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- Growing Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Size
- 1-3cm (height)
- Temperature
- 20〜28℃
- Watering
- CO2 injection required + liquid fert + substrate fert
- Lighting
- High light essential. Insufficient light causes upward growth
- CO2
- Pressurized injection required. ~1-2 bubbles per second
- Substrate & Attachment
- Suits aquarium soil well, and substrate fertiliser is effective. An amphibious plant that grows both submerged and emersed, so emersed-grown stock can be converted to submerged growth.
- Water Temperature & Quality
- A water temperature of 20-28°C is suitable. To keep a dense carpet, stable water quality matters alongside light and CO2.
- Trimming
- Trim aggressively when thick. Regenerates from runners
- Notes
- Plant at 1cm intervals with tweezers into soil substrate
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