I figured I would move a few of the plants I am planning on using to the nano. Figuring to keep the ammonia down with daily water changes. It looks ugly on my night stand empty.
How do you plant in this? I find that any plant with any kind of buoyancy floats right out of it. Especially at the depth of soil in our nano's.
Tying every plant to a piece of gravel does not seem like the best choice.
Can the gods of aquatic plants provide some guidance for a lost soul?
My wife brought me home a pair from her dental office - you don't want the kind with a square end, you want them as long as possible, and a pointed end, angled end is nice, too.
Also, cut individual stems a little long, and use the tweezers to drag the bottom end of the stem horizontally into the substrate. That will anchor the plant in place. Of course, near the hardscape, and in densely planted sections, it may be harder to do this, but I've found it works pretty well.
The plant I have, don't remember the name. A mass of pointy fronds, kind of like a small coconut tree except the all point up. All it is a short length of roots. I an get it to anchor in my other tanks, but not in this stuff. I will try to figure out a way to weight it down until it roots take hold.
Are you sure it's the Amazonia? When filling, did you fill it up very slowly, using a dish or rock or something to avoid directly stirring the substrate? Is there wood in the tank? What color is the water? Brown, white, or green? It's possible it could be diatoms, or bacteria bloom from being a new tank.
