any advice for hc

dschmeh · 09-13-2006, 06:01 PM

12 gal tank ah 36 w light water param perfect pressurized co2 . No algae everythine else grows like weeds have to trim weekly but i cant get HC to grow i have a few clumps spread across the front of the tank with nothing shading it but its not grown or spread in 2 months on the plus side its living and not floating to the surface .
Any advice .

yoink · 09-13-2006, 06:20 PM

I've heard people not being able to grow it in flourite due to the size. I had it growing well in flourite until clado took over and I had to pitch it. It did sit and do nothing for about a month, but it more than doubled a couple months after that.

dschmeh · 09-13-2006, 06:28 PM

what would be the ideal substrate for it ?

dschmeh · 09-13-2006, 06:49 PM

what ever the best substarte is i could bout that in the front of the tank to get it going?

yoink · 09-13-2006, 08:15 PM

You could try a little sand at the front of the tank. That may help it root and spread better.

09-13-2006, 06:01 PM	#1
dschmeh Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silver Creek South of Buffalo Ny. Posts: 454	any advice for hc 12 gal tank ah 36 w light water param perfect pressurized co2 . No algae everythine else grows like weeds have to trim weekly but i cant get HC to grow i have a few clumps spread across the front of the tank with nothing shading it but its not grown or spread in 2 months on the plus side its living and not floating to the surface . Any advice . __________________ Eclipse system 12 heavily planted AH 36w retro kit light 2pm-11pm Substrate: Flourite Pressurized Co2 with Red Sea 500 Reactor jbj regulator PMDD PreMix/EI _____________________ 10g shrimp Only tank Flourite Red 28w corallife aqualight Various Mosses. whisper 20 w/ sponge pre-filter. Feeding HBH Lobster crab bites and Algae Wafers. No Co2 and very light fertilization

09-13-2006, 06:28 PM	#3
dschmeh Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silver Creek South of Buffalo Ny. Posts: 454	what would be the ideal substrate for it ? __________________ Eclipse system 12 heavily planted AH 36w retro kit light 2pm-11pm Substrate: Flourite Pressurized Co2 with Red Sea 500 Reactor jbj regulator PMDD PreMix/EI _____________________ 10g shrimp Only tank Flourite Red 28w corallife aqualight Various Mosses. whisper 20 w/ sponge pre-filter. Feeding HBH Lobster crab bites and Algae Wafers. No Co2 and very light fertilization

09-13-2006, 06:49 PM	#4
dschmeh Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Silver Creek South of Buffalo Ny. Posts: 454	what ever the best substarte is i could bout that in the front of the tank to get it going? __________________ Eclipse system 12 heavily planted AH 36w retro kit light 2pm-11pm Substrate: Flourite Pressurized Co2 with Red Sea 500 Reactor jbj regulator PMDD PreMix/EI _____________________ 10g shrimp Only tank Flourite Red 28w corallife aqualight Various Mosses. whisper 20 w/ sponge pre-filter. Feeding HBH Lobster crab bites and Algae Wafers. No Co2 and very light fertilization

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09-13-2006, 06:20 PM	#2
yoink Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,981	I've heard people not being able to grow it in flourite due to the size. I had it growing well in flourite until clado took over and I had to pitch it. It did sit and do nothing for about a month, but it more than doubled a couple months after that.

09-13-2006, 08:15 PM	#5
yoink Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,981	You could try a little sand at the front of the tank. That may help it root and spread better.