Hydrocotyle Tripartita wall...

[Ryan Young]

Hi all,

I am planning on re scaping my tank at the end of this year as it looks really bad, however because it looks so bad I was thinking about doing a temporary low maintenance setup using Hydrocotyle Tripartita as a wall for the back of my tank and think this should work well.

If I were to use a fine plastic mesh as used to stop birds getting to vegetables or to cover a pond would this work if I entwine the plant into the mesh as I have more than enough to do so?
Let me know what you guys and girls think.
cheers

 

[dean]

http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Pro...vc:m|adp:1o3&gclid=CM-2vuL9480CFQ2eGwod02wMLQ


Regards
Dean

 

[dean]

You can get this stuff cheap in some bargain type shops


Regards
Dean

 

[zozo]

The plantshop i regularly order sells complete setups like that on Epaqmat as wall cover, not yet seen tripartita, but about anything from hairgrass, java, anubias, mosses, hc name it. I do not know these mat personaly, but plants grow on it and used to stick to the walls with little suckercups.

That might be an idea to let the tripartita root on the mat at the wall and grow (hang) down instead of grow only up from the substrate. ??

https://www.songrow.nl/Epaqmat.html

 

[Mick.Dk]

Cardamine lyrata resemble Hyd. trip., but growing upwards. It will naturally do exactly what you are after; creating a bright green back-ground wall. May get red-ish tips, if light is strong, though.
I se no reason the Hyd. trip. wall should not be possible..........will need an encredible lot of trimming, when it gets going, to ensure light to lower parts.