Hc Carpet No Co2

Co2 is paramount to hc s success it is a relatively undemanding plant otherwise.

Hc carpet no co2.

Looking to hundreds of examples on forums with people having problems with the hc carpet a full 90 95 of them cannot grow hemianthus callitrichoides because of poor co2 control. I love when people who don t use co2 say you don t need it. I have just bought a fluval spec iii 2 6 10l gallon for a few shrimp. Noticeable improvement in the monte carlo carpet in my low tech no co2 tank.

Hc cuba plant is tough to grow without co2 and should not be attempted unless you have spare time and plants to waste but this approach will. This problem is exaggerated in warm tanks. But there is nothing like having a thick carpet of grass and hc. I do have a mini time lapse photo of the monte carlo before and after the difference is quite noticeable.

Hopefully it continues to improve and spread out even more. Glossostigma may require more light. However i would like a hc carpet. The next factor for success with hc and also the most important one is good co2 control.

The monte carlo has rooted itself deeper into the substrate. It is one of the plants which is sensitive enough to co2 levels that i grow small patches of it in every tank as living co2 indicators. It s a lot cheaper and you c. By following the guide below you should be able to grow dwarf hair grass carpet dhg monte carlo mc microsword and marsilea species without injected co2.

I have had plenty of nice looking non co2 tanks. Other people have been successful with no co2 and no ferts just good substrate. And really aren t that much. You actually don t but using it is easy once you get the hang of growing plants under water without it.

Learn what i do to grow them and keep them green and happy. Case in point i grew hc cuba without co2 using strong lighting and soil in the tank below.