[JenThePlantGeek]

Just how short can you trim this for a carpet and still have it be green and healthy?

Not sure - I've trimmed it down so that only little nubs were left and it grew back. I bet you could keep it around 1" - but that'd be a LOT of trimming. My 15 foreground kept it about 1.5-2".

I like the church idea, Jen! Sounds too cute! Are you going to add a touch of the morbid and build a cemetery next to it? *snicker*

Ooh! Do you mind if I steal that idea? Imagine little iwagumi grave stones in a yard of HC! Hahaha, OH that'd be too cute!

 

[hooha]

if you have it under high light, it grows creeping and you can trim it pretty close to the substrate.

It's a great plant for nano tanks as well....

 

[CampCreekTexas]

Cool. Thanks for the info both of you. I might try it as a lawn in a higher light tank, once my stepson gets my hoods done (It's SO handy having two sons who are trim carpenters!:hihi.

Ooh! Do you mind if I steal that idea? Imagine little iwagumi grave stones in a yard of HC! Hahaha, OH that'd be too cute!

Go for it! I think that's a FAB idea! LOLOL! Now I can't wait to see it. *snicker*

 

[fishscale]

Can you grow HM emersed?

 

[dapellegrini]

Yes. The leaves go round instead of long and pointy.

Here is some that I got Emersed:

and here it is after about 3 weeks:

 

[dhavoc]

it makes a very nice ground cover emersed. i have it hanging off of the hob filter on one of my nano's and it looks great. one if the tiniest flowers also. emersed form is dark emerald green, not the light lime green of the submerged form, and the leaves are small and round and they grow very compact. will try to get a pic when i get home later.

 

[uncskainch]

It sure has grown like crazy in my tank -- and I have DIY CO2 and pretty moderate lighting. I love it, too -- it's adds a lot of softness and depth to the foreground.

 

[dhavoc]

pic of mine hanging off one of those red sea nano filters, you can barely make out the flowers.

 

[fresh_lynny]

It is one of my favorites as well.....
Grows like ummmmmm a weed, but is easily shaped. I love it!

 

[JenThePlantGeek]

LYNN! Haven't seen you in awhile - how's that new ADA tank of yours looking??

 

[garuf]

how tall does hm grow? im using some as a background plant in my nano im im scared it wont be seen beind my drift wood, instead of making the bushy background i envisioned

 

[Cydric]

how tall does hm grow? im using some as a background plant in my nano im im scared it wont be seen beind my drift wood, instead of making the bushy background i envisioned

It out grew my 2.5g AGA nano tank. Actually, it turned my entire 2.5g nano tank into an HM bush.

 

[garuf]

hahaha pretty big then? fingers crossed ill get somthing similar mines so short the tallest bits probably not even 5cm

 

[bsmith]

that stuff pearls like crazy!!!

what do you think is a better foreground plant, m.mineuta or hm?

btw tried some hm in my 12g eclipse to no avail, thats when i thought that 13watts over 12 gallons was alot of light !!!

 

[Kelley]

what do you think is a better foreground plant, m.mineuta or hm?

Marsilea is a great foreground plant. It is zero maintenance and very pretty. The downside is that it requires LOTS of patience. I think that HM is a poor choice for a nano foreground. Too much work!! Try HC, Hemianthus callitrichthoides, instead.

 

[bsmith]

i already have the minuta, e.tenellus (broadleaf)and e.tenellus (microleaf) as foreground in a tank at home. i am currently trying to aquire an ada tank and am always open to suggestions.

why hc instead of hm, quicker growth?

 

[fishscale]

No, HC doesn't grow as crazy, so less trimming is involved. BTW, thanks for your minuta and tennellus, they are doing great in my shrimp tank!

Based on your experiences, would it be a bad idea to mix HC/HM/Glosso? I am not sure what I want to do exactly, but I am considering allowing those plants to grow together. Is this a bad idea? I know that Glosso gets really thick and needs to be trimmed/replanted, and HM grows like crazy, so one might overtake the other, but does anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

[Jeff5614]

I'm not sure reading this thread was a good idea or not, now I'm searching Swap N Shop for HM, lol. If you guys have any for sale or know of someone who does please let me know.

 

[fishscale]

I'm currently collecting for The Big Planting (TM) when I move into my new apartment. I am sure I will feel dumb when this plant takes over my tank, but I need to plant heavy to start

 

[cleekdafish]

i used to have this plant , very limish color and beautfil leaves , my covered everything and it does grow fast...my grew like 6 inches tall