Plants · position 17

Rotala macrandra

Giant red rotala

Identification

Scientific name
Rotala macrandra
Common name
Giant red rotala
Origin
India
Position
#17 in the layout

Measured PAR

Measured PPFD
95 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
Working range
100–150
Comparison
Lower than working range

Measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510at this plant’s position. Working ranges are practical reference figures, not biological thresholds. The full survey sets out how the number was taken and what it does not establish.

Growth habit

Stem; large soft leaves, fast, demanding.

Placement

Interior, in a position measured near the middle of the layout's range.

Coloration notes

Deep pink to red throughout. Widely regarded as one of the harder reds to hold.

General to the species. What this plant has actually done in this aquarium is recorded under observations.

Trimming notes

Fragile stems; top carefully and replant the healthiest tops.

Current observations

Nothing recorded specific to this plant in this aquarium yet. The scape is still growing in; observations are added when there is something specific to report rather than to fill the section.

Photographs

Photograph pending. Planned: a current photograph at matched camera settings, repeated at intervals so color can be compared across time rather than described.

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