magpie - Are you fond of the floating dwarf lettuce. Any pros and cons aesthetically? I originally had plans on putting them in my tank, but forgot.
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The connecting roots of the vals are hard to cut with your fingernails, and I think the plants are less likely to melt if they are cleanly cut vs. smooshed. These also work well for sword plants, and I have a hard time pinching those off too.
I have a 65 gallon tank, it is pretty tall with the stand and all, so I need the length of the long scissors to cut things down low. I am armpit deep in my tank when I am working on the plants.
Thats why my tanks are on low boy stands or cinder block stands the base of my tanks are only 24" off the floor so I can reach everything to clean them right. Hate standard tank stands.
I love them. I've always had floating plants in my tank, and I think these are my favorites. I am a huge proponent of them even for people who don't want to do other live plants. I think they give all fish a sense of security, they are really good at processing ammonia and nitrate, and they look cool.
These guys drop down long roots (easily 6+ inches if you let them), but they do fine if you trim them if you don't want them that long. I even have them in my 5 gallon betta tank.
They propogate a lot, so one portion of them will last you forever. I compost huge piles of it every week.
I'm a big fan if you couldn't tell.
personally, I'm not a fan of floating algae cause it gets everywhere , but I do like lotus varieties.
