Aquascaping for beginners: Dwarf Hairgrass

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Arpon Islam - 7 years ago

awesome betta

Ján Švasta - 7 years ago

Ive bought a betta tecently, and he looks just like the your one (but hes got copper coloured fins) ! Ive got him in a 10 liter planted tank with heater and filter. GOOD JOB ON THAT AQUASCAPE

thewickets1 - 7 years ago

Was browsing Amazon for dwarf hair grass and someone used a screen shot of your tank as the picture of their product LOL Dwarf Hairgrass Live Aquarium Plants Tissue Culture Cup Freshwater Fish Tank Decorations By Greenpro https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M70IUI1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_j6mYybZDQ0H7Q

Angela Martinez - 7 years ago

OMG! Thank you for letting me know! I don't even know if that's illegal or not.

Echo4nineteen - 7 years ago

What substrate are you using?

Angela Martinez - 7 years ago

Echo4nineteen Do you mean from when I added the Eco-complete? I added my Betta once the water cleared out which took a couple of days. And I have an update video that talks about the hair grass.

Echo4nineteen - 7 years ago

Angela Martinez last question, how long before you put your betta back into the tank?

Thanks again your tank is really nice! Any update on the hairgrass?

Echo4nineteen - 7 years ago

Angela Martinez thank you for the quick response. :)

Angela Martinez - 7 years ago

Echo4nineteen Here I am using Eco Complete. I got it at Petco.

finalout99 - 8 years ago

When you did bury the dwarf grass in your substrate, how far did you place the plant into the substrate?

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

If you look at the bottom of the dwarf hairgrass, near the roots the grass is a lighter green. I left some of that sticking up from the substrate. With this plant I was told that you should not trim it when you first buy it and to wait a couple of weeks to a month.

Jesse Kocoseris - 8 years ago

How do you clean the bottom of the tank without harming the plants? Do you use a siphon?

Jesse Kocoseris - 8 years ago

Thank you Angela! Will use these tips!

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

I no longer have this plant, but when I did I didn't vacuum the substrate. The plants use the waste of the fish as nutrients and cleaning the substrate can damage the roots and disrupt them. I do my water changes every week when cleaning. Hope this helps ^o^

Lps pokemon - 8 years ago

Beautiful tank

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Lps pokemon thank you ^o^

Jack smith - 8 years ago

I just got some today, i have gravel and dose liquid ferts, i hope it survives...

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Jack smith It would add more nutrients for your plants and give your roots a good foundation to grow. I haven't tried plants in regular gravel with just liquid ferts. It might work but would probably take a lot longer to grow.

Jack smith - 8 years ago

+Angela Martinez Normal black gravel, its quite small though, do you think mixing dirt in with it would help?

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Jack smith what kind of gravel do you have?

Damn Danno! - 8 years ago

How did you get it to grow so good without co2

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Danny Doty This is from when I first planted it. I no longer have it because my otocinclus cats were ripping it up. So I never got to see how it grew, but I use Leaf Zone and CO2 Booster (liquids) by API. The pieces that didn't get broken up looked like what it did in the video though.

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Damn Danno! - 8 years ago

What's the name of your substrate

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Danny Doty Its called Eco Complete I got it at Petco.

tk106 - 8 years ago

Question. When the Hairgrass carpets the bed, do you still clean the substrate? If so, how? thank you!

tk106 - 8 years ago

Angela Martinez Thank you!

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+tk106 I no longer have this plant, but when I did I didn't vacuum the substrate. The plants use the waste of the fish as nutrients and cleaning the substrate can damage the roots and disrupt them. I do my water changes every week when cleaning. Hope this helps ^o^

Matt Bernard - 8 years ago

How is the output flow for the betta? He seems to be doing well. He is beautiful by the way?

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Matt Bernard I got rid of my dwarf hair grass, I really liked it but my fish didn't agree with them. I uploaded a new video explaining what happened in more detail.

Matt Bernard - 8 years ago

+Angela Martinez I just bought some dwarfhair grass. How is yours doing. Do you have to do anything special for the plants mine arnt looking so hot. Do they need special chemicals of fertilizers

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Matt Bernard Oh okay, I was just wondering cause I haven't really researched other tanks by Fluval other than the Chi and Spec. I keep mine in my room too, so having a silent filter is great!

Matt Bernard - 8 years ago

+Angela Martinez first of all it was hard to scape because of the small opening in the top. The lighting was really poor. It was really dim and had some dark spots. And the filtration system was louder. I have the tank in my bedroom so the spec is noiseless which is awsome. And it Looks less bulky which I like. And to top it off it was a lot cheeper. Edge was $129 spec was $75

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Matt Bernard i love my Fluval V, for me its perfect. What didn't you not like about the fluval edge?

Matt Bernard - 8 years ago

+Angela Martinez aww I'm sorry to hear that.. I just set mine up today. So far so good.. I tried to do the fluval edge but it was a disaster p. I took it back and got the spec v. I love it so much more

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Matt Bernard I have the flow rate set to low for the pump. I also have this plastic cover that covers up some of the water slits to minimize the amount of water being sucked up. It also helps to protect my betta's fins. Unfortunately this betta has passed away from old age. I now have a new one that is much younger so I'm hoping he will have a good quality of life.

Fish Guy Russ - 8 years ago

awesome have an updated pic or vid?
@fishguyruss is my instagram

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Russell Richards I sent you a picture via Instagram. I will post a video later. I lost my voice but will do one once it comes back.

Fish Guy Russ - 8 years ago

is the stock light enough to keep all you have pictured alive? I have the same tank and others but want to do a planted tank never had one

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Russell Richards I haven't had any problems with lighting with this tank. Sometimes I move the light and place it on top of the cover (near the front or back) for the plants that like more light. I mostly just leave it in the middle and all my plants seems happy and green.

Brian Bloomfield - 8 years ago

The Fluval Spec V is one of the best tanks on the market, and yours rocks! I love your layout.

Brian Bloomfield - 8 years ago

+Angela Martinez I can't wait to see! Subscribed : )

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Brian Bloomfield I agree I love this tank so much! ^o^ and thank you for the complement, very kind of you.
I will be updating the tank once I get a routine down for this new semester, ugh school. >~< Stay in tune!

Dragon Stone - 8 years ago

Weslin Camden - 8 years ago

Nice tank, worthy of that pretty betta! How is the dwarf grass growing?

Angela Martinez - 8 years ago

+Weslin Camden Thank you! The dwarf hair grass is doing well I lost some because my betta decided to pull some out, but I have a lot of runners growing. ^o^