bamboo in aquarium?

[skipper]

Can bamboo be put in a tank for decoration? I have some timber bamboo growing outside, and could either use fresh cut or dried. I think it could look pretty neat.

[outlaw]

i would definately go with dried. just my thinking but if its green then i would think it would rot faster, and possibly alter water parameters. it is awesome in a tank though.

[scadarette]

You have to find something to seal it with or it will rot... I found out the hard way....

[skipper]

What could I use to seal it with that's fish safe?

[Ric Foster]

if it grows in your back yard just replace it before it rots.

[DiXoN]

dont bother i had it for about 1 week and it started to go bad.

[soggysandwich]

i think you can grow it in your tank. so it woundnt rot if its alive

[The Amazonian]

I use Lucky Bamboo in my Tanks... They never ROT!

[santoury]

Dracaena (Lucky Bamboo) is not an aquatic plant, but it's fairly tough, and *sometimes* does okay for any amount of time, but eventually will perish, usually sooner than later.
But feel free to use it and replace it as you need to.

[The Amazonian]

Dracaena (Lucky Bamboo) is not an aquatic plant, but it's fairly tough, and *sometimes* does okay for any amount of time, but eventually will perish, usually sooner than later.
But feel free to use it and replace it as you need to.

I have had lucky bamboo in my tanks for 3 years now, no Rot!!!

[mercury904]

mine increases my ph,so high you can smell it,the fresh ones will sink right away,but the dried would be very hard to sink,thats why they use it on some boat

[schaadrak]

You can use lucky bamboo in a tank as long as the leaves are above water. True bamboo would need a rich substrate to do well and then it would get pretty tall.

[santoury]

PRETTY tall? LOL

Look them up dude.

[mercury904]

You can use lucky bamboo in a tank as long as the leaves are above water. True bamboo would need a rich substrate to do well and then it would get pretty tall.


it just needs occasional trimming:ROFL:

[skipper]

I didnt mean to plant it, I would just go out and cut a few for decoration. Timber bamboo grows 30 to 100 feet high. I was wondering if preserving it with something fish-safe would be the way to go.

[tiersmoke92555]

i took mine out. Bamboo dose not care about tank size.

[schaadrak]

PRETTY tall? LOL

Look them up dude.


Look up what type? Last time I checked there was more than just the bamboo grown for timber. My neighbor growing up even had a hedge of clumping bamboo that only grew to about five maybe six feet.

[schaadrak]

I have some timber bamboo growing outside...

DOH!:duh:

Sorry. My bad.

[skipper]

I won't plant it, only cut legnths for decoration. It is about 2 to 5 inches in diameter, depending on the shoot. I saw an article saying it could be used if filled with gravel to weight it down, but that it has an unpleasant odor.

[Liam]

I can see what you are doing. And i like you idea, I'm assuming your using them as some pots for some plants?

Good luck with it. Maybe you could treat it with something for it not to rot.

[schaadrak]

A clear urethane wood sealer would work. A clear epoxy would, too.

[gill]

i have lucky bamboo in my trop tank and it does fine. It ha started to send out roots and new shoots are appearing. and since its only 99pence for a 2foot length, wont break the bank.

[skipper]

Is there a certain kind of wood sealer or epoxy that is fish safe?

[fishluvr510]

Is there a certain kind of wood sealer or epoxy that is fish safe?

yeah, use marine epoxy.That's my next project to put in some dried bamboo into my tank.

[Fish Eat Fish]

i think you can grow it in your tank. so it woundnt rot if its alive

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