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Aquarium and fully submerged plants

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides: substrate and planted tank guide

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 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 temperature, planting bed, feeding and spotting problems.

What the hydrocotyle ranunculoides guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

  • Temperature1
  • Planting bed1
  • Feeding1
  • Spotting problems1

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

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: floating pennywort, pennywort and hydrocotyle

Questions

What is the best substrate for hydrocotyle ranunculoides?

Living Soil has no mix listed for hydrocotyle ranunculoides. Its guide covers temperature, planting bed, feeding and spotting problems instead, each from a published reference.

What pH does hydrocotyle ranunculoides need?

The references give pH 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.

Is the hydrocotyle ranunculoides 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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