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Subject: Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 3, Issue 7


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>    1. Acrillite from Walmart? (sdgoett at att_net)
>    2. Blyxa echinosperma & Blyxa japonica (APD)
>    3. Re: Blyxa japonica and aubertii (Cavan)
>    4. RE: Acrillite from Walmart? (william ruyle)
>    5. RE: Blyxa japonica and aubertii (Beek, Graham)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 18:35:29 +0000
> From: sdgoett at att_net
> Subject: [APD] Acrillite from Walmart?
> To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
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> I found 100% Acrillite (for Aquatic Gardens) at Walmart.  Would this be
> good/beneficial to use (in place of or in adition to regular gravel) in
> planted tanks with fish?  If so, is $6.97 for a 10# bag a good price?
>
> Scott
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 13:56:02 -0500
> From: "APD" <APD at LearnLink_Emory.Edu>
> Subject: [APD] Blyxa echinosperma & Blyxa japonica
> To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
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> Thank you for the clarification regarding the sizes of B. japonica and B.
> aubertii.  While we are on the subject, a vendor is selling Blyxa
echinosperma,
> and s/he is claiming it is the same plant as Blyxa japonica.  Is this
true?  I
> ran a search and the Asian websites lists these as separate profiles.
> Unfortunately, I can't read whatever language it's written in but I am
inclined
> to believe that it is a separate species.  The APD archive also imply that
they
> are separate species.  If so, then how tall do they get?
>
> I really want to obtain B. japonica for its short growth profile and would
> appreciate any clarification.
>
> Thanks again.
> P.S. Please contact me privately if you have some B. japonica for sale.
>
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:27:56 -0800 (PST)
> From: Cavan <millsman7 at yahoo_com>
> Subject: [APD] Re: Blyxa japonica and aubertii
> To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
>
>
> "While we are on the subject, a vendor is selling
> Blyxa echinosperma,
> and s/he is claiming it is the same plant as Blyxa
> japonica.  Is this true?"
>
> No.  According to Kasselmann, echinosperma is a
> variety of aubertii.  In any case, it is much larger
> than japonica.  My aubertii grew up to the top of and
> half way across the surface of my 30.  "echinosperma"
> should be similar in size.
>
> Cavan
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:06:29 -0800
> From: "william ruyle" <inquartata at comcast_net>
> Subject: RE: [APD] Acrillite from Walmart?
> To: "aquatic plants digest" <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
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>
>
> Scott, Turface or Profile clay soil conditioner would be much cheaper: $10
> or so
> for 40lb bag. If you're going to pay $6.97 for 10lbs, you may as well ramp
> up to
> Fluorite and have it all: nutrients, nice color, better plant growth.
>
> Bill
>
> I found 100% Acrillite (for Aquatic Gardens) at Walmart.  Would this be
> good/beneficial to use (in place of or in adition to regular gravel) in
> planted tanks with fish?  If so, is $6.97 for a 10# bag a good price?
>
> Scott
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:16:24 -0000
> From: "Beek, Graham" <Graham_Beek at ds-s.com>
> Subject: [APD] RE: Blyxa japonica and aubertii
> To: "'aquatic-plants at actwin_com'" <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
>
> I've just bought some (supposedly) B. Japonica and it's about 3-4 inches
> tall. I've since discovered looking on the web that it is very difficult
to
> grow, needing intense light and C02. This could be a problem as I have no
> C02 and only two T8 lights! Has anyone grown it under these conditions or
am
> I about to witness it's disintegration? I do have soil under my sand and
add
> liquid fertilizer occasionally.
>
> Graham
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 02:00:08 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Cavan <millsman7 at yahoo_com>
> > Subject: [APD] Re: Blyxa japonica and aubertii
> > To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
> >
> > "Which is shorter: Blyxa japonica or Blyxa aubertii?"
> >
> > B. japonica is about 3-4 inches tall and aubertii up
> > to about 16 inches or so (can be 8 inches wide at the
> > base).
> >
> > "Tropica describes Blyxa japonica's growth habit to be
> > similar to stem plants,
> > growing quite tall, while Blyxa aubertii forms
> > rosettes.  Is this accurate?"
> >
> > B. japonica is sort of a rosette of rosettes, if that
> > makes any sense.  You can pinch off the side ones it
> > grows and plant them when they've grown roots.  It
> > does fine once it gets going but is very unforgiving
> > when it comes to mistakes (neglect, blackouts, etc).
> > Flowered under water one time for me.
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