Plain old ivy will grow lots of roots
in water. I've grown lots of them in
these test tube type vases in a sunny
window. Have not tried them in with
critters. I notice that where ever the
ivy touches the water (while growing
alongside my pondsills) it will send out
roots.
My aquatic frogs, who live in a pondsill,
(aquatic habitat that lives on a kitchen windowsill
for sun) have had to be insulated lately
with ovenmitts as it is sooooo cold outside
that window!)


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

Plain old ivy will grow lots of roots
in water. I've grown lots of them in
these test tube type vases in a sunny
window. Have not tried them in with
critters. I notice that where ever the
ivy touches the water (while growing
alongside my pondsills) it will send out
roots.
My aquatic frogs, who live in a pondsill,
(aquatic habitat that lives on a kitchen windowsill
for sun) have had to be insulated lately
with ovenmitts as it is sooooo cold outside
that window!)


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

Pothos love to grow in water -- they even grow with no added fertilizer
or nitrates, just plain water. If you have a friend with a pothos plant,
get tip cuttings (4-6 inches), tie together and suspend directly in
your tank. They even grow in low or no natural light. If light is a
problem, look for over low light plants that like moisture. Just remove
them from their pots, and rinse all soil off the roots before suspending
in the tank (you can cover the roots with a mesh bag or even a sock).
--
Kathy aka Zk
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies
Oregon, USDA Zone 7

MC wrote:

... Are there any common houseplants I could buy that will do well
submersed in water?

Plain old ivy will grow lots of roots
in water. I've grown lots of them in
these test tube type vases in a sunny
window. Have not tried them in with
critters. I notice that where ever the
ivy touches the water (while growing
alongside my pondsills) it will send out
roots.
My aquatic frogs, who live in a pondsill,
(aquatic habitat that lives on a kitchen windowsill
for sun) have had to be insulated lately
with ovenmitts as it is sooooo cold outside
that window!)


ka30p
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

wrote:
http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmn...ie_filter.html



Ingrid

I think your URL should be:

http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/pond.html

Chagoi

Bonnie wrote in message ...
MC wrote:
The Peace Lily does very well. I have one in my indoor
goldfish pond.

Peace lilies are DEADLY to cats, so if you own a cat pass on the peace
lily.
Not just toxic but certain death, there is nothing a vet can do for
the animal after they eat it. No I'm not a vet, but my daughter works
for one and they have seen this happen. They die of liver or kidney
failure I forget which. Just a heads up.

Sue W

Regarding house plants, you will get them to root faster in plain tap water
and then transfer them to the pond/aquarium water. Seems nitrates actually
retard root starts.

My son & I found this out on a science experiment. We took root cuttings,
one was in tap water, the other in pond water. Was I ever surprised when it
was the tap water plant that took off. That's when I had to contact the
extension agent to find out why. ~ jan

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 00:10:53 -0800, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote:

Regarding house plants, you will get them to root faster in plain tap water
and then transfer them to the pond/aquarium water. Seems nitrates actually
retard root starts.

My son & I found this out on a science experiment. We took root cuttings,
one was in tap water, the other in pond water. Was I ever surprised when it
was the tap water plant that took off. That's when I had to contact the
extension agent to find out why. ~ jan

Very interesting!

Regards,

Hal

everything is screwed up. megapath finally purged all the websites of past customers
(well it was good for a couple years free ride) and I am trying to get things up on
some of my other sites now)
http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/V...ie_filter.html
this is actually pictures of the filter. Ingrid

Chagoi wrote:

wrote:
http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmn...ie_filter.html
Ingrid
I think your URL should be:

http://puregold.aquaria.net/MOH/bsmnt/pond.html

Chagoi



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