I have had dwarf hair grass planted in my tank for about a month and a half. It has not died on me but it also has not really grown or spread out. I have a 10 gallon tank with 2 23w Cfl 6500k bulbs. I have CO2 running and I even changed my substrate from regular gravel to an Eco complete brand. Is there something I am missing or doing wrong? Like I said they are a pretty green but just aren't spreading out.
Dwarf Hairgrass
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aqua_chem
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Putting some root tabs in it might help, but... Hair grass kinda does that. It will sit on its duff for a few weeks to a few months, and then explode with runners. Two months is not an uncommon amount of time to wait for it to establish itself.
Thanks for the reply. I have root tabs down and I also use Nutrafin Plant gro once a week. Also when I do water changes I use flourish excel. I will be more patient and give it more time.
aqua_chem
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So you're using excel and co2. Excel is only effective if its dosed daily, and is entirely outclassed co2.
Yeah I am not sure why I am even using it. I used it how the directions said to for about two weeks and really didn't notice a difference in my plants. I really should just cut it out of my maintenance schedule. I think I just bought it on an impulse without really doing any research on it.
aqua_chem
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It's good stuff to have on hand for spot treating certain hair algae, BBA being the most notable.
