Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Plants

I look forward to seeing the tanks, I love live plants almost as much as the fish.

Donna

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> From: L L bahr <pulsarxp@embarqmail.com>
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>Hi Ray,
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>Thanks for replying to my message. You were the only one who did so. I appreciate all your comments. The idea of dirt mixed with the sand is a good one. (I had forgotten about doing this). I need to do some studying up on different plants. Since I have Tetra tanks and they don't like lots of light, I need to pick some varieties which will grow well outside in sunlight but still be able to handle subtle lighting once they are in a tetra tank. Then too I have 20 gallon long tanks for the tetras and 20, 29 highs as well as a 55 for the angels. The plants will have to be picked based on both these two type heights in tanks. I have a weird 40 gallon tank I am not using so I think I'll try using this for starters in my outside plant garden. I was wondering about fertilizer, but your comment regarding using fish waste from water changes makes perfect sense. I'll certainly use this idea.
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>Anyway, thanks for the comments, Ray. Have a nice weekend.
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>Lee
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>Houston
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>Hi Lee,
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>I see that since you've come back into the hobby, that you've come down
>with a really bad case of MTS (Multi Tank Syndrome), LOL. I'll say right now,
>that I haven't had the need to propagate aquatic plants in quantities you're
>needing to aquascape your tanks with, but I've grown some outdoors. I've
>also enjoyed growing some indoors and I find your choice of Vallisneria to be
>excellent for your purposes.
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>You haven't stated whether you'll be growing plants in a pond or whether
>you're putting a tank outdoors to grow these in. Neither, have you said which
>species of Val you're considering, not that it much matters, as all
>Vallisneria types do extremely well in strong light provided the water paramters
>are to their liking. They also do extremely well in sunlight, although you
>need to guard against algae growing on them.
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>I've grown Amazon Sword plants in my pond as well as Jungle Val and both
>did well. I've found that under strong overhead aquarium lighting with
>extended duration, that Vallisneria will continue to grow out runners,
>establishing new plants as often as every 6 days under the right conditions. I had a
>55 gallon tank, into which I put just one Corkscrew Vallisneria at the back
>center and it send out runners along the back of the tank in both directions,
>completely encircling the tank several times - in both directions --
>within a year -- as when the runner gets to the corner it will grow around to the
>side and then across the front, when getting to the next corner, and so on.
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>Since you'll be growing these outdoors, be sure to mix some mud into their
>unwashed gravel. Val does especially well with the more nutrients you can
>give it, and since you're not going to have fish with them in their growing
>tank (or are you?), fish waste added to their outdoor habitat, from vacuuming
>your inhabited aquariums, would be very welcomed by them. They grow in
>profusion when given the nutrients of fish droppings in their substrate.
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>Don't mix plant species though, without studying up on them. As an
>example, Vallisneria often doesn't do well in the presence of Sagittaria; they
>don't seem to like each other < g >.
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>Ray</HTML>
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