Plant growing in intake tube
I couldn't believe my eyes. I was cleaning a Marineland 330 power
filter. I noticed roots coming out the filter intake tube guard. When I pulled the guard off the tube, there was a growing plant about 8 inches long and surprisingly healthy looking. The roots growingout the guard were the only clue I had to its existence. It didn't even limit the water flow. I don't know the plant name, but it is a single stem with round leaves growing off the stem. They grow tall, maybe inches or more and I have them growing around the intake tubes to mask the tubes. Just sharing a curiosity, no problem to solve. dick |
That's pretty cool...and you never seen this type of plant in your aquascape
before? Weird. I don't have plants growing that I've never seen before but I've been getting crypts popping up all over the aquarium. I was thinning out the ludwigia and found a few crypts growing underneath. These things just send shooters for miles under the substrate and then popup without regard for all your flora planning! Dave. :) "Dick" wrote in message ... I couldn't believe my eyes. I was cleaning a Marineland 330 power filter. I noticed roots coming out the filter intake tube guard. When I pulled the guard off the tube, there was a growing plant about 8 inches long and surprisingly healthy looking. The roots growingout the guard were the only clue I had to its existence. It didn't even limit the water flow. I don't know the plant name, but it is a single stem with round leaves growing off the stem. They grow tall, maybe inches or more and I have them growing around the intake tubes to mask the tubes. Just sharing a curiosity, no problem to solve. dick |
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 06:39:00 GMT, "Dave M. Picklyk"
wrote: That's pretty cool...and you never seen this type of plant in your aquascape before? Weird. I don't have plants growing that I've never seen before but I've been getting crypts popping up all over the aquarium. I was thinning out the ludwigia and found a few crypts growing underneath. These things just send shooters for miles under the substrate and then popup without regard for all your flora planning! Dave. :) Hi Dave, I do have the plants growing around the intake tube as I mentioned near the last sentence. They grow tall and are rather prolific so the mask the tube. Important for me they are "low light." I guess they take less light than I would have guessed. I have crypts as part of my forest. They send out runners all the time. I have to thin them monthly. dick "Dick" wrote in message .. . I couldn't believe my eyes. I was cleaning a Marineland 330 power filter. I noticed roots coming out the filter intake tube guard. When I pulled the guard off the tube, there was a growing plant about 8 inches long and surprisingly healthy looking. The roots growingout the guard were the only clue I had to its existence. It didn't even limit the water flow. I don't know the plant name, but it is a single stem with round leaves growing off the stem. They grow tall, maybe inches or more and I have them growing around the intake tubes to mask the tubes. Just sharing a curiosity, no problem to solve. dick |
Sounds like an anubias!!
Want to win a FREE new co2 system or a lighting system check out our forum for our newest contest coming up http://www.fish-forums.com Http://www.aquatic-store.com On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 06:39:00 GMT, "Dave M. Picklyk" wrote: That's pretty cool...and you never seen this type of plant in your aquascape before? Weird. I don't have plants growing that I've never seen before but I've been getting crypts popping up all over the aquarium. I was thinning out the ludwigia and found a few crypts growing underneath. These things just send shooters for miles under the substrate and then popup without regard for all your flora planning! Dave. :) "Dick" wrote in message .. . I couldn't believe my eyes. I was cleaning a Marineland 330 power filter. I noticed roots coming out the filter intake tube guard. When I pulled the guard off the tube, there was a growing plant about 8 inches long and surprisingly healthy looking. The roots growingout the guard were the only clue I had to its existence. It didn't even limit the water flow. I don't know the plant name, but it is a single stem with round leaves growing off the stem. They grow tall, maybe inches or more and I have them growing around the intake tubes to mask the tubes. Just sharing a curiosity, no problem to solve. dick |
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