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rickyz Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Oct-2005	Hi, can I keep anacahris or najas in full sun or do they need shade.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	rickyz, Anacharis, aka Egeria Najas, can very well be in the full sun, although it would be interesting to know what you mean by full sun . How many watts of light do you have in the tank and how big is the tank? Ingo Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 28-Nov-2005 13:14 Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	.. or maybe he means can he keep it in a tank with direct sunlight? In that case yes, because direct sunlight is going to be stronger than any lighting you can put over your tank. In any case, it does not need to be put in the shade. It grows fast enough that algae will not form on the leaves with too much light... *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Ah, that would make sense NowherMan6, the real sun But, would one put any tank in the real full sun? Even if the Egeria Najas grows fast enough to avoid being befallen with algae, what about the rest of the plants (if any are there) and the tank itself? And what about the heat? I guess only rickyz can tell us Ingo Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 28-Nov-2005 13:34 Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	I have a 2.5 gallon betta tank that gets a few hours of indirect sunlight. it has anubias and hornwort, and the hornwort is growing slowly and algae free, w/o green water which is usually associated with direct sunlight. Ricky, hornwort grows at a similar rate to your plant in question, so i imagine the same would hold true. If it's sunlight you plan on using, then maybe make sure it isn't direct sunlight, that way you'll avoid some algae issues. The plant will grow regardless, as long as it has some source of light, carbon and nutrients. *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
rickyz Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Oct-2005	No, what I mean is that the sun hits the plants directly from above. Its just that I am planing that because I wanna sell them to my LFS. But the Monday I putted one stem in direct sun and today the leaves where brown and clear, they weren't green like always.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	Were the plants in a tank? Outside or inside? *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
rickyz Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Oct-2005	They are outside.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	What is the outside temperature and the temperature in your water at midday when the sun is the strongest? Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41
rickyz Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Oct-2005	I think it is like 74 farenheit here now that it's winter, in midday in the mornings it is like 65 farenheit.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:41


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