Bulk Plants
#1
Posted 24 May 2011 - 07:49 PM
Just wondering if anyone knew of somewhere to go to get bulk plants.
would need somewhere that I could get good advice and help me to choose a good combination of plants.
I would like to plant a 4', 5', 7' and 2 x 2.5' tanks.
Thanks
Ben
#2
Posted 24 May 2011 - 08:06 PM
Aquotix can do bulk buys, and we can get nearly any plant variety that is currently in WA - we deal with most of the local growers and most of the plant growing enthusiasts, so we carry both hydroponically grown and submersed grown plant varieties... from common to extremely rare or difficult.
if you have a big tank like mine - Ill easily find a way to fill it up.....
When you come in, ask for me or Chris... and Krystal is great with her nano style for your 2.5" tanks.........
Cheers
Oliver
#3
Posted 24 May 2011 - 09:04 PM
I have spoken with Krystal before as she is the one who signed me up as a club member.
I just didn't realise that you could get in bulk.
I have heard that Hydro grown will loose all there leaves and look like they are dying then grow back. Is that true? I think I would preferr aquarium grown or is there no difference?
#4
Posted 24 May 2011 - 09:21 PM
My advice - get a bit of everything, and see what grows best in your tanks and see what you like the look of, then what grows well, will fill out and eventually you will have a full tank - then you can prune and sell off the excess to trade for other new species and experiment.
here is my tank from day one -
did not take long to look like this... in fact, only 10 weeks later -
for bulk buy, the commercial stuff - give us a list of what you want, and we will order it in for you.... for local hobbyist grown plants - we will get them in stages for you as they become available if we dont have them available at the time already....
#5
Posted 24 May 2011 - 09:22 PM
crash, i got tiger lotus plant from aquotix, very good priced
#6
Posted 24 May 2011 - 09:39 PM
I have tried the whole picking plants I think I like in the past and the plats have always ended up growing strait up to the top of the tank with no off shoots even though the shop staff I have bought from have told me that they thicken and bush up.
Is this because I don't have enough nutrients in the water or because I need to prune more like garden plants?
#7
Posted 24 May 2011 - 09:55 PM
#8
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:02 PM
so knowing what design and equipment you have can make it much easier in choosing your plants
#9
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:03 PM
You can also get very different plants - unlike the stem plants, grass like plants (such as swords, vallis, crypts and aponogetons) will grow from the bottom up, giving you more leaves and less stems to look at. Ferns and mosses are great for filling in those areas you cant get plants to grow - like on top of logs and in shaded areas.
#10
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:04 PM
Is pruning them in half a rule of thumb? I thought of trying to prune the tops off of young plants before adding them to the aquarium just as you would a garden plant if you were shrubbing or hedging but at the same time didn't want to do anything that would make the plants die.
#11
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:15 PM
in fact, (i cant remember where i read it) but for those doing duct style tanks, they prune until its only less than 10 cm off the substrate and let it produce new shoots which can grow all the way to the top. this allows it to get really bushy but im personally not confident cutting it that short.
#12
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:23 PM
Might try that with a few different common plants when I get it all growing and let you know how it goes.
#13
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:33 PM
4' = Twin T5
7' = Quad T5
5' = single T8 (want to change to a T5)
All the above are 2' Deep
my 2 x 2.5 I haven't set up and was planing on growing low light plants in and use the T8 from the 5'
#14
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:37 PM
if there is a blue tube in there, swap it for a white one (daylight or similar)
#15
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:42 PM
as for the 4', its medium lighting. I've seen nice planted tanks grown using twin t5. However, being a 2' deep tank, I'm not too sure how bright it would be at the bottom of the tank. I should let someone else comment on that
what ollie said is true, HO and LO makes a diff.
a single t8 would definately be low light. Oh, you could also consider a moss scape too.
Edited by scarab, 24 May 2011 - 10:44 PM.
#16
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:45 PM
if there is a blue tube in there, swap it for a white one (daylight or similar)
39w for each HO
Edited by crash812, 24 May 2011 - 10:47 PM.
#17
Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:57 PM
Mosses and ferns are great for low light as scarab mentioned.... so are other plants like anubias...
#18
Posted 24 May 2011 - 11:06 PM
#19
Posted 25 May 2011 - 08:57 AM
2ft - 24w
3ft - 39w
4ft - 54w
5ft - 80w
#20
Posted 25 May 2011 - 09:29 AM
I was thinking of low light scape for the 4' as I like the ferns, Moss's and swords.
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