Glossostigma seeds

[snailpufferguy]

Has anyone tried growing glosso from seeds? On ebay they sell these neat little jars of glosso seeds just wondering if anyone has tried this and had success.

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[bullyboy]

Im going to try this weekend

 

[Khuligirl93]

Following along!

 

[bullyboy]

I think i see green in my seeds...or ive been staring to long

 

[bullyboy]

Today... boom!

75-80 degrees
Covered in plastic with a small vented corner to evaporate excess mosture.
I also added some seed in the bare spots

I used a heating pad under the tank to warm the substrate.

Substrate: Aquasolum black Humate, black sand Florite mixture

 

[Fresh2o]

That's great to hear! Pretty clever with the heating pad.

 

[bullyboy]

That's great to hear! Pretty clever with the heating pad.

Thanks, i was hoping it would work cuz there was a bit to much water in the tank at first also.
It also emulates nature id guess

 

[Caliban07]

That's pretty awesome. Congrats.

 

[snailpufferguy]

I've heard they don't last long submerged, I'm hopeing for the best.

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[Fresh2o]

I had Glosso for a few months. Spreads crazy fast. I ended up removing if because it started to take over. If not trimmed properly, it will grow over itself and eventually grow upward. Otherwise, it's a vibrant green carpet plant.
Here is a pic before I removed them:

 

[bullyboy]

So heres where im at after about 10 days.
I also would mist them with tank water from my other tank, which i hope provides some acclimation and nutrients as it does for my house plants

 

[Khuligirl93]

Looks great! Are you going to fill the tank and scape it?

 

[bullyboy]

Ya, im not sure if theres a method to filling it though?

 

[bullyboy]

Has anyone tried growing glosso from seeds? On ebay they sell these neat little jars of glosso seeds just wondering if anyone has tried this and had success.

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Hey did you get yer seeds yet?

 

[Fresh2o]

Ya, im not sure if theres a method to filling it though?

I would place a saucer in the tank and slowly add water.
Hopefully it will stay low and compact after flooding.

 

[bullyboy]

I would place a saucer in the tank and slowly add water.
Hopefully it will stay low and compact after flooding.

I shoulda clarified...

I meant can i just submerge em, or should it be done slowly in case of wilt?

Conditioned tap water/ RO water/ other tank water?
....stuff like that

 

[Fresh2o]

Most folks simply flood the tank. But I understand your concern. Will it melt during the transition? Probably not. These are hardy plants. You could do conditioned tap water. I see nothing wrong with tank water other than the added nitrates. Then again, you might introduce algae doing that.
After flooding I would go ahead and start your fertilizer and carbon routine.

 

[bullyboy]

So i watched a couple videos where if they arent submerged soon (5-7 days) after starting that they have a tendency to grow more vertically.

Mine had just yesterday shown signs of this so i submerged them today to about an inch above plant height.
I used water treated with a dab of liquid fertilizer and excel.

 

[Bert2oo1]

So i watched a couple videos where if they arent submerged soon (5-7 days) after starting that they have a tendency to grow more vertically.

Mine had just yesterday shown signs of this so i submerged them today to about an inch above plant height.
I used water treated with a dab of liquid fertilizer and excel.

Anymore updates on the gloss? Is the tank fully submerged now?

 

[bullyboy]

Not yet as i have some other plants comming in at the LFS today which will be added.
Than ill fill up and set up a DIY skimmer and filter for clairifying the water.

Notging seems to be wilting or anything so thats a first for me haha