No Green Thumb Here...

[fish_fetish65]

so... i'm doing a planted tank. the green mondo grass and jungle valisneria (already had roots on them) seem to be doing very well. however, the plants that did not previously have roots on them (they were cut plants) have not grown or even started to root. am i doing something wrong? i'm using the API plant fertilizer liquid. i have 25 watt bulbs in my 10 gallon tank, and i have both a heater and filter. so... either i figure this out, or half of my plants will rot, unless of course it takes them more than a week to start sprouting roots (which i find highly unlikely) in which case, i will need to wait longer. i've never been good with plants...

 

[Alex_]

Are you doing what is reccomanded for dosing that is stated on the bottle? co2 always helps.

just give it time though. but if it starts turn any color that its now suposs to be get ridd of it.

-Alex

 

[fish_fetish65]

yes. i'm following the recommended dose (5ml per 10G once a week), but it doesn't seem to be doing much. those plants are just sitting there. does anyone know if cut plants (without roots) will actually root in a tank?

 

[Themuleous]

Cabomba does root, but by the time it does the end looks really tatty so its often pruned off, hence you may just never give it time to root!

 

[fish_fetish65]

even though the mondo grass has already got roots and was doing quite well in the store aquarium for a week? it seems to be the plant doing the best in my tank so far... that and the tiny bamboo plant i have.

another quick question: i have some java moss that i recently put in my tank... how long does it take to attatch itself to the rocks, if i tie it on? i've heard people suggest cotton, but i don't really have any cotton string..?

 

[Themuleous]

Yeh use cotton, but not cotton string, cotton thread, the stuff you use for sewing. Just wrap it around the moss and log or wood and throw it in the tank, its as simple as that

 

[fish_fetish65]

how long does it take, though?

 

[MrWaxhead]

Tie it on and leave it on, the cotton thread will rot away in your tank, and by the time it does the moss will have attached enough rhizomes to your rock or wood to stick plenty well.

 

[Themuleous]

Tie it on and leave it on, the cotton thread will rot away in your tank, and by the time it does the moss will have attached enough rhizomes to your rock or wood to stick plenty well.

Ditto