Dry start UG!
Hey everyone! I wanted to share my new experiment. A month ago, after watching losts of videos and reading blogs, I have decided to get into UG (Utricularia Graminifolia) setup. I have accepted the challenge of this hard carpet plant!
I have bought the UGs and set the tank at July 18th. At first touch, I loved the feel of the UG! The first photo of the tank attached from the July 22th! You can also see I put some Alternanthera Reineckii (right) and Bacopa Salzmannii (left). They do great at dry start as well!
After almost a month, my plants are doing great! They are thrilling! I am exited to share sone details and wanted to encourage people to try it!
Some technical details: the tank is Dennerle Plant Pro 35 (40x32x28). It comes with Chihiros A II light. I have used APT substrat and buried 1 lt Matrix in the back part to increased the hight and give some bacteria beds under the soil. The filter will be dennerle corner filter so I thought I would need more biological filtration. And the beneficial bacterias would start earlier since they are wet and oxigenated during dry start period. (Just a guess tho, we will see). All of these I have premium aquasoil and seiryu stones for the hardscape.
The design style is Iwagumi as you can see.
Anyways, I am attaching the photos from August 2nd, August 13th. You can see the growth.
I will wait for another 2 weeks as dry start since I will have a holiday and when I come back I will flood it. Finger crossed 🤞
If you are interested in drystarting UG, please let me know and lets exchange experiences!
Have a good weekend all!