Nicken Nano

[nicken]

I doubt that your HC melts because of high temperature of 30Deg.

My HC in my 29~30deg 1' cube tank is doing very well.

Maybe your HC is emersed form , which is not easy to convert to submersed form. Your CO2/Light/Dosing might not be in good harmony, resultiing in poor conditions for HC to convert.

I never succeeded in converting HC from emersed to submersed form even in my 26deg tank with 4x39W lighting, 4 bps CO2 24/7 and EI dosing, which every other plants in it grew like weed. However I never have any problem when I have used HC in submersed form.

Some aquarists did tried jump start the HC in a "minimal water" method. They only changed to aquarium only when the HC is thriving. I did planted the HC in my garden with great success, but I never tried to convert them before.

Yes bro , mine is the emersed form HC. no wonder i cant get them to grow well. so where can i get those submerse HC ?

[nicken]

Glosso












Full tank shot after one week

[nicken]

Hi Guys ,
have anyone experience the glosso bottom leave turning yellowish while the top part are greenish. is it the lack of light for the bottom ? or i need to add some fertilizers into the soil ?

[green palette]

Your glosso seems to be growing quite high. When i first started planting my glosso, they all turned yellow too but only for a few days. After that, they turned back green. I guess they were getting used to the conversion from emeresed to submersed state. it could be that you are experiencing the same thing. If not maybe due to the lack of light.

[nicken]

Your glosso seems to be growing quite high. When i first started planting my glosso, they all turned yellow too but only for a few days. After that, they turned back green. I guess they were getting used to the conversion from emeresed to submersed state. it could be that you are experiencing the same thing. If not maybe due to the lack of light.

now its even growing higher , can reach up 4-5 cm tall , seems like its not spreading sideways

[nicken]

does the water flow affects the glosso to grow upwards

[Cloud-Strife]

Glosso grows upward because the light is not sufficient enough. it's fighting for light with other plants.

[Shadow]

at least it grow, so you are in the right track

[nicken]

at least it grow, so you are in the right track

Thanks bro , how shall I prune it? Can I just cut off the long stem and replant it into the soil?

[Shadow]

yes just cut it, leave it 2 or more leave above ground.

[nicken]

yes just cut it, leave it 2 or more leave above ground.

ok thanks , but i still cant get them to spread sideways . how can i do that ?
increase light density ? change bulb ?

[Shadow]

you trim first and see whether new shoot grow side way or grow up. if grow up then you need to do something with the light

[Cloud-Strife]

Actually it's ok if it's growing upwards. If you don't have enough glosso, just trim 1 stem with 2 leaves, then plant it some where else. The newly cut plantlets will survive. In short, it's an economic way to grow glosso, even though it's kinda slow.

[nicken]

Thanks bro ,
yes , i tried by planting this way but it seems like the glosso wouldn't grow in the denser form and cover up the empty area.

Actually it's ok if it's growing upwards. If you don't have enough glosso, just trim 1 stem with 2 leaves, then plant it some where else. The newly cut plantlets will survive. In short, it's an economic way to grow glosso, even though it's kinda slow.

[nicken]

front tank shot









Cheery barb and galaxy rasbora





They are too fast for my camera to capture.

[Zac]

hi ken nice tank

[Zac]

rem me ? we were from way back since marine tank to planted . haha
now got to ask for your advice again..

[Zac]

btw nice tank very cute is it easy to maintain? or bigger tank better to maintain?

[yilimi]

Cheery barb and galaxy rasbora

Hi nicken, where i know where did you get your galaxy rasbora?

[Zac]

Bro what should be the ph of the tank ?