With the right care this plant will cover the substrate in tank but will be tough to grow it without co2.
Hc carpet melting.
Took a few months though for the carpet to form.
Separating the hc into smaller bunches of a few stems each is also better though its alot more tedious as it reduces overcrowding which can result in sections melting before they can take root.
In the same tank i have eleocharis parvula and blyxa.
Burnt and or melted spots on the carpet can be unsightly and panic inducing.
Don t give up on them hc can be slow growing so it s slow to adapt to change.
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My tank dimension is 50x40x40 cms and i am using led white 50 watts on it.
A native north american plant it can be found in the southern coastal states from virginia southward to central florida and from there west to texas and north as far as tennessee.
Dsm plants melting and moulding.
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I ve done the same as you and my hc looked worse for ware for a few weeks and now it s taking over.
High lighting and constant temperature of 78 degrees and below are needed as well.
Substrate is ada neo and co2 is 2 bubbles second and i am dosing micro and macro by acti aquael.
Frequent trimming is necessary to prevent the carpet from being coming too thick and detaching from the substrate as the bottom layer deteriorates.
Otherwise its just a matter of maintaining good light and moist soil for them to grow.
Melting mats also known as melting carpets is a game on habbo.
But make sure you have sttong flow and stable c02 levels.
My monte carlo and hc melted but then exploded in growth afterwards.
The former is doing pretty well and the latter is okay but my hc is deckling by the day.
Dwarf baby tears is elegant carpeting plant.
Hc or hemianthus callitrichoides actually more properly known as micranthemum umbrosum is also called shade mudflower.