View Full Version : anyone use bamboo?
MarlboroMan
11-14-2005, 4:17 AM
anyone use bamboo in their tanks? i was wondering if it helped clean the water any? im going to add about 20 stalks to one side.
AlaskaJammin
11-14-2005, 5:24 AM
Well any plant is going to consume some nitrates and phospates, but I dont think you will get much out of bamboo. Im just guessing here, buts its a slow grower, which means it probably wont suck up that many nutrients. Try somethin faster growing.
sohfatfish
11-14-2005, 5:52 AM
I thought bamboo was a very fast grower?.. something like an inch a day for some species. You could also try floating plants like duckweed and watter lettuce.
AlaskaJammin
11-14-2005, 6:29 AM
Like I said I wasn't sure if it was a fast grower or not, guess it depends on the species....
JnASabo
11-14-2005, 9:48 AM
I think Bamboo would look nice in a tank, but I'm not sure how it would help in cleaning water.
MarlboroMan
11-15-2005, 1:16 AM
well the roots must be doing something, even if its slow. im just building my tank really slow because of low budget. im starting with bamboos because they are a buck a piece and look intresting, maybe ill post some pics. i only have 48 watts on a 55 gallon, so plants with high light requirements i cant have. probally gonna get some wendtii's, ive always had good luck with those.
MarlboroMan
11-15-2005, 1:20 AM
here are some pics, sorry for the size!!
thefishofdoom
11-15-2005, 1:38 AM
nice tank only thing i would be woried about is that the bamboo could rot but other than that grat idea
contender
11-15-2005, 2:38 AM
cool. i like the bamboo look and have always wanted to try it myself.
whta kind of snakeahds are they?
MarlboroMan
11-15-2005, 2:34 PM
those are channa gachuas, 6 of them
i have a total of 7 bamboo stalks now
islander671
11-16-2005, 7:05 AM
I have used bamboo before, both dried out and live. have never had a problem with live bamboo, the dried out stuff does not work well at all. with the live bamboo just make sure it is not comletly submerged and it should be ok.
yourmylunch
11-16-2005, 6:59 PM
bamboo will work fine
ONE MAJOR PROBLEM!!!
if you leave a top of the tank eventually something will jump out. we have all experienced it.
MarlboroMan
11-17-2005, 12:42 AM
i know gachuas can jump, but im leaving the water level down just for that purpose.
contender
11-17-2005, 8:04 PM
care to share more photos of the bamboo?
contender
11-17-2005, 8:05 PM
maybe a full tank shot? please? thank yous.
MarlboroMan
11-19-2005, 4:23 AM
some pictures, ive since added a plant to the tank. i also noticed another plant that must of come with the guppies. it sorta rooted on its own.
that drumin guy
11-22-2005, 12:51 PM
I also bought some bamboo from walgreens (lucky bamboo... $15 for like 20 stalks or somthing like that). I like the look of it and it seems to be easy to grow n very low light. It's been sitting in a tank with about 2 inches of water with little to no light (katrina) for about 3 weeks now and greener than ever! Not sure on how its growing a of now though.
dovii88
11-22-2005, 7:36 PM
bamboo is an awesome and it def. brings a weird look to the tank.... so i would add it to the tank...
Pangong_ilong
11-22-2005, 7:40 PM
Wow, nice. I was thinking about a lil bit of japanese style, and i want some bamboos in my tank. But the probem is, my tank's high. So can't use bamboo.
MarlboroMan
11-23-2005, 5:07 AM
added plants
contender
11-23-2005, 7:19 PM
nice thanks for sharing !!!
i'm gettig some bamboo !!
ive kept bamboo in my 20 gal turtle tank for about 7 months now with no problems its also completly under water
muhrninho
11-27-2005, 5:14 PM
that will depend on the type of bamboo but i'de say that this "stick" on water rottens!! loool :naughty:
that drumin guy
12-03-2005, 2:16 PM
I have the lucky bamboo that looks exactly like the kind in this threat submerged, and is also fine.
bluekrissyspikes
06-16-2007, 9:49 PM
bamboo does not rot under water, it is actually farmed and grown in fairly deep water with only the tops sticking out, if you have that whole plant it grows really fast..if you just have stalks it grows slow
I have used bamboo before, both dried out and live. have never had a problem with live bamboo, the dried out stuff does not work well at all. with the live bamboo just make sure it is not comletly submerged and it should be ok.
I agree. The bamboo will live submerged for about a year, but after that it starts rotting.
santoury
06-17-2007, 6:50 PM
You guys may remember the other thread, but this is in fact a terrestrial plant - Dracaena sanderiana, and comes in both green, and variegated forms. It will eventually rot in time. (As you can see in some of the pictures, some is already looking pretty poorly.) But enjoy it while you can - it's nice stuff.
voss345
06-22-2007, 10:08 PM
i had bought a bunch of bamboo for m my lfs, it looks nice, but i find it rots, ive already lost 3 of my ten stalks in as many months, i sitck them in the knots in drift wood so the are anchored down pretty good and wont be ripped out
fish_monger
06-29-2007, 2:17 AM
bamboo or lucky bamboo will live in a tank dont put to much light on it it will grow green but not tall you want tall and a light green.and make sue that the water lvl isnt over the leafs it will die after a while
Bizzaro
06-30-2007, 7:50 PM
Nice! Can bamboo grow on sunlight? i have a 10g next to my tank i wanna do this to.. just to green the room up a little.
ChrisGray
08-20-2007, 6:24 PM
my friend once had about 20 in his 90 gallon tank and they did alright for about 20 months and then they started to die off. they would never reach the top of the tank