Hopefully this isn't hijacking this thread, but after reading through this, I decided to try this to help propagate HC for the foreground for my 50 gallon. My tank is already filled and has been running for about a month or so, so I decided to simply take some of the substrate (Schulz aquasoil) out from the foreground where I had been attempting to grow some HC and put it in a pan, plant the HC, and place a 36watt light above it. I put some of the tank water, which I fertilize using EI method, in the pan to make the substrate moist. I figure that if I can get the HC to form a thick mat, I can transfer it, along with the substrate enmeshed in the roots, to the foreground. Do you guys think this will work? Also, how much fertilizer should I add to the water/substrate (I dose using dry ferts)? any input would be appreciated.
