Growth rate?

You are definitely right about it getting pretty compact Flowki. This is my first time making substrate for above water so it’s trial and error, what should I add to make it compact less? I am adding more perlite for sure next re-pot.

It is hard to see but there were runners coming right out of the bottom too but alot definitely took the path of least resistance.

Looking good! Top pic is today, bottom is yesterday

Day 10 and 11 they’re kicking ass.

Here’s today

Way2-High said:

You are definitely right about it getting pretty compact Flowki. This is my first time making substrate for above water so it’s trial and error, what should I add to make it compact less? I am adding more perlite for sure next re-pot.

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Try to quote a post or @name or else it's difficult for anybody specific to see your responses.

I know that some people have tried mixing coco with soil, seemed like mixed reports if I recall. Other than that perlite as you said is an option but some people also don't like that for it's reported tendency to float up to the top after a while, but surely better than nothing. I'd say you're better off heading into the organic section for some solid answers.

Way2-High said:

I aquascaped aquariums for years so I do know a bit about growing just in an underwater environment.

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Were you doing it back in the VHO days?
I had an IceCap solid state VHO ballast and that was cutting edge tech back in the day, coupled with Actinic tubes, there wasn't anything I couldn't grow!
I suspect these days everyone is using LEDs and T5's.
Just about the time I got out of the hobby was when the U shaped compact fluorescents were pretty popular.
I miss my reef tank...
Watching that was so much more interesting than TV.
There was always something going on in that tank...

I started with t5s I wasn’t around back that far. Ya I definitely have times where I miss my tanks they were always fun to watch.

@Way2-High,
You callin me old?
LOL