Not surprised to see the DSM tanks are doing well three years out. I post this link fairly often. Usually to promote the idea of a simple (wet start) bowl for newbies. I currently have six tanks in my home-office, and only one is larger than 5 gallons. They are all different, all easy maintenance, and all bring me joy. I thank you, Diana, for this wonderfully effective method, that works just as well on my 50 gallon plus tanks in the rest of the house.
The HC (Hemianthus callitrichoides is doing so well it's turning into a weed Eleocharis parvula has grown in height and width and has runners in many places now, but nothing comparable. I was saving the areas with most light for the HC but now I wonder if I should give it more space. What do you think?
I'm so glad to see your DSM is working out so well! I have HC and Dwarf Hairgrass being delivered tomorrow and this is exactly what I was planning to do. I have a 29 gallon tank that I will set up NPT with a thin sand cap. I can't believe all that HC grew in 2 weeks! I was thinking I'd have to do emergent growth for several weeks. You should start a journal and keep us posted on how it goes when you switch to submerged. It will be very helpful to see your setup a few weeks ahead of mine. Best of luck!
Journal... mmm... Like a blog? Or is there a simpler/better way of doing it?
I agree there's the need to have more of this experiences published - I've been looking around and not finding enough info for my taste (I'm an information hamster...).
Sure. I've actually started a blog about it. I intend to do weekly pictures - plus any extra developments- of the Dry Start and the early submersion, then it'll probably slow down.
Ok, I think I want to try flooding the experimental jug of HC. any thoughts on whether it's better to flood gradually over days rather than all at once?
Any considerations on the matter will be very welcome.
Update: the water's been slowly rising and all seems fine. The conductivity and PH of the water went up (100 to 300 microseiemens and ph of 6.6 to 7.6 aprox) and a few crypt leaves melted but that's about it so far. Did a smallish waterchange to help conductivity go down when I keep adding water. On saturday I added the first inhabitants, a pearl gourami couple. I worried about them at first, because they weren't doing much but hide... but yesterday they seemed ok and today I find this...
Re: dry start ok in NPT? 
Usually to promote the idea of a simple (wet start) bowl for newbies. I currently have six tanks in my home-office, and only one is larger than 5 gallons. They are all different, all easy maintenance, and all bring me joy. I thank you, Diana, for this wonderfully effective method, that works just as well on my 50 gallon plus tanks in the rest of the house.
Eleocharis parvula has grown in height and width and has runners in many places now, but nothing comparable. I was saving the areas with most light for the HC but now I wonder if I should give it more space. What do you think?
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