How should Utricularia graminifolia be grown? Master the correct care methods

Utricularia graminifolia is a very densely growing aquatic plant whose roots and leaves can transform into each other. As a foreground plant it can be said to be very finicky, but wanting to grow it into the look shown below is quite difficult;

First, you need to understand the environment it likes;

Water quality: slightly acidic, low hardness;

Lighting: medium to strong light;

Carbon dioxide: required;

Fertilizer: high demand, root fertilizer and liquid fertilizer need to be replenished in time;

Planting:

The roots and leaves of Utricularia graminifolia can transform into each other, so when planting there is no need to distinguish roots from leaves; tear them into small bunches and plant them;

Plant them neatly in the aqua soil, and you can plant them a bit deeper, leaving only a little exposed to the light.

Growing them with purified water is easier; with strong light and sufficient carbon dioxide, they will grow rather slowly in the early stage, and faster once they have adapted to the water quality;

Fertilizing: add liquid fertilizer regularly. At first, use a fertilizer injector to add liquid fertilizer directly to the roots; once the Utricularia starts to spread, you can add it directly into the water;

When the water or the substrate cannot provide them with enough nutrients, they will grow many bladders to obtain nutrients through another channel;

Utricularia graminifolia flowering;

Sharing a Utricularia graminifolia tank setup case

Tank dimensions: 90*45*45cm

Lighting: Odyssey ready-made light, 39w*2

Substrate: 2/3 ceramic pellets + aqua soil, orchid fertilizer*5

Carbon dioxide: yes, turned on with the light

Liquid fertilizer: added

Bury root fertilizer in the substrate, add aqua soil, and build the hardscape;

After planting the grass, fill with purified water; it is very cloudy, possibly because of the old soil used;

Generally turn on the light for 3 hours, and after each weekly water change increase it by 1 hour; before the grass grows noticeably, do not exceed 6 hours, and do not add fertilizer!

More than 20 days have passed, and the grass has begun to grow noticeably. At this point, start adding fertilizer every week (add half of the specified dosage), and start increasing the light by 1 hour each week until it reaches 8 hours;

Black brush algae started to break out. On careful observation it was found that there is no black brush on normal growth points; the ones with black brush are all the grass that did not take root when planted at the time, and grass that is not in a growing state will have algae;

And the best way to control algae is not 52 or Neocaridina davidi, but to make the grass grow rapidly!

Algae like that in the picture can be pulled out, and it does not matter if a small amount is left, because the grass around it is all growing normally, and generally the algae cannot climb up. Once the grass fills in, this algae will naturally disappear!

Just over 2 months now, the grass has basically filled in, and the rapidly growing grass has already covered the black brush. At this point there is no algae at all in the tank, so start adding heavier fertilizer, adding more than 3 times the specified dosage, with the light fully on for 12 hours.

3 months now, and the desired effect has finally been achieved;

The process of growing aquatic plants is gradual; do not think you can create a landscape in one day, and do not pin all your hopes of removing algae on chemicals. Regular and stable maintenance is the best way to control algae;

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