new zealand discus man Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 from new zealand discus man looking for a lot of amazon swords and others that will help to lower nitrate ..also who knows what levels of plants do do this.. required for over 100 x 275 liter tanks.. :evil: do even know if its viable..cheers phill collis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Don't know to much about the swords but they root in the gravel so a lot of their nutrients will come from there. Instead of a rooted plant try a floating one. Water Sprite http://www.tropica.dk/productcard_1.asp?id=005A would be ideal for your purpose. You will only need one small peice and within a month would have stocked all your other tanks and started to use it as compost in the garden. It can be planted but prefers to float around. Very hardy and it has the advantage over other floaters like duck weed since it is easy to harvest and get rid off if needed. Indian Fern is another name sometimes used for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand discus man Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 from new zealand discus man thanks for note,,cheers phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 That an interesting reply from Shilo, if your tanks have a common filtation system you may even look at duck weed .(think I may try this myself in the future) it's fast growing and can be harvested as a veg componant in your fish food. you would need a tank or more dedecated for it i'm sure you wouldn't want it in your "fish" tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand discus man Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 from new zealand discus man :oops: carefull i think duck weed is on the noxis plant list. controlled by MAF and most Regional Councils.. cheers phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 I have heaps of Indian fern and water sprite, if you are interested Phill. both float on top of the water and grow quite readily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand discus man Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 from new zealand discus man thanks could try a few ..main reason for swords is can sell later young ones to my discus buyers.. and secondly i have over flows system on all tanks..turn one tap and all get water through solar system,,just 200 meters of pipe in sun and helps increasing temp..but if plants block over flow then ..you know the rest.. can those plants be container grown..?? if yes i will try some.. cheers phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Indian fern and the water sprite I guess can be container grown. I normally push them into the gravel fo them to grow but when they get big and the leaves reach the top of the water level they begin to reproduce. Guess there would be no harm in trying. I've been meaning to head out your way and have a look at all your discus. could do it this weekend if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand discus man Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 to visit..09-2991311 to set up time..i make sure one one here at a time.. good bring a few plants to try and tell me price when you come.. how do i sterlize plants now days..advise when visit ..no need to reply..cheers phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 :oops: I didn't realize duckweed had been clasafied as noxis :oops: , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 :oops: I didn't realize duckweed had been clasafied as noxis :oops: , there are two plants that are called water sprite 1 has broad leaves in water and fine leaves out of the water the other has fine leaves always and grows in the substrate (pots) more readly. both are fast growers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new zealand discus man Posted July 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 years ago i remember the ak zoo had all sorts of floating plants and had to remove from ponds..under orders from ak reg council as i understood. but readers please note still want some amazon swords.. whos got,,??? cheers phill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 That was Salvinia Phill, definitely on the banned list Every backyard goldfish pond had it when I was a kid. Makes a perfect lawn of a lake I saw it at the Western Springs lake North to south, East to West. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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