Starting With Emersed Glosso - Page 2 - General Aquarium Plants Discussions

Afyounie · 03-19-2008, 10:39 AM

If I were you I would maybe trim it and plant the stems to get a thicker growth.

hoppycalif · 03-20-2008, 08:05 AM

This morning I trimmed some of the glosso plantlets. A surprise was the tiny amount of roots on them. Even though they are growing well and have over an inch of new growth on most of them, the root balls are very tiny, so they pull out of the substrate very easily. For the moment I am leaving the cuttings laying on the wet substrate, to see if they take root horizontally just laying there.

Bert H · 03-20-2008, 09:24 AM

Interesting documentation you have going here Hoppy.

Jeff.:P:. · 03-20-2008, 11:43 AM

Almost looks like they're not getting enough light.

hoppycalif · 03-20-2008, 02:02 PM

The amount of light needed for emersed growth isn't all that clear to me. This is a 10 gallon tank with 30 watts of CFL bulbs over it, and it looks like moderate lighting, which is supposed to be all that glosso needs to do well submersed. A problem is that the light has to go through a sheet of glass, which is always coated with condensed water droplets, and that has to reduce the effective lighting. It isn't easy to remove the glass or I would have done so.

NeonRob · 03-20-2008, 05:02 PM

I used to have a 75 gallon tank (that I scored with the wooden cabinet stand for $25 for both!) that was setup as a terrarium for carnivorous plants for a while. They were bog plants that needed high humidity or else they would die. The terrarium was setup hydroponic'ish style w/ pots sitting in water. Anyway, the thinking of the people I learned from was if there is condensation dripping down the glass, the humidity is too high. Humidity can be regulated simply by the size of opening on top. For my setup, a tiny fan was also recommended. I bought a gadget to constantly read the humidity level so that I knew everything was in check. This setup worked really well for me. The point I want to make is you might want to make an opening so that some of the humidity can evaporate from your top glass and get better light.

Jeff.:P:. · 03-20-2008, 05:24 PM

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A problem is that the light has to go through a sheet of glass, which is always coated with condensed water droplets, and that has to reduce the effective lighting

I think thats the issue. I found even with 5-6wpg the shaded glosso would start growing in the same manner. Also C02 I think is a huge contributer to small tight growth, I'm not sure how that works out in this application though. But if anything my money is on the moderate intensity light going through the glass.

hoppycalif · 03-20-2008, 06:40 PM

I can always break the glass to remove it, and I may do that, but I'm reluctant to unless it is essential. I also considered trying 20 watt bulbs, but I'm pretty sure the heat would be too much for the plastic hood if I did that.

Jeff.:P:. · 03-20-2008, 07:13 PM

Glass cutters?

Or just cut at the seam.. and you can put it back at night.
keep in the moisture

hoppycalif · 03-22-2008, 11:40 AM

I got the glass out by using a utility knife carefully worked between the plastic and the glass to cut the sealant. And, I installed 2 - 40 watt GE CFL's, with 6500K color temperature. That should give me close to double the light intensity, even though I can't tell that much difference looking at it. With the glass out, overheating is no longer as big an issue.