parotet
Member
Hi, I’ve been reading the pruning thread in the Tutorial Section and some more information on the web that explain in detail how to prune different kind of plants (stem, rosette, rhizome, etc.). But in most of them I’ve noticed that all the plants in the tank are pruned at the same time (in a single session), every several weeks (depending of course on growth rate). In most tutorials you can see the "before" and "after" pictures showing a pruning work done on all the plants.
I am lucky to spend quite a lot of time beside my tank (except when travelling, my computer is just on the left side of my computer, where I spend all my working and some non-working hours…). As a result I have the temptation of touching here and there, and every week I do small pruning works. To me it seems quite reasonable, as all the plants I have don’t grow at the same rate (Hygrophila, Limnophila, Hydrocotyle and moss grow quite fast compared to Java Fern, Echinodorus or Ludwigia… at least in my tank), so I’m making small adjustments. My setup is quite young (2 months) but growing fast lately (thanks to some good advice from UKAPS members: light reduction, EI dosing and liquid C). My continuous pruning works are focused on giving a good shape to my young plants (plants trimmed very low, cuttings replanted to have more density, etc.).
The question is: is there any biological/chemical reason to prune all the plants in the same session? Is it something you should do at the beginning? Or is it just a matter of convenience for the tank owner?
I am lucky to spend quite a lot of time beside my tank (except when travelling, my computer is just on the left side of my computer, where I spend all my working and some non-working hours…). As a result I have the temptation of touching here and there, and every week I do small pruning works. To me it seems quite reasonable, as all the plants I have don’t grow at the same rate (Hygrophila, Limnophila, Hydrocotyle and moss grow quite fast compared to Java Fern, Echinodorus or Ludwigia… at least in my tank), so I’m making small adjustments. My setup is quite young (2 months) but growing fast lately (thanks to some good advice from UKAPS members: light reduction, EI dosing and liquid C). My continuous pruning works are focused on giving a good shape to my young plants (plants trimmed very low, cuttings replanted to have more density, etc.).
The question is: is there any biological/chemical reason to prune all the plants in the same session? Is it something you should do at the beginning? Or is it just a matter of convenience for the tank owner?
