Vallis

[debiasir]

My Vallis is growing great, i am soo surprised as it is my first attempt at real plants. Any how it has reached the surface and is spreading across the tank how can i trim it down

 

[Jen]

take some scissors and start snipping! lol

 

[debiasir]

lol

is it that simple, like i can just cut the longest bits

 

[The-Wolf]

yes you can, but be warned the more you trim the more it grows

 

[debiasir]

yes you can, but be warned the more you trim the more it grows

thanks ill bear that in mind

 

[Mr Miagi]

Lol, wolf is right! I planted mine two weeks ago and its taken off!
Hope yours looks and grows well! Godluck!

 

[debiasir]

my vallis has taken off big time, didnt expect it. after 3 weeks it has grow about 12 cms in hieght and also i am seeing loads of new leaves coming out of it so i am really pleased just the hieght is too much now.

 

[KentBlokey]

Lucky you. Vallis Will not grow in my tank.

 

[jimbooo]

bloody stuffs like a weed, i pull out about 5 new (rooted) plants a week and at least 4 runners. leaves grow about a foot a week and even go red when they reach the surface. just wont stop growing.

at first i used to carefully prune each leaf. now i just grab a fist full and chop it in one go. a day later it's off again.

 

[smithrc]

Lucky you. Vallis Will not grow in my tank.

I'm with you ... spent hundreds on our planted tank - Vallis would die the quickest

in a not plant tank it goes nuts

 

[guppygirl]

Possesed plant...
I've never been able to grow it, but I think that was because I had such low light. Want to try it soon!

 

[KentBlokey]

Lucky you. Vallis Will not grow in my tank.

I'm with you ... spent hundreds on our planted tank - Vallis would die the quickest

in a not plant tank it goes nuts

Glad it's not just me then!

It's just so brittle, I've had both the straight (which I have a small piece of currently) and the corkscrew Vallis, neither grows well and over say 6 inches beffore bending and snaping.

I did see some really tall plants at the LFs...I may have to give them a ago...Or does Java sell the large Vallis? I'll have to check.

 

[The-Wolf]

I myself had trouble growing vallis untill I changed to pool filter sand and used sera florena.
now I can't stop it growing.

 

[debiasir]

i have done nothing special, dont even have brilliant lights and the bugger still grow like mad

 

[smithrc]

ours is about 6ft long now (I kid you not )

It goes up to the surface in the 65cm tank and across about 1m

As wolf said - ours has done loads better in sand.