Japanese hairgrass

[winston77]

Hi,

Can Jap Hairgrass do well in a low-tech setup?

I am planning to make a lawn of Jap Hairgrass, on onyx sand. Anyone has success experience on this combination?

Winston

[Aquaculture]

If my memory serves me right. I used to have it on my low tech 2ft tank with lapis as substrate, complemented by monster roots. Remember my lights were PL then... forgot how much wattage it consumes but the depth of my tank was quite low. Takes quite long for it to propergate though.

[Shadow]

I think so, I grow it before on lapis sand without base fert, low light, no CO2, no liquit fert. It grow extrimly slow, even after half a year doesn't seem to be propagating maybe it does but very slow.

I take it out and replant it on ADA with high light and CO2 and it grow very fast.

[marle]

Japanese hairgrass will do well at lower temperatures. It will grow nicer. Of course with the other norms such as lighting, substrate and others as well.

[illumnae]

my japanese hairgrass is growing in my nano low-tech tank with Gex substrate. it's definitely slower than in my high tech tank of course, but after a couple of months i do see some limited spreading, and it's definitely growing in length

[winston77]

So low temp is also a requirement to do well in low-tech setup?

[ranmasatome]

low temperature is not a requirement per se... its more of like a preffered state.

[winston77]

Roger that! Now on the lookout for Jap Hairgrass!

[ranmasatome]

Winston... pm me and leave me your contact. i will pass you some after i have done the manual sorting... need to collect at my place though... its in bukit timah...or maybe i can pass to my brother and you can collect from him... his office at serangoon... anyway.. just pass me contact first.. talk later..

[plausible]

my japanese hairgrass is growing in my nano low-tech tank with Gex substrate. it's definitely slower than in my high tech tank of course, but after a couple of months i do see some limited spreading, and it's definitely growing in length

i have mine grown on gex substrate with co2.grew and carpet really fast

[winston77]

Seems like Jap Hairgrass likes GeX.

Anyway, I have gotten 3 x 8kg today.

[berlinjs]

l tried hair grass, but after 2wks it slowly melted. dont know why?
mine is on lapis and jbl.
had a hard time planting it, eyes gets blurred you know what mean.
would like to try again.
any bros can assist?

[plausible]

maybe it in emmersed from when you got it? or is the water too warm?

[winston77]

My experience wif Jap Hairgrass is that it propagates easily. But it slowly started to float up... probably due to depleting base fert, or my jumbo SAEs disturbing it continunously.

BTW, its on lapis and base fert...

Finally... all Jap Hairgrass are gone. How i wish i had kept some of those floating ones, and i dun have to look around for it... Haiz...

[marle]

price of japanese hairgrass increased a little recently.