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Eriocaulon cinereum

Eriocaulon cinereum

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✦ DIFFICULTY Advanced

Benefits from more deliberate care.

☀ LIGHT Very High

Around 10 hours is a useful starting point.

≈ CO₂ Required

Injected CO₂ is important for expected growth.

↗ GROWTH Medium

Weekly trimming needs.

PLANT OVERVIEW

About Eriocaulon cinereum

A small starburst rosette pipewort for soft-water high-tech tanks.

Eriocaulon cinereum forms a fine, starburst rosette of grassy leaves and is a favorite accent in nature-style scapes. It's demanding — wanting soft, acidic water, CO2, strong light and rich substrate — and resents hard water and parameter swings.

Shrimp friendly Nano suitable High-tech suitable

CARE PROFILE

What this plant needs.

The useful numbers and practical notes, grouped around how you actually keep the plant.

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TANK FIT

Placement + size

Primary placementMidground

Typical height1–3 in

Typical width3 in

Suggested minimum tank10 gal

Suggested tank height12 in+

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LIGHT + CO₂

Energy demand

Ideal lightVery High

Photoperiod range8–12 hr

Approx. PAR50–130

Injected CO₂Required

CO₂ benefitHigh

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NUTRITION

Where it feeds

Root feedingHigh

Water-column feedingModerate

Overall fertilizer demandHigh

Iron demandHigh

MicronutrientsHigh

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WATER

Useful parameter range

Temperature70–82°F

pH5–6.8

GH0–6 dGH

KH0–3 dKH

PLANTING

How to plant it.

Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate; benefits from root tabs

Plant the small rosette into rich substrate; wants soft, acidic water.

GROWTH + PROPAGATION

What to expect after planting.

Propagation

Stem cuttings

Acclimation

Sensitive to hard water and instability; establish slowly.

COMMON PROBLEMS

What usually goes wrong.

Leggy with poor lower leaves in weak light or low CO2.

KEEP EXPLORING

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Eriocaulon cinereum

About Eriocaulon cinereum

What this plant needs.

Placement + size

Energy demand

Where it feeds

Useful parameter range

How to plant it.

What to expect after planting.

Propagation

Acclimation

What usually goes wrong.

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