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Eleocharis vivipara: substrate and planted tank guide
Eleocharis vivipara is in Living Soil's Aquarium and fully submerged plants group. Plants growing entirely underwater in a tank: a thin layer of soil under a gravel cap, which is a different job from a pond basket. Its guide gathers what published references say about water hardness, temperature, light, carbon dioxide, planting bed, feeding, spotting problems, mixes and temperatures, book by book, with 4 mixes that suit it.
What the eleocharis vivipara guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Water hardness1
- Temperature3
- Light2
- Carbon dioxide1
- Planting bed1
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems1
- Mixes2
- Temperatures, book by book1
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Substrates that suit eleocharis vivipara
2 mixes are made just for eleocharis vivipara, inside its guide.
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
- The mistake to avoid: Pushing houseplant fertilizer sticks or water lily tablets into the soil under submerged plants. Bacteria turn their sulfate into hydrogen sulfide, which can kill plant roots.
- Also known as: umbrella hairgrass, hairgrass, eleocharis prolifera and eleocharis
Questions
What is the best substrate for eleocharis vivipara?
Living Soil lists 4 mixes that suit eleocharis vivipara, each from a published reference. They include Aquarium soil layer for hard water and Aquarium soil layer for soft water. 2 are made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does eleocharis vivipara need?
The references give pH 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
Is the eleocharis vivipara guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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