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Captivate05
How tall is this plant supposed to grow? I was under the impression it would reach a decent height and grow fast.

So far, it's topped out at like 5"-7" and took it's sweet ol' time getting there. It's been about 5 weeks since I've had it. It looks great, nice and healthy and VERY pretty.

My specs are:
4x 18w T5NO (two 6700k, two rosettes)
Pressurized co2
EI dosing with A LOT of extra iron (only way to make all those rotalas and ludwigias happy...)
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sewingalot
I currently have some that are growing out of the water of a 55 gallon tank. I actually measured one for you and it is 27" tall. Give them more time to adjust.
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Captivate05 said:
How tall is this plant supposed to grow? I was under the impression it would reach a decent height and grow fast.

So far, it's topped out at like 5"-7" and took it's sweet ol' time getting there. It's been about 5 weeks since I've had it. It looks great, nice and healthy and VERY pretty.

My specs are:
4x 18w T5NO (two 6700k, two rosettes)
Pressurized co2
EI dosing with A LOT of extra iron (only way to make all those rotalas and ludwigias happy...)
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In my experience, it grows as tall as you let it grow. I've had stems grow over two feet. What size is your tank? Just wondering if it is growing slower because of the amount of light.
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