Re: [APD] Cheap Plants

["BRiaN Forsythe" <megasycophant at gmail_com>]

To expand on that, you'll usually get better stock from other
hobbyists (like on Liz's first link, APC).  Also, re "when you first
start you want the whole tank planted initially to help prevent having
algae issues", you'll generally want fast-growing stem plants for this
(read as "cheap and easy to get") to fill the tank, even if you
replace them later.

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Liz Wilhite <satirica at gmail_com> wrote:
> For cheap plants I'd look at the plants for sale forum at
>  http://www.aquaticplantscentral.com where you can often find common plants
>  available for little more than the price of shipping, and some relatively
>  rare plants inexpensively.  Robert's site, http://www.aquabotanic.com has
>  relatively inexpensive collections of plants that are good for beginners as
>  do some other online retailers.  You can occasionally find boxes of various
>  stem and other plants on http://www.aquabid.com, but I'd say that you are
>  taking some degree of risk on aquabid with regards to quality -- I have
>  gotten great plants there but I've also gotten garbage from people who have
>  50 or more 100% positive ratings.  And be aware that there are issues
>  regarding importing if you buy from overseas sources -- buying from a retail
>  business based in your country means that *they* absorbed the import risk so
>  you don't have to.
>
>  Thing is, when you first start you want the whole tank planted initially to
>  help prevent having algae issues.  If you have nutrients in the water and
>  good lighting but not enough plants to get everything running and balanced,
>  you can find yourself with an algae pit rather quickly.  The easiest way to
>  cure algae issues is to start off right and not get them.
>
>  What I would do is put together enough money to buy a collection then fill
>  in with other cheap sources.  You do not have to have rare, hard to find or
>  tricky to grow plants to have a beautiful tank.  You might also want to ask
>  for people who have dealt with these online businesses for info.  Some of
>  them get great reviews, and at least one mentioned recently gets great
>  reviews only if you purchase from them at certain times of the year.  I
>  mentioned aquabotanic, and I've never purchased there, but I know that
>  Robert does stand behind his plants.
>
>  --
>  Liz
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