Hair Grass

[NightHound]

Hi everyone,

Can Hair Grass grow well using ADA Aquasoil? Coz the most of the time i see ppl use normal gravel to grow their Hair Grass.

Cheers,
Desmond

[Simon]

Nighthound, is best you try it out.

[joe]

definitely no problem ... mine in office using the black adasoil, diy co2 and 9w light ... spread like nobody business

[hwchoy]

joe, got kena hair algae or not?

[joe]

choy, no hair algae at all ... but got lots of water fleas which the shrimps dun seem to mind!!! [:0] [:] [:]

[hwchoy]

so solid! take a pic leh, my HG is overwhelmed with hair algae although everything is considered "healthy" as the shrimps were breeding like mad, but still not so good looking. anyway after 10 months without trimming I found the HG growing off the gravel on a matt of dirt of their own doing, so have to tear everything down.

[fissssshy]

my HG also got hair algea what is the best way to get rid of it

[hwchoy]

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On 10/21/2003 3:51:41 PM

my HG also got hair algea what is the best way to get rid of it
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become a buddhist, if you think it isn't there, well, it isn't [] [] []

[PeterGwee]

Choy and fissssshy, trim your hairgrass real good and remove as much hair algae as you can. Double check your CO2 level and make sure it stays within the 20-30ppm range throughout the day. If you don't mind doing large water changes weekly, you can do the estimative index method. Just tell me the tank size and I will suggest a routine for you.

[hwchoy]

too late, as described earlier I'm going tear down my HG, probably going to try a patch of Cryptocoryne griffithii next…

but I woud suggest to crew cut HG every 3 months at least and take the opportunity to clean out the trapped dirt and hair algae, also prevent them from growing onto the dirt layer (like mine) instead of in the gravel.

[sherchoo]

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On 10/21/2003 10:47:27 PM

too late, as described earlier I'm going tear down my HG, probably going to try a patch of Cryptocoryne griffithii next...

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Sorry to sidetrack.....

Choy,
Quite a challenge you're taking on there. From what I know C.griffithii is one of the most difficult species to be cultivated under aquarium conditions. Do let us know how it turns out.

[hwchoy]

I had a few stalks of them in a 1ft cube with ADA AquaSoil and no CO2, just 9W light. As usual they melted but started growing new leaves and were doing reasonably well but the tank has since gone into neglect. So it wasn't so difficult as to die on me, so got some chance. Have to make up my mine, find some time and tear down the current tank.

Intend to have Blyxa aubertii behind the griffithi. Perhaps one other midground crypt in a separate patch as "BACKUP". This is my Neo-nature aquarium concept, no more than 3 species in a tank and each species in a clump or patch, because that is usually how they grow in the wild. Also when my algae gets out of control they are actually also an element in this new philosophy [] Ah Q's attitude.

[bluezing]

wahhh...shifu choy...u tearing down ur hairgrass tank?haizz..abit wasted.anyway...gd luck to ur next challenge!

[checkerboard]

actually, hairgrass growing on the mulm is ok, in fact i think they grow faster on it just dont uproot it and teh dirt wont fly up...

need to be a little patient with this plant, takes sometime to settle before spreading. but once it spread, it is not a demanding plant, you can find it even in the darkest corner of the tank.

as for hair algae mine hairgrass dont have, regular water change and a higher level of CO2 in teh optimal range as suggested by Peter really helps. think for some people, their problem is bba.

my problem with hairgrass it not a problem of growth, but rather, when i trim my moss, they fall into my hairgrass patch, cannot find and then they start growing and entangling themselves with the hairgrass, so very hair to remove them. Good thing is that they are not visible, so usually i dont care.

yah, griffithi is a difficult plant. I had them growing for a while, then stupidly decided to transplant them. As usual, they start rotting, and teh new plant is much much smaller already