bamboo in aquarium?

[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

 

[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!

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.