How Do I Plant Vallsineria?

[Squeegeatc]

I've been swimming in my tank for an hour now, and not a SINGLE plant is staying down.   I have almost no roots on these things.  Can I tie them to something?

 

[techen]

You need deeper substrate if there not staying down? 

 

[KirkyArcher]

Planting Vallis too deep is not the best, only need to be 1/4" above the roots actually bellow the substrate, your lack of roots is the main issue, what you can do as a temp fix till you some decent root growth is to "old school" weight down with lead strips.

 

[Alasse]

I just shove em into the substrate deeper til they stay put, if there is little or no root system, have yet to lose val to being planted that way. (i have a fairly deep substrate bed, if you have a shallow substrate bed you will struggle to keep them down)

 

[Freedom]

I've been swimming in my tank for an hour now,

Must be a very big tank! 

 

[Squeegeatc]

I have almost 4 inches of gravel in places, but the tiny roots are just too short.  I didn't have any lead weights.  I DID end up finding some cheap, plastic coated christmas hook things.   I ended up rebending them into a U shape, and all but the one big plant are at least staying down.   I'm hoping the roots will grow into the substrate. 
 
 

 

I've been swimming in my tank for an hour now,

Must be a very big tank! 

 

 
Hey....I was WET enough!!  LOL 

 

[l_l_l]

Vals can be really hard to secure to the substrate.
Even with mine that have massive root system, I sometimes have to replant them.