Planting Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)

[Shadow]

this my biggest problem, I can't smuggle in CO2 to office

[Thirteen]

hahaha! maybe try those small canister. but will be wasting money.

[EvolutionZ]

can use those 0.5l aluminium canister.. NA got.. but price i think its gonna be high..

[WiNd08]

hello guys,

my HC started melting on wednesday, before that they were bubbling.

have no idea what happened, but they completely stopped bubbling and melted. i've started my planted on 1 nov, and they were doing fine all along un til wednesday

anyone can recommend me what could be the reason?

pH 6.6-6.8
dkH 4
CO2 2-3BPS
Lights - 2.3WPG

got a feeling it's due to me stopping my liquid fert (i was told to stop doing liquid fert until my tank is about 2weeks old)

[torque6]

hello guys,

my HC started melting on wednesday, before that they were bubbling.

have no idea what happened, but they completely stopped bubbling and melted. i've started my planted on 1 nov, and they were doing fine all along un til wednesday

anyone can recommend me what could be the reason?

pH 6.6-6.8
dkH 4
CO2 2-3BPS
Lights - 2.3WPG

got a feeling it's due to me stopping my liquid fert (i was told to stop doing liquid fert until my tank is about 2weeks old)

They probably have used up their resources, so melting. By the way, dont think dosing liquid fert has a time frame as to how mature the tank is. You can start dosing even at start up, but that depends on your plant mass and their requirements.

[WiNd08]

They probably have used up their resources, so melting. By the way, dont think dosing liquid fert has a time frame as to how mature the tank is. You can start dosing even at start up, but that depends on your plant mass and their requirements.

Thanks for the input!

i'm quite afraid of dosing now as i have shrimps in my tank

anyway, do you think root monster could aid them?

[z_z]

Root ferts does help with their growth, but you got to get them to settle in 1st....

If your tank is cycled and there are already other plants inside, I think you can start dosing fert. Your shrimps should not be affected unless you really over-do the dosing.

[WiNd08]

Hi, for me i cut the sponge into pieces and plant them together with the HC.

Some of them, approx 30-35% will melt. But whatever that's remaining will start to stretch out shoots which will form creeps.

i'm growing them at 2.7WPG with 2-3BPS in my 4ft tank hope this helps