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stem plant "fully submerged vase"
Hi all,
I ended up with too many stem plants to plant in my aquarium (or at least not until some of the ones planted in the aquarium doesn't survive the transplant shock). Since I didn't want to discard it (anacharis, milfoil, lysmachia) since they're pretty on its own accord, I bought a very tall glass vase (~20in high, 8in diameter. more like a cylinder than a vase), filled the bottom with sand, and dumped the plants in there with a drop of Flourish. i also put the glass vase/tube in a part sunny location near the window. Right now it gets about 2-3hr direct weak sunlight now through the window (and the vase), rest of the day is in bright but in the shade since it's winter. temperature in the room is ~60F most of the time.. pretty chilly. in the summer, I'll have to move it to less harsh lighting so it won't cook... I know without fish, there is no real CO2 or nitrogen to feed the plants, and since there is no bubbler, the oxygen exchange is quite limited. if I buy something like Flourish Excel to add CO2, and continually add Flourish, would the plants be okay? Or is this a doomed expedition? I suppose I can replace the sand with Flourite, but not sure if that really buys me anything (I have some left over that I can use). has anyone tried something like this before? linda |
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stem plant "fully submerged vase"
The real problem will be circulation. You can get (most) everything you
need (in the short-term) from water changes and atmospheric exchange but, if the water isn't circulating, the plant structures will deteriorate (melt-away). linda mar wrote in message ... Hi all, I ended up with too many stem plants to plant in my aquarium (or at least not until some of the ones planted in the aquarium doesn't survive the transplant shock). Since I didn't want to discard it (anacharis, milfoil, lysmachia) since they're pretty on its own accord, I bought a very tall glass vase (~20in high, 8in diameter. more like a cylinder than a vase), filled the bottom with sand, and dumped the plants in there with a drop of Flourish. i also put the glass vase/tube in a part sunny location near the window. Right now it gets about 2-3hr direct weak sunlight now through the window (and the vase), rest of the day is in bright but in the shade since it's winter. temperature in the room is ~60F most of the time.. pretty chilly. in the summer, I'll have to move it to less harsh lighting so it won't cook... I know without fish, there is no real CO2 or nitrogen to feed the plants, and since there is no bubbler, the oxygen exchange is quite limited. if I buy something like Flourish Excel to add CO2, and continually add Flourish, would the plants be okay? Or is this a doomed expedition? I suppose I can replace the sand with Flourite, but not sure if that really buys me anything (I have some left over that I can use). has anyone tried something like this before? linda |
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stem plant "fully submerged vase"
hmm.. seems like the only way around it is to get a bubbler or some mode of
CO2 injection (flourish excel)? or get a flat-wide vase and let the plants float? linda "Dave Millman" wrote in message ... linda mar wrote: Hi all, I ended up with too many stem plants to plant in my aquarium (or at least not until some of the ones planted in the aquarium doesn't survive the transplant shock). Since I didn't want to discard it (anacharis, milfoil, lysmachia) since they're pretty on its own accord, I bought a very tall glass vase (~20in high, 8in diameter. more like a cylinder than a vase), filled the bottom with sand, and dumped the plants in there with a drop of Flourish. In the tall thin container you describe, the plants will suck all the CO2 out of the water, which will drive the pH up. Since the surface area and circulation are so low, the water will remain low CO2, high pH. |
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