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Quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water: substrate and planted tank guide
Quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water 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 feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with a mix that suit it.
What the quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems2
- Cautions2
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Substrates that suit quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water
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: isoetes, quillwort, lobelia dortmanna, littorella, eriocaulon, pipewort and isoetid
Questions
What is the best substrate for quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water?
Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water, each from a published reference. One is Aquarium soil layer for soft water. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water need?
The references give pH 6.6 to 6.6 for aquarium and fully submerged plants in general.
Is the quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water 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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