I love when people who don t use co2 say you don t need it.
Hc carpet no co2.
Noticeable improvement in the monte carlo carpet in my low tech no co2 tank.
Looking to hundreds of examples on forums with people having problems with the hc carpet a full 90 95 of them cannot grow hemianthus callitrichoides because of poor co2 control.
Who says you can t grow a dbt carpet dwarf baby tears without c02.
But there is nothing like having a thick carpet of grass and hc.
It is one of the plants which is sensitive enough to co2 levels that i grow small patches of it in every tank as living co2 indicators.
However i would like a hc carpet.
Learn what i do to grow them and keep them green and happy.
Glossostigma may require more light.
I have just bought a fluval spec iii 2 6 10l gallon for a few shrimp.
Case in point i grew hc cuba without co2 using strong lighting and soil in the tank below.
This problem is exaggerated in warm tanks.
Hopefully it continues to improve and spread out even more.
Co2 is definitely worth the investment.
The monte carlo has rooted itself deeper into the substrate.
The next factor for success with hc and also the most important one is good co2 control.
Co2 is paramount to hc s success it is a relatively undemanding plant otherwise.
Hc cuba plant is tough to grow without co2 and should not be attempted unless you have spare time and plants to waste but this approach will.
I have had plenty of nice looking non co2 tanks.
It s a lot cheaper and you c.
Other people have been successful with no co2 and no ferts just good substrate.
And really aren t that much.
There is no chance i am getting co2 but maybe ferts if i knew.