Hairgrass
Eleocharis

Essential gear
- Medium-strong lighting
- CO2 (recommended)
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Root fertilizer
Lighting
Medium–strong
CO2
Recommended
Water temperature
20–28°C
Placement
Foreground / midground meadow
Good as meadow along path edges
Growth
Medium-pace spreading
Runners spread into sheets
Hardness
Soft to medium
Stable lighting matters more than chasing hardness
Suggested habitat
Plant foreground clumps in zones with room to spread. Strong light stays short lawn; weak light stretches into “bamboo”—plan height by light.
Plates are husbandry references—not build plans or generator parameters. Check your own water, vessel, and stocking before you act.