whetu Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 oeminx has generously sent me some tiger lotus seeds on which to carry out evil experiments *rubs hands together in a sinister manner* I have divided the seeds into three containers of approximately equal numbers of tiny seeds. I have all three containers floating in my tank so that a) the temperature is steady b) they are close to the lights The proximity of the containers to the lights also means and the temperature is likely to vary a lot between night and day (my tank water is 28 degrees and the lights are on 12.5 hours a day). Here are the setups of the three containers: Container 1: 3 cm of plain tank water (no substrate) Container 2: 1 cm of gravel and 2cm of tank water Container 3: 1 cm of gravel, 2cm of tank water and half a JBL clay ball Any other suggestions? What do I do now (except wait and watch)? The seeds are so fine it would be interesting to see what they would do if someone used sand or a fine propagating mix as a substrate. Has anyone here grown tiger lotus from seed before? And is anyone else experimenting with oeminx's seeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Someone has been selling lotus seeds on that nonny mouse site so I suspect someone has if they sold any. The other way would be to buy some from them and get their instruction sheet. I would try fine sand in a shallow dish to see if they germinate. Gravel may be a bit course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Someone has been selling lotus seeds on that nonny mouse site so I suspect someone has if they sold any. The other way would be to buy some from them and get their instruction sheet. I would try fine sand in a shallow dish to see if they germinate. Gravel may be a bit course. Yes, I think the gravel is likely to be too coarse. I wish I had some sand handy to give it a go. I would also have liked to try some common-or-garden seed-raising mix and some water with a drop of sprouting hormone in it. Will be interesting to see what other people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well I have some seeds I got from that nice fellow :lol: I have got a smiler set up, small container with 8mm of silica sand and 2cm of water I also have god know how many seeds in/on my substrate which is silica sand also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2discus Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Until they germinate I dont think lighting would be an issue. I would be trying them on damp, not soaked sand. Just my ideas! Do you know how long they should take to germinate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Do you know how long they should take to germinate? na no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 They germinate better with strong light. Potting mix and other media high in nutrient usually makes for a lot of problems with algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 i got a whole bunch of the seeds too, not sure how to sprout them. going to get some silica sand for them i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Oeminx? May I ask where you got your silica sand from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Yes you may, I got it from Placemakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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