Glosso Troubles...

How far away from the light source are they?

I have the same issue with c02/good light, with a 24" tall tank and then the lights 20" above the surface. Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but just sharing info.

 

light has nothing to do with glosso or other plant growing "vertical" instead of horizontal...
i been kept glosso on full sun directly, submersed on flourite, most of the times grow as carpet, but recently start growing tall, very. in other tank, interconected, growed as carpet.

im same situation as you, finally, i dont really know why under very similar situations, glosso started to grow upwards.

 

I think Gloss can sense different light colours very well. If it grows in the shadow of driftwood it tends to go up as it does when shaded by certain other plants. I also notice when shaded by green plants like E. acicularis it keeps growing horizontally. It can even kill the grass by occupying the available space entirely.

Q: Does anyone here grow Gloss horizontally in yellowish light, say 3 to 4000K ?


Best regards,
Detlef

 

I used to have a 10g full of glosso as a nice carpet. A few months ago tried it again and had the same trouble (vertical).
The only different thing I did the last time is that I bought it potted. The glosso reached like 6 or more inches and I could never "train it" to grow as a carpet.... lost the patience

 

this glosso was the one under the sun, submerged, bubbled so much, that went on float, now is growing as floater plant, with 12" x 18" and roots of 6" deep in water. consumes industrial quantities of Kno3,, jejje..

Saludos!