at 2.5bps.


    Today, my hairgrass is growing pretty well with occassion trimming. Like what Eric mentioned, increase the level of patience and you will see results.


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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Depends on which species of Hair Grass...if its the Dwarf Hair Grass it could take some time.
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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Not sure if mine are drawf? How do you actually differentiate them? Is it only after they are fully grown?


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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Uncle Eric....hahahaa!!! yours is definitely not the Dwarf Hair Grass....they don't grow beyond 3 to 3.5cm
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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Uh huh... mine is not sure how many donkey cm already... hahaha...


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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    mine is japanese hairgrass. the longer ones do curl. i'm keeping them together with my crs shrimps - so I'm mindful of what I add into the tank.

    For the root fertilizer, any recommendations? How do I insert into the soil

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Those should grow relatively fast. I don't understand. Are you not having some form of base fertilizer like ADA soil or its similar type?
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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    Quote Originally Posted by fluvaledge View Post
    mine is japanese hairgrass. the longer ones do curl. i'm keeping them together with my crs shrimps - so I'm mindful of what I add into the tank.

    For the root fertilizer, any recommendations? How do I insert into the soil
    How long have you maintained the tank?

    I don't really suggest putting something foreign inside after the shrimps is well established like mating and berried mamas. Especially since you're keeping CRS.

    I am using Japanese HG too. Have you dosed Excel and trace before?
    Recent studies shows that putting recent studies in your statement have a higher percentage of trust people put into your recent studies. What?

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    Re: Japanese Hairgrass growing too slowly

    im using ADA amazonia powder type.

    Not dosing excel as I heard bad reviews/effects on the CRS. Trace yet, but minimal. Sadly, my CRS are not mating nor berrying...

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