Glosso Carpet Low Tech

Substrate is dirt clay peat over osmocote.

Glosso carpet low tech.

Below are the tentative specs that i have in mind for this tank. You can cut it and replant thus making a carpet much quicker. Hi everyone i m planning to do a 1 5ft planted tank in a couple of months time and i m trying to decide on which carpet plant to go for. Lit by 24w cfl.

Glosso glossostigma species sunday duration. The plant has two leaves per node and branches very easily. Low maintenance dry start method for glosso. Glossostigma elatinoides glosso likes co2 fertilization and good lighting but grows very well in a low tech tank without co2.

Up aqua z series led 45cm filtration. Given good care it will spread like a carpet across the aquarium floor. Gex l hof filled with biohomme and mr. Excel dosed daily npk dosed weekly.

Anyway i was thinking of doing a ring of repens around my hardscape which will be rocks and then doing a carpet of glosso filling out the rest of the tank. In case i suck at describing stuff i made a shitty ms painting. In healthy glosso the leaves are bright green and produce bubbles readily. Dustin s fish tanks 36 174 views.

Glossostigma elatinoides also called glosso is one of the most popular fast growing aquarium plants used in the forefront of a tank. Here is a 24 day growth period with no trim. High tech uns 90l low tech uns 60s 40c 30c. High tech co2 aquarium plant tips.

I have used glossostigma elatinoides glosso often in low tech tanks as a carpet plant and it grows in very quickly. L40cm x w27cm x h30cm lighting. The only other experience i have with glosso was in my low light low fert shrimp tank and the glosso grew straight up like a normal stem plant. This is a small green trailing plant with curly branches that form a very good looking green carpet on the tank bottom.

I will be re using most of the equipment i currently have. My carpet on may 5th.