Transitioning emmersed to submerged

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Transitioning emmersed to submerged

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How does one accomplish this?
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Well, I am CERTAINLY not an expert, but when I have moved things from my emmersed to my aquarium, I just plopped them in there. In some cases the leaves morphed into their submerged state without falling off. In other cases the emersed leaves fell off and new leaves formed. In most cases I've had success.
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i have never or almost never had success with this..stemwise they always die on me..falls apart and turns into mushy stuff...
crypts, usually melt but regrows thankfully!
i just toss them into the tank and float them until some roots grow :mrgreen:

cavan posted this on APC not long ago: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... ction.html

BTW, whats cavan's real name??? or is it cavan????????/? :oops:
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Cavan's real name is Cavan. ;-)

Francine, just toss them in. Particularly if you have CO2 running on your tank, most plants convert just fine. If you're worried, don't throw every stem you have in at once, just in case they do melt.
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Thanks. I know there is going to be a meltdown, but I'm worried the submerged form is not what I paid for. Plus , the transition worries me because it may not conform to my timeline for a completed scape. At this point, all I want to worry about is prunning.
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Some plants will drop the leaves as the top grows new leaves, so at the worst you might have to cut the bare stem at the bottom and replant the top with the new submerged growth. Ludwigia peruensis aka Ludwigia glandulosa is a plant that is typically grown emersed and looks totally different after the conversion.
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Dang! are you peeping into my fishroom?
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Just have it take the plunge!
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They're floating. Hopefully planted tomorrow in another tank.
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Me, just a good guess, where did you get them?
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