not dead but not growing

jamntoast · 06-12-2012, 06:25 PM

hey i grabbed a pot of hairgrass a few months ago and it hasn't really done anything in my tank.i probaby mishandled it when i planted it, i tried to get all the stone wool off of it and pulled it apart into smaller clumps kind of but i didn't think i broke it too much. my tank is soil base layer with an inch and a half of sand on top and had diy co2 into it for the last month or two and recently started dosing with flourish comprehensive. my light is only 1w per gallon, so i'm wondering if that is even the reason. it stays alive pretty well, it's nice and green it just doesn't really grow, there is virtually no root growth as far as i can tell. everything else seems to do alright. is it the low light?

jamntoast · 06-12-2012, 09:07 PM

ps i'm thinking about throwing some in a smaller tank with nothing else in it right now and sitting in the window sil for a while, is that a good idea to let it get it's roots? or would that just make it ripe for algae

livingword26 · 06-12-2012, 09:14 PM

What are the dimensions of your tank, and what kind of light do you have?

HybridHerp · 06-12-2012, 09:37 PM

wpg is a terrible thing to go by
even so, I get the feeling your lights may just be a little low, since everything else sounds about right
btw, you are supposed to manhandle hair grass when you get it, I spent 2.5 hours yesterday planting each crown separately and trimming the roots and leafs down a good amount
and now I have to re-do half of it cause it came floating up lol

jamntoast · 06-13-2012, 07:20 PM

well that makes me feel a bit better about getting in there with it. i'm not even caring about it any more, its just hanging out in my quarantine/grow out tank. everything else does well (mostly pretty low light plants though) but it just stays as is, simple getting by. oh well. thanks

06-12-2012, 06:25 PM	#1
jamntoast Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: canada Posts: 130	not dead but not growing hey i grabbed a pot of hairgrass a few months ago and it hasn't really done anything in my tank.i probaby mishandled it when i planted it, i tried to get all the stone wool off of it and pulled it apart into smaller clumps kind of but i didn't think i broke it too much. my tank is soil base layer with an inch and a half of sand on top and had diy co2 into it for the last month or two and recently started dosing with flourish comprehensive. my light is only 1w per gallon, so i'm wondering if that is even the reason. it stays alive pretty well, it's nice and green it just doesn't really grow, there is virtually no root growth as far as i can tell. everything else seems to do alright. is it the low light?

06-12-2012, 09:14 PM	#3
livingword26 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 978	What are the dimensions of your tank, and what kind of light do you have? __________________ 29 gallon, Fluval 306. Aquatop PF25-UV Power Filter, 1x39 watt T5HO 7" above tank. P.F. Sand, Pressurized CO2, 5 Glowlight Tetra's, 3 Halequin Rasborah's, 3 neons, 2 Oto's, 5 Cherry Shrimp, 4 Amano Shrimp.

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06-12-2012, 09:07 PM	#2
jamntoast Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: canada Posts: 130	ps i'm thinking about throwing some in a smaller tank with nothing else in it right now and sitting in the window sil for a while, is that a good idea to let it get it's roots? or would that just make it ripe for algae

06-12-2012, 09:37 PM	#4
HybridHerp Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York Posts: 1,892	wpg is a terrible thing to go by even so, I get the feeling your lights may just be a little low, since everything else sounds about right btw, you are supposed to manhandle hair grass when you get it, I spent 2.5 hours yesterday planting each crown separately and trimming the roots and leafs down a good amount and now I have to re-do half of it cause it came floating up lol

06-13-2012, 07:20 PM	#5
jamntoast Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: canada Posts: 130	well that makes me feel a bit better about getting in there with it. i'm not even caring about it any more, its just hanging out in my quarantine/grow out tank. everything else does well (mostly pretty low light plants though) but it just stays as is, simple getting by. oh well. thanks