Hi all,

I have some glosso but have no success with it, it grows very sowly.

I have them in the pond and have it in my planted tank on sand substrate. and both are really slow. What should I do to make them grow faster?

cesarz

metal halide :lol:

ask Dark (you will see him at the meeting tomorrow), as that is one of the plants he like to grow - I think he uses CO2

Even tho i have never grown it i was going to say the same as sharn!!

Even tho i have never grown it i was going to say the same as sharn!!

Luke* has it growing very well, we gave him a fistful or so and its covered half a four? footer now at the front. he has co2, a 400W metal halide and all the fancy bits that go along with planting :lol: it seemed to change its leaf size a bit since being in the tank, theyve gotten larger which was interesting to see

hey guys can i have the address and time for tommorrows meeting please?

Day: Last Wednesday of every month.

Time: 7:45 pm meet with meeting starting at 8:00pm

Location:

Doris Mills Lounge,

Linden Community Centre,

Linden Avenue,

Linden,

Tawa.

Directions:

From the Main Road, turn at the Christadelphian Church into Linden Avenue. On the right are the Plunket rooms, the Bridge Club Rooms and then the Linden Community Centre. The Doris Mills Lounge is at the end of the Community Centre building. The car park is one way so you enter from the east end and exit from the west end.

Tea and coffee are provided, but please feel free to bring something to share for supper - gold coin donation and blank cheques are also accepted, first born children by prior arrangement.

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

2006

August - 30th

September - 27th

October - 25th

November - 29th

hey thanks for that!

I had mine grow from about 1 leaf to 15cmX15cm in a few weeks just from a metal halide, no CO2 or ferts. Metal halide = excellent growth.

Yeah it grows very well under Metal Hallide, not sure if it's totally necessary though as I've only ever had it under MH lighting. You can see my mattress of it here: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/lukes- ... 14989.html I plan to grow it out to cover the whole bottom of the tank.

It's similar to riccia, but it has some major benefits. It forms a thick mat and once settled it does not float up to the top and take hours to replant. It has roots, so doesn't have to be tied down to anything. You can put your gravel vacuum over the top and plumb it lightly to suck up any detritus that has settled over it. Fish can nibble on it and clean the leaves (e.g SAEs) and it won't become unstuck and rise to the top. It's NZ native

You tank looks good Luke* I wish my one will be like that! Will get Metal Halides soon $$$.

Thanks to all.

Hehe cheers bud. Everyone I know that has converted to MH has not been disappointed with it, in fact they've been over the moon with it

Just as a small aside Tsarmina, your meeting in October is just before a Holiday Weekend and also the same time as Masterton Fish Show.

Is it possible that the meeting night could be changed to accomodate visitors that are going to Masterton? :roll: