Re: NANFA-- plant growing basics

Edward Venn (e_venn_at_hotmail.com)
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:36:28 -0000

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This is a most versital plant. It survives fairly cold temps and polluted
waters. It has taken over parts of the Imperial Inner Moat. That's OK! The
Emperor is a native fish fanatic. His youngest son is known for keeping a
house (palace?) full of tanks. This is also the same prince who drives a
yellow VW with a Rolls Royce grill.
>
>I got a bunch of corkscrew val from Charles Anderton last summer
>and planted them in my 75 gal which only has an 80 watt fixture.
>By the end of the year they had just about taken over my tank.
>This tank has a UGF. It is also in a room that gets quite abit
>of sunlight. I have made transplants to my 125 and 40.
>They have not done near as well...YET. I'm waiting to see if
>once the water temp comes up that they will take off---at
>least in my 125. I've been more happy with these plants in a
>low light condition than any I have come across so far.
>The UGF doesn't seem to be a factor with these plants.
>
>
>>From: Mark <mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>>To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>>Subject: Re: NANFA-- plant growing basics
>>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:01:04 -0500
>>
>>On the most basic level, my understanding is that most plants do not do
>>well over an undergravel filter (UGF). Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>>I'm not talking about plants like java fern, java moss and water sprite
>>that take their nutrients from the water column. They seem to do fine
>>with
>>a UGF.
>>
>>
>>Mark
>>Columbus Ohio USA <))><
>>mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>>
>>
>>
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