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Old 16-09-2004, 12:31 AM
so238
 
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Jatyn wrote:
You can grow bamboo in an aquarium... and if you have a
sal****er tank, you can grow mangroves in it...



Thanks Red, thats cool. I have some tiny live bamboo shoots with roots
immersed in water. So if I want to add that to my aquarium, should I
cover the roots with gravel or should I just leave them in water ?

Thanks,
Jatin


I don't know about plant biology but a lot of common houseplants can
grow if their roots are in water and leaves are out of water. Roots can
get nutrients from soil or water OK, but leaves can only photosynthesize
CO2 in the air not dissolved in water. Doesn't matter too much if the
roots are in the gravel or not, maybe a bit more nutrients in the gravel
(can get in the way of vacuuming though).

Seb