peaches
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I have been out of the hobby a couple of years. I missed my fishkeeping so I bought a new tank, 125 litres. I wanted to grow a carpet in front of the aquarium. I bought elocharis sps, java fern, anubias nana and cryptocorine wendtii. Did a bit of reading and thought I would start the carpet off using a dry start method. I also bought wood which is soaking. I put in the substrate, wetted it, divided up the hairgrass and planted it in my planned carpet area. Looked at my other plants, then realised the mistake. I could probably plant the crypts, but the anubias and the java fern need to be grown above the substrate dont they? so I would have to attach them to the wood pieces. So I have to keep these plants going until I'm ready to flood the tank (am I correct or is there an alternative?).
Yes I feel a bit foolish, but having been out of the hobby for a while, I didnt think things through. as I was wanting to get on with the tank during the bank holiday week.
Right, the plants are tropica brand and are totally sealed in those plastic capsules. How long will they keep? How long before the elocharis starts to root a little so they wont all float to the top when I fill the tank ? Why dont they have a best before date?
Yes I feel a bit foolish, but having been out of the hobby for a while, I didnt think things through. as I was wanting to get on with the tank during the bank holiday week.
Right, the plants are tropica brand and are totally sealed in those plastic capsules. How long will they keep? How long before the elocharis starts to root a little so they wont all float to the top when I fill the tank ? Why dont they have a best before date?