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Creating
a Glossostigma tank
by Wolfgang Amri
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Plant
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Appearance/Visual affect |
Ease/Care
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| E. tenellus |
glasslike clumps, thin to wide blades. Carpet of spider like plants
3 to 6" |
Easy/moderate/bright light
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| Dwarf Sag |
Grasslike clumps, little wider than tenellus 4 to 6" tall. |
Easy/moderate/bright light
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| Lilaeopsis |
Grows into thick lawn like sod. 2 to 3" tall |
Moderate/difficult. Requires bright light, clean water, nutrient
rich substrate, soft substrate |
| Glossostigma |
Grows as a lawn with small, delicate stems and round leaves. |
Moderate/difficult requires bright light, nutrient rich bottom,
soft substrate, clean water, slow current. Trim to desired height. |
| Baby tears/Pearlgrass |
Very thin, delicate stems with pinhead to thumbtack size round leaves.
Replant cuttings to create a lawn. |
Easy/moderate requires moderate to bright light.Trim to desired
height.
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| Java moss |
Thready moss, dark green or brown/green. Perfect for a dark contrast
to light colored foreground. |
Easy. Secure to rock, wood, flat object with netting for a controlled
carpet affect on top of the substrate or on terraces. |
| Dwarf Fourleaf Clover |
Looks exactly like fourleaf clover! 3 to 6" tall |
Difficult, needs bright light, nutrient rich bottom, soft, loose
substrate, CO2 reccomended |
| Riccia |
Carpet moss affect |
Easy/moderate, but requires much care. Has to be attached to object
with netting indefinetly or it will float and must be trimmed constantly
to avoid breakage. Bright light, CO2 reccomended. |
