My Duckweed is very small

taiwwa · 01-29-2013, 05:45 PM

I don't quite understand why.

When I got the first batch, they were pretty big, about the size of a coin, but since then they've only reproduced as tiny little ones the size of like a nail head.

Any idea?

wicca27 · 01-29-2013, 07:31 PM

can you get a pic there are a couple kinds of duck weed

ADJAquariums · 01-29-2013, 09:06 PM

They could just need to grow, like any plant they start out small and grow to full sized

kochman · 01-29-2013, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADJAquariums

They could just need to grow, like any plant they start out small and grow to full sized

Was Also thinking that or just different light then what originals were grown in ?

**Tetranerd** · 01-29-2013, 10:52 PM

Mine has never gotten very large.

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dmagerl · 01-29-2013, 11:39 PM

I had duckweed in two tanks, first one was infected with it, then the other was contaminated. I say contaminated because I cant get rid of the stuff and to indicate that the duckweed came from the same source and is of the same germline.

Anyway, both tanks have identical water conditions, both get EI dosing, but one tank is only a single t5ho low tech and the other is a dual t5ho + CO2.

The low tech tank always had larger leaved duckweed than the CO2 tank. The CO2 tank was almost microscopic in size. (Well, maybe I exaggerate). THe important point is that they are different sizes.

So it is either the extra light or the CO2 that is stunting their growth, but the size difference is quite noticeable.

01-29-2013, 05:45 PM	#1
taiwwa Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: morgantown, wv Posts: 179	My Duckweed is very small I don't quite understand why. When I got the first batch, they were pretty big, about the size of a coin, but since then they've only reproduced as tiny little ones the size of like a nail head. Any idea?

01-29-2013, 09:06 PM	#3
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Tetranerd Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Carson City, MI Posts: 198	Re: My Duckweed is very small Mine has never gotten very large. Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Tetranerd _____________________ RAOK Club #83 My 90 Gallon tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...414&highlight=

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01-29-2013, 07:31 PM	#2
wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,812	can you get a pic there are a couple kinds of duck weed

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dmagerl Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 201	I had duckweed in two tanks, first one was infected with it, then the other was contaminated. I say contaminated because I cant get rid of the stuff and to indicate that the duckweed came from the same source and is of the same germline. Anyway, both tanks have identical water conditions, both get EI dosing, but one tank is only a single t5ho low tech and the other is a dual t5ho + CO2. The low tech tank always had larger leaved duckweed than the CO2 tank. The CO2 tank was almost microscopic in size. (Well, maybe I exaggerate). THe important point is that they are different sizes. So it is either the extra light or the CO2 that is stunting their growth, but the size difference is quite noticeable.