Confused With Pruning

[JustKia]

Before my plants either take over the tank or I do irreversible damage I could do with some advice please.
I've read the pinned topics and I'm still a bit confused.

I have valis spiralis - that's growing mini plants off in a chain under the sand. I'm OK with this for now as they aren't getting too big, but am I right in thinking I can just snip the plantlets from the chain and re-plant or give away?

Wisteria - 2 months ago it looked like my sig below, now it's kind of 3 times the size and has grown "roots" along the stems. What do I do with this to control it. When I bought the plants they were bunched with a little foam "collar" banding them together.

The bacopa isn't too bad, just growing a bit taller but not as fast as the rest.

Ludwigia - this is getting quite tall and the lower parts of the stems don't have many leaves. What is the best way to keep this under control? Again it was bunched when bought.

These plants get plenty of ambient daylight, tank is illuminated 8.30-11.30am and 2.30-7.30pm. I give a half cap of Seachem Flourish once a week.

 

[hellohefalump]

vallis: yep, snip off the runners and either replant or give them away.

wisteria, bacopa and ludwigia: These are all stem plants. The thing to do is uproot the whole plant, and chop off the bottoms with sharp scissors and replant the top bits. Don't worry about roots, they will grow more when you replant them.

You don't need the little foam collar, this will actually restrict them and may cause damage. You should take that off.

Also having the tank in the sunlight might give you algae problems if you don't already have them.

 

[JustKia]

Thank you, will have a go at a tidy up this week.

Also having the tank in the sunlight might give you algae problems if you don't already have them.

Not direct sunlight, it's in a north-west facing room, so we get evening sunlight for a couple of months in summer, but nothing really for the rest of the year. Tank is also off to the side so doesn't get the direct light from the window, but does get plenty of ambient daylight.
Did have a little bit of algae in the early days but popped a "Green-X" (teabag type thing) in there and it cleared right up, it's been out for 3 weeks or so now and still clear (touch wood).