hygro-not bushy

rygar126 · 12-08-2005, 03:33 AM

i still cant find the right answer. my hygro is not staying compact. my nitrates are at 10, phosphates are at .4, c02 at 15 ppm, and light is at 4 wpg. however i did position the light more and i can see the plants growing more vertical. its just my hygro with the problem. anybody know how to get it compact?

jamesbrokman10 · 12-08-2005, 03:41 AM

im a newby at this but i think you might need some more c02, around 30-35 ppm for that amount of light, correct me if im wrong, are you dosing ferts?

mrbelvedere · 12-08-2005, 04:07 AM

Well right now I am growing out my H. polysperma sp. "rosanervig." From what I have heard, the general consensus is to make trimmings when it gets above the desirable height and replant those trimmings in the substrate. This will make the stand denser. Also I have noticed that some of my plants have a tendency to grow 2 stems from the point where they were cut, like a hydra. Also, in time, many stem plants have offshoots on the same stem, adding more to the overall density. Hygro does this very rapidly. Patience isn't even really an issue with hygro.

rygar126 · 12-08-2005, 04:07 AM

yeah...im dosing nitrogen, potassium, flourish, and iron 3x a week.

mrbelvedere · 12-08-2005, 04:10 AM

Also your C02 is a little low for the amount of light you have in the tank. Might seem counterintuitive but you may want to consider cutting it down to 3 WPG or even less. Hygro (atleast my polysperma sp. "rosanervig," doesn't take that much light to grow.

rygar126 · 12-08-2005, 04:20 AM

im actually trying to get the pink out of the sunset hygro. i hear that its nicer under higher lighting. also, i thought c02 just increases growth but not necessarily compactness.

12-08-2005, 03:33 AM	#1
rygar126 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112	hygro-not bushy i still cant find the right answer. my hygro is not staying compact. my nitrates are at 10, phosphates are at .4, c02 at 15 ppm, and light is at 4 wpg. however i did position the light more and i can see the plants growing more vertical. its just my hygro with the problem. anybody know how to get it compact? __________________ 3g Iwagumi Journal

12-08-2005, 03:41 AM	#2
jamesbrokman10 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: omaha ne usa Posts: 130	im a newby at this but i think you might need some more c02, around 30-35 ppm for that amount of light, correct me if im wrong, are you dosing ferts? __________________ 300 gallon planted milwaukee sms 122 and reg. 2.5 wpg flourite substrate 2-diy reactors sump filter 8-4x odno f32 t-8's 6500k octron's soon to be inhabitants-discus,rams,cradinal's,neons,rummy nose's and hopefully a couple of zebra plecos 1-150 gallon soon to be planted tank 2- 55 gallon also soon to be planted 1-37 gallon also also soon to be planted Can you spend too much money on a hobby? SUPPORT YOU LOCAL UNIONS!!!!! Local 571 Omaha

12-08-2005, 04:07 AM	#4
rygar126 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112	yeah...im dosing nitrogen, potassium, flourish, and iron 3x a week. __________________ 3g Iwagumi Journal

12-08-2005, 04:20 AM	#6
rygar126 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 112	im actually trying to get the pink out of the sunset hygro. i hear that its nicer under higher lighting. also, i thought c02 just increases growth but not necessarily compactness. __________________ 3g Iwagumi Journal

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12-08-2005, 04:07 AM	#3
mrbelvedere Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saint Joseph, Illinois Posts: 2,783	Well right now I am growing out my H. polysperma sp. "rosanervig." From what I have heard, the general consensus is to make trimmings when it gets above the desirable height and replant those trimmings in the substrate. This will make the stand denser. Also I have noticed that some of my plants have a tendency to grow 2 stems from the point where they were cut, like a hydra. Also, in time, many stem plants have offshoots on the same stem, adding more to the overall density. Hygro does this very rapidly. Patience isn't even really an issue with hygro.

12-08-2005, 04:10 AM	#5
mrbelvedere Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saint Joseph, Illinois Posts: 2,783	Also your C02 is a little low for the amount of light you have in the tank. Might seem counterintuitive but you may want to consider cutting it down to 3 WPG or even less. Hygro (atleast my polysperma sp. "rosanervig," doesn't take that much light to grow.