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    wat is the best foreground plant ??

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    anyone mind sharing their best foreground plant? riccia, glosso, HC(hc stands for what?) hair grass etc? anyone mind giving me some advice? heard that glosso is very difficult on a non co2 tank. riccia need to trim often..any plant that very less maintenance? fissiden maybe? any advice or opinion given is deeply appreciated..
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    HC = hemianthus callitrichoides

    Actually it is depend on your scape. There will be time where you need to plan HC due to your tank size. Anyway my personal opinion hairgrass is the easiest
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    Up both hands agree with Shadow.

    Good experience to learn how to grow hc. Patience is all what this hobby is about. There might be time of failure but success is a wonderful experience.

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    HC is hairgrass?
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    HC = Hemianthus callitrichoides

    How do you plant HC?
    http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums...d.php?t=129529
    Planting Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC)
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=35388

    If you mass plant HC. These are some of the images you can expect.
    http://images.google.com.sg/images?h...ed=0CCsQsAQwAw

    HC Data (This should answer your question)
    http://www.grosvenor-tropicals.co.uk/livestock-pages/plants/hemianthus-callitrichoides%20-cuba'.shtml

    Both ways have their successful story to tell.
    Emersed Growing.
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=35187

    Submerged Growing.
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...t=30639&page=3

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    So hairgrass the easiest foreground plant?? Co2 needed? Is HC really hard to grow n creep to form carpet?
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    Strong lighting is needed for any plants to carpet rather than reach for the light.

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    strong lighting for HC and hairgrass? is it ok if i on the lighting 4hr per day? or should it be 8hr per day?
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    what does it mean by dry start method for HC?
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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    planting HC emersed, meaning without water, just keep substrate moist

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    What about APP Elatine triandra? Fairly easy too

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    What about Staurogyne sp. Cristilano? It is bigger but it depends on your scape and tank size I suppose. It is a great low maintenance foreground plant though.

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    Re: wat is the best foreground plant ??

    Quote Originally Posted by Saiberg View Post
    strong lighting for HC and hairgrass? is it ok if i on the lighting 4hr per day? or should it be 8hr per day?
    8 hours per day is the minimum requirement

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