Glossostigma Elatinoides

[Balloons&killies]

hi, i was thinking to have this in my new tank i might set up soon. but how do yu clean the bottom .
like do u even have to clean it with glosso? thanks.

 

[lljdma06]

hi, i was thinking to have this in my new tank i might set up soon. but how do yu clean the bottom .
like do u even have to clean it with glosso? thanks.

In my experience with members here, most did not. Those that did, used small airline tubing and gently cleaned debre that fell on and below the leaves once it rooted.

llj

 

[Balloons&killies]

hi, i was thinking to have this in my new tank i might set up soon. but how do yu clean the bottom .
like do u even have to clean it with glosso? thanks.

In my experience with members here, most did not. Those that did, used small airline tubing and gently cleaned debre that fell on and below the leaves once it rooted.

llj

But wont the bottom get really dirty?
and so u dont have to clean the bottom?

 

[RadaR]

In planted tanks you want roughly 10x the volume of the tank turned over by filters/powerheads per hour. This ensures good circulation to deliver nutrients/CO2 to the plants but also ensures that most physical debris gets sucked into the filter and isn't allowed to sink to the bottom. Therefore, the bottoms of the tanks don't need to much cleaning. When doing maintenace, we can maneuver a powerhead around the tank to stur up any lose bits. Alternatively just use your hand.

 

[Balloons&killies]

In planted tanks you want roughly 10x the volume of the tank turned over by filters/powerheads per hour. This ensures good circulation to deliver nutrients/CO2 to the plants but also ensures that most physical debris gets sucked into the filter and isn't allowed to sink to the bottom. Therefore, the bottoms of the tanks don't need to much cleaning. When doing maintenace, we can maneuver a powerhead around the tank to stur up any lose bits. Alternatively just use your hand.

ok thanks. and are these plants easy to find in stores?