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it really got to depend on the condition of your tank. But my personal experience is that they are quite fast growers
Originally Posted by rtcc86
No more saltwater tank for me!
guys just a question...how long will it take for riccia to grow out of the mesh?
it really got to depend on the condition of your tank. But my personal experience is that they are quite fast growers
given sufficient light and nutrients, it will take less than a week. normal riccia grows fast.
thomas liew
No more saltwater tank for me!
its been a week..my riccia still hasnt grown out of the netting..is smth wrong?
Fill up the help form and we'll see what's wrong
No more saltwater tank for me!
Basically my specs of my tank is listed below...i dun have any fert regime...just twice weekly dosage of seachem phosphate and jbl ferropol liquid.....lights 8 hrs...co2 canister..Fill up the help form and we'll see what's wrong
That tank has about 1.5w/g of light which is consider low but fine as long as the plant is not shaded.
You need some sources of NO3 either from KNO3 (cheaper) or Seachem Nitrogen.
I'm not sure if you are willing to dose nutrients for plant religiously or just whenever you like it. If latter, I cannot help you except maybe non-CO2 methods would suit you better.
For CO2 enriched method,
Slightly more than 1/8 teaspoon of KNO3 or 10ppm of Nitrogen from Seachem Nitrogen once a week after water change.
1-2ppm of Seachem Phosphorous after water change.
2-3ml of JBL Ferropol a day apart from the macros 2x a week.
Main thing is to keep the in the CO2 25-35ppm range the entire photoperiod except a lull in the first hour. Nothing will work if the CO2 is not well taken care of.
Regards
Peter Gwee
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
The greatness of a nation ... (Gandhi)
I would like to add one thing. Your tank has yamato. Do keep a look out to see if you can find any riccias floating on top of your tank. Yamatoes are known to plug riccia out of wire meshes and if you have a surface skimer, it'll all end up in your filter before you know it.
No more saltwater tank for me!
i sorta tried to solve the problem cos i tied riccia to mesh and i covered it with netting. however it doesnt seem to work. riccia not growing out of netting
My opinion is that your lights are not strong enough. For a 2ft, at least 55W PL is the suggestion i got from others the last time when i had a 2ft tank.
But instead, i got a 72W PL and within a week, my riccia grew out of the nylon mesh and pearled.
i had the same problem as you before. when i add another 36W lights, the riccia grew fast and pearled.
Mine was a 2ft tank also. 2x36W lights, DIY CO2.
No more saltwater tank for me!
wow...so much light needed...i thought i had enough......i have 2 lights already...if i want to upgrade the lightning, i have to get a new set right? i cant just change the PL tubes inside the casing right
Yeap, you're right.
you may want to check with nature aquarium to see if they are able to modify the light for you.
thomas liew
No more saltwater tank for me!
i went to NA to check out their light set..is 36W PL enough?
With your existing 24W PL, should be enough. But I'll prefer an overkill of 2x36W PL thoughThis will also ensure foreground plants like elatine tiandra, hairgrass, glosso to crawl.
No more saltwater tank for me!
haha..i dont even know if i have space on top of my tank for 2X36W PL
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