Glosso Carpet Low Tech

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Glosso carpet low tech. I will be re using most of the equipment i currently have. Lit by 24w cfl. You can cut it and replant thus making a carpet much quicker. 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. Substrate is dirt clay peat over osmocote. This is a small green trailing plant with curly branches that form a very good looking green carpet on the tank bottom. 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.

In case i suck at describing stuff i made a shitty ms painting. Glosso glossostigma species sunday duration. Gex l hof filled with biohomme and mr. Given good care it will spread like a carpet across the aquarium floor.

L40cm x w27cm x h30cm lighting. The plant has two leaves per node and branches very easily. Up aqua z series led 45cm filtration. A month later i had a full lush carpet with no trimming except around my driftwood where the glosso tries to attach itself.

Excel dosed daily npk dosed weekly. Glossostigma elatinoides glosso likes co2 fertilization and good lighting but grows very well in a low tech tank without co2. Below are the tentative specs that i have in mind for this tank. Dhg carpet in a 3 5gal low tech planted tank.

In healthy glosso the leaves are bright green and produce bubbles readily. My carpet on may 5th. Low maintenance dry start method for glosso. High tech uns 90l low tech uns 60s 40c 30c.

The leaves are small tongue shaped and petiolate meaning that the leaf has a stalk that attaches to the plant stem. Glossostigma elatinoides also called glosso is one of the most popular fast growing aquarium plants used in the forefront of a tank.