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I'm after some tips on how to manage my plants so that they bush out as much as possible.
I am aiming for a similar appearance to this as created by George and shown on the Tropica site.
The Plants are:
Limnophila hippuridoides
Penthorum sedoides
Eleocharis parvula
Rotala 'Bonsai'
I also have some:
Pogostemon helferi
Pogostemon erectus
Most are growing fine, I have my co2 turning light green on the DC now, I have my TMC Mini 500 on 50% for 7 hours with a 20min ramp up and down. I am dosing TNC Complete at 2.5ml per day into a 50l tank. Substrate is JBL Manado with TNC root tabs.
I was not using co2 or as much light up until recently so the plants are now responding and I'm not sure what approach to take...
The plants I have questions on are:
P helferi - Initial melting seems to have stopped and leaves are turning green rather than the pale colour they were. It seems quite slow to grow though, is this normal?
Limnophila hippuridoides - The new growth at the top of the stems is much bushier than the lower parts. Am I best to trim these off, remove the lower section and replant the top section?
Pogostemon erectus - Same as above really, new growth is nice and dense, lots of leaves far more frequently on the stems. Am I right to trim off the lower part of the stem and then replant?
I am aiming for a similar appearance to this as created by George and shown on the Tropica site.
The Plants are:
Limnophila hippuridoides
Penthorum sedoides
Eleocharis parvula
Rotala 'Bonsai'
I also have some:
Pogostemon helferi
Pogostemon erectus
Most are growing fine, I have my co2 turning light green on the DC now, I have my TMC Mini 500 on 50% for 7 hours with a 20min ramp up and down. I am dosing TNC Complete at 2.5ml per day into a 50l tank. Substrate is JBL Manado with TNC root tabs.
I was not using co2 or as much light up until recently so the plants are now responding and I'm not sure what approach to take...
The plants I have questions on are:
P helferi - Initial melting seems to have stopped and leaves are turning green rather than the pale colour they were. It seems quite slow to grow though, is this normal?
Limnophila hippuridoides - The new growth at the top of the stems is much bushier than the lower parts. Am I best to trim these off, remove the lower section and replant the top section?
Pogostemon erectus - Same as above really, new growth is nice and dense, lots of leaves far more frequently on the stems. Am I right to trim off the lower part of the stem and then replant?