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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #1222



>Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:15:00 -0700
>From: Olga Betts <sae at arts_ubc.ca>
>Subject: glosso growth
>
>>From: "Raymond Wong" <myapisto at hotmail_com>
>>Subject: Golssostigma
>>for my tank glossostigma grows VERY VERY slowly.. not dying... i'm using
the
>>DIY yeast method (and airstone into intake tube of canister filter)
>>substrate is very rich (laterite, clay, soil.. etc etc.) lighting is
around
>>3 watts / gallon
>
>I suspect that CO2 fertilization and good light are necessary because I've
>grown a carpet of glosso fairly quickly without a super rich substrate. I
>personally think that your substrate will prove to be too rich and cause
>problems down the road.
>
> but my tank is also 24 inches deep (top to bottom)
>>would that be a cause for slow growth
>
>This is pretty deep for a lot of light to get right down to gravel level,
>but it is growing so that's something.

Could you please describe your 'super rich gravel', what fertilizer do you
use, and what type of gravel, and the size of the gravel.

I am going to setup a 92 gal tank soon, in which I will have many plants,
and discus. And I would like to have a Glosso lawn in it.
How far is the distance from water surface to gravel, in the area where your
Glossostigma is ??

With many Thanks

Soren ' Disky ' Petersen  ICQ #1413069

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