A while ago I removed the fast-growing stems and microswords from my 65g and moved the Crypts from my 14g into the tank. The 18" x 36" floor of the tank is filled with Crypts - C. wendtii green & brown, C. willisii, willisii x. 'lucens', C. undulata and C. wendtii var. 'Tropica'.
I'm wondering when (and if) to thin them out - they're under 4.6WPG PC lighting with high CO2 at 82F - 84F, so they're growing like weeds! I think they look happy - they're big, the leaves are glossy and the reds are gorgeous - I'm just concerned that at some point they'll start to choke each other out.
If I thin them out, is it better to remove a few plants here and there (as you'd thin carrots in a garden, removing smaller plants to allow the larger ones more room) or cut out larger sections to allow surrounding plants to spread to the bare area and regrow?
TIA
I'm wondering when (and if) to thin them out - they're under 4.6WPG PC lighting with high CO2 at 82F - 84F, so they're growing like weeds! I think they look happy - they're big, the leaves are glossy and the reds are gorgeous - I'm just concerned that at some point they'll start to choke each other out.
If I thin them out, is it better to remove a few plants here and there (as you'd thin carrots in a garden, removing smaller plants to allow the larger ones more room) or cut out larger sections to allow surrounding plants to spread to the bare area and regrow?
TIA
