Ectropothecium zollingeri
Entity overview
Ectropothecium zollingeri is profiled as slow-growth moss with foreground/midground placement data.
Classification signals for this plant include genus Ectropothecium, family Hypnaceae, order Hypnales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
For tank comparison, range values include KH from 0 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
The profile gives nutrient targets for nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Planning tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Aquarium care signals include difficult difficulty and low light demand.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
Use with this data: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The plant profile includes propagation by fragmentation.
Usage metadata for filtering includes epiphyte and mosses.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- Placement
- foreground and midground
- Growth type
- moss
- Aquarium suitability
- No
Water parameters
- Carbonate hardness
- from 0 °dKH
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hypnaceae
- Genus
- Ectropothecium
