Is there a type of plant......

kattty

Is there a type of plant that I could attach somehow to pvc pipe? I want to make a long tunnell that winds and runs throughout the tank but, I'd like it to be hidden under some green natural live plant/moss.

Please let mek now if this is possible, how to do it and, if anyone has personal experience doing so what type of plant ect they'd recommend.

Thanks,
Kat

ooo..the tank is a 30 gallon growout tank..which will soon be a 55 grow out tank.

I took a brief video and it shows a tiny peice of pvc pipe that's already in there..I'd like to make a full tunnel.

excal88

Hmm...attaching plants to a pvc pipe section could get tricky, unless you're willing to drill some holes into it to create an anchor space to attach said plants, but that'd kinda defeat the purpose of a tunnel :P

If anything, I would use anubis plants. They don't need to be buried, their root/rhizome is easy enough to worth with via thread or fishing line.

sik80

Java Moss, Java Fern or Anubias could be attached with cotton. Could be tricky to attach as the pipe is so round, slippy and has no good anchor points

Byron

Agree, plants with a rhizome such as Java Fern and Anubias could be tied on the top with black thread or fishingline, and their true roots will naturally grow over the PVC and into the substrate.

kattty

interesting....ill try that:)

There is no moss or anything that can grow around the pipe?or some type of grass like plant.

Byron

Plants rooted in the substrate wi.l grow next to the PVC. But assuming you mean actually grow on it, no; it is too smooth with no opportunity for roots to attach.

SinCrisis

Well you can sand the PVC with course sandpaper and then cut into it heavily with a knife, sand again with some more paper but not enough to remove the gouges from the PVC, jsut enough to remove the sharp edges. Rinse off the PVC dust, should resemble a white artificial log kinda look. Should offer some anchoring points to help the plants stick better.

kattty

wow..creative!lol

redchigh

I would go to wal-mart, and get a plastic mesh screen that's used for embroidery and knitting.. It's made of plastic.

You can sandwich moss between the screen and the PVC (google 'Java Moss walls', and make it the same way, and just wrap it around the pipe)

Here's a link- Just wrap it around the pipe.

After the moss grows out well, you can even add some Java Fern or Anubias, and it in turn will root onto the moss and mesh.

They don't call me MacGyver for nothing. :P

kattty

wow..brilliant.
Thank you very much:)