Hairgrass carpet stuck at halfway for a month, trim or wait?
Pic below of my iwagumi. The carpet filled in the front third quickly and then just stalled. Light is the same across the tank, root tabs went in three weeks ago, CO2 is steady. Is this normal and I just need patience, or should I trim it down to push runners?
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A trim usually does kick it into sending runners, hairgrass likes being cut down short. I'd also check that the back half isn't getting less light from the main stone shading it.
seconding the shading thing, mine stalled behind a rock until I moved the light a bit forward. then it took off.
Is the carpet reaching the same height in the back half or is it thinner there? If the light is even I'd trim it and let it settle for a few weeks before judging.
Back half is thinner, yeah. I'll trim to about a centimeter tonight and nudge the light forward a bit like riverina said.
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