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Re: Rollin' Riccia!



>You can use hairgrass to help keep your riccia down and it's a must as far
as 
>I'm concerned if you want a lawn. The problem is that if there a dark spots 
>in your tank, the hairgrass tends to take over, something you may or may not 
>like. Just plant the hairgrass intermitently, drop the riccia on top and 
>sprinkle some gravel over it. Or you can plant the hairgrass, then put your 
>riccia covered rocks on top. I think this works better because the hairgrass 
>alone won't keep the riccia down. As soon as you start the filter you get
all 
>this riccia floating around. I guess Dwight manages without a rock of some 
>sort.

I keep any powerhead activity away from the NEWLY set riccia.  Once riccia
fans start growing they have a tendency to interlock, so agitation isnt
going to shake 'um loose.



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