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Re: Riccia
- To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
- Subject: Re: Riccia
- From: Thomas Barr <tcbiii at earthlink_net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 08:57:55 -0700
- In-Reply-To: <200109290748.f8T7m4M07613 at actwin_com>
- User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022
> Conditions in the tank are roughly the same (72 gal tank, pH now 6.7, KH 6,
> CO2 injected, 160 watts fluorescent), but the Riccia is not growing at all.
> It is not dying either. It is just sitting under the mesh and doing
> nothing-i.e. no growth and no pearling. All other plants in the tank are
> thriving.
>
> Any ideas what might be different, or what I can do to stimulate growth?
> Does Riccia require anything special that could have been expended in the
> tank over the last six months or that my other plants don't require?
It grows extremely well if you have good macro's and enough CO2. Likes K and
P certainly. Will grow in very low NO3's also and is not stunted nearly to
the same degree if your NO3 hit 0.0ppm for a couple of days etc.m It bounces
right back. Many other plants will not.
Regards,
Tom Barr
>
> Rob Sirota