help on hairgrass

[ouuuigh]

hello , i would like to know if i can grow hairgrass in my 6inchx6inchx15inch low tech tank , no filter , co2 , nothing , only light from the sun . i have seen ppl grow hairgrass in low tech tanks but some others have problems with them when they are in hightech. i am using ada soil and plants are HC and hairgrass . this is just the planning of the tank , the tank will be ready shorty
hope u can help me out thanks

[Xianghao]

IMHO they may grow if there is good sunlight but on the other hand algae will also bloom because you cannot control the amount of sunlight.

[cheetf]

Japanese hairgrass grown in a 1 ft cube tank. Low tech, with ADA II soil and indirect sunlight. So far no issues with algae.

[Cloud-Strife]

I see many bottles at the side of the tank. can I know what are they ?

[cheetf]

One is an empty bottle, the other is a bottle of excel which I dose everytime I change water, which is every 2 to 3 weeks. There is probably a bottle of anti chlorine there somewhere.

[unpluggedmusic]

no wonder you have no algae. cos u dose excel, which kills most algae. now we know excel wont affect your hairgrass. Riccia will be affected by excel.

[cheetf]

Yes and no, excel is not an algae killer. Too much light and algae will still form.

[Neebs]

Just wondering, do anyone try with submerge tactics on Jap Hairgass before?

[cheetf]

Of course there have been.

[cheetf]

hello , i would like to know if i can grow hairgrass in my 6inchx6inchx15inch low tech tank , no filter , co2 , nothing , only light from the sun . i have seen ppl grow hairgrass in low tech tanks but some others have problems with them when they are in hightech. i am using ada soil and plants are HC and hairgrass . this is just the planning of the tank , the tank will be ready shorty
hope u can help me out thanks

Bro any updates?

[Neebs]

ops!!! sorry.
Mistaken my language.
Correction:-
*** Just wondering, do anyone try with emerge form on Jap Hairgass before?

Will it be easier?

[cheetf]

That's how I started the tank above.

[Neebs]

That's how I started the tank above.

Thank you so much for clarify.
I try myself with the method.

[ouuuigh]

Bro any updates?

nope , the tank is still in process of building , the tank spec is 15inch(L)x6inch(B)x6inch(H) , normal glass and 6mm thickness, i will probably use HC for foreground and abit of hairgrass for the rocks and DW , wat is the different between jap dwarf hairgrass and hairgrass?

[felix_fx2]

nope , the tank is still in process of building , the tank spec is 15inch(L)x6inch(B)x6inch(H) , normal glass and 6mm thickness, i will probably use HC for foreground and abit of hairgrass for the rocks and DW , wat is the different between jap dwarf hairgrass and hairgrass?

HC for foreground? i have many doubts about how nice they will grow.
I am having a 1 feet tank in a slightly shaded area outside my home void deck as testing ground.

Using APP (foreground) and Japonica (background), noticed the APP is growing slow & steady.

Anyone keeping HC without chiller and low light might want to give his/her input.

[cheetf]

nope , the tank is still in process of building , the tank spec is 15inch(L)x6inch(B)x6inch(H) , normal glass and 6mm thickness, i will probably use HC for foreground and abit of hairgrass for the rocks and DW , wat is the different between jap dwarf hairgrass and hairgrass?

Japanese hairgrass grows curved while normal hairgrass grows straight.