Staurogyne Repens Carpet Low Tech

The staurogyne repens is a great low light carpet plant because the light demand and co2 demand are quite low.

Staurogyne repens carpet low tech. You can cut the lighting down to 4 8 hours without too many problems with the low tech plants. In addition to the awesome look it brings to your tank it also provides the expected plant benefits to your water and tank. I can get an acceptable carpet ish growth in a starter set 54 l. It is a relatively slow grower but is produced in large numbers by in vitro propagation for trade.

Co2 liquid carbon is fab but it needs monitoring and op said only checking at weekends. It is defenitely possible to grow staurogyne repens low tech although not as easy as i thought seeing surprisingly many fellow aquarists having trouble. I am hesitating between s repens and dwarf sag. It may also help with your algae problem.

Green aqua 2 233 982 views. I would like to see what to expect. 5 days regularly is too much for me to recommend co2 dosing especially for a beginner. I bought a sm.

It forms carpets to dense bushes and has become an often used plant in aquascaping. This option also provides a unique aesthetic benefit because it looks different. A little co2 and iron will do wonders to this plant. It is often compared to hygrophila.

It s slow because i don t trim it down but it is spreading. In fact staurogyne repens is one of the best carpet plants out there. Planted tank legends iaplc grand prize winner dave chow 360 view workshop duration. This is a stem plant that can be used as a very low tech low maintenance carpet plant.

It s light green low bushy nature make it a great foreground plant that carpets thickly. High tech uns 90l low tech uns 60s 40c 30c original poster 2 points 6 years ago i have repens in my 75 and it s doing well and spreading out. One of my favourite aquarium plants staurogyne repens. Staurogyne repens proved to be an excellent moderately demanding highly versatile aquarium plant shortly after its introduction.

I am looking to buy some foreground plants for my low tech low light 46g bow front. It may also help with your algae problem. Additionally it has the ability to enhance oxygen levels in aquariums as well as balance out tanks that are too nitrate heavy making it an effective tank maintenance plant. And that s not all.