Current Auction Time: Thu Apr 25 21:43:56 2024

		Final:	$18.00		First Bid	$18.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Jan 11 2017 - 12:01:06 AM		Location	Reading MA 01867 United States
		Ended	Jan 13 2017 - 12:01:06 AM Auction Closed
		Seller	Bannh (1253/1261)
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		High Bidder	Goedric (11/11)
		Payment	See Item Description, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to Continental United States Only Buyer Pays Actual Shipping Cost, See Item Description

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USPS 2017 Rate Increase takes effect 1/22/17 Check your extended forecast and consider the weather before bidding. Please read entire auction and updated Just Me before bidding. Shipping to contiguous 48 states only, (CONUS, not AK, HI, or PR). Tips for a Successful Transaction Read all the information the seller provides so you can make a smart decision. Sometimes there cannot be a TL;DR. If you still have questions after reading everything, or have any special requests, ask before bidding. What you want may not be possible. Check your email, including spam. It's our only means of contacting you. Read the entire email, the last sentence may be a question. Not replying can delay shipment. If you are having trouble receiving emails, you can see messages sent to you through the AquaBid messaging system by going HERE and entering your Username and Password. Make sure the email and physical addresses on file with AquaBid and PayPal are up to date and correct. Check your 10 day weather forecast. Most problems are caused by temperature extremes, both hot and cold. The seller cannot make the package arrive on a certain day. Priority Mail doesn't have a guaranteed delivery date, it usually takes 2 or 3 days to arrive but may take longer. Tropical Hornwort, Ceratophyllum submersum $3 discount for prompt local pickup! 100% Snail-free and Quarantined. This is not the commonly available hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum. The form is similar but Tropical hornwort can get bigger & fluffier and is typically softer. This has been in a a bare tank since before Thanksgiving. The first photo below shows a normal tank with fish and a few snails on the left. The tank on the right is what is offered in this auction. With no nutrients from fish waste the texture is very different, the form is more like a bottle brush and the color is lighter. Once it's in a normal tank (instead of a box of water) the new growth will be soft and feathery like the tank on the left. � � � � � The stems vary in length up to 12", I'll be sending the longest available for a total of at least 21 linear feet. If possible I will send more but because the growth is denser and the needles more brittle I won't be able to send as much extra as I usually do. Again, there are no snails or anything else in this tank and hasn't been for many weeks. If you are someone who is concerned about hitchhikers or pathogens and quarantine everything, I have already taken care of that for you. Someone local asked me to provide pre-quarantined plants (for a hefty premium), it grew more than I expected and I ended up with waaaaay more than was needed. I don't normally do this and don't plan on doing it again anytime soon so this is a one time only deal. This plant should be left floating, it never grows roots and doesn't like being bunched and weighted. If left alone this plant will align itself vertically which looks really cool. On the surface it looks feathery. Tropical Hornwort is able to take carbon directly from the water (carbonate hardness, kH) if the dissolved CO2 is depleted. So while no plant will turn down supplemental CO2, Tropical Hornwort is able to keep growing late in the day even after the other plants run out of carbon dioxide. This plant can grow FAST, just look what a big handful of 3" stems I added to a 10G did in 12 days with only one light bulb. The whole top half of the tank becomes safe for those valuable fry! � � � � Tropical Hornwort will grow in quite low light, it just won't be as full or grow as fast. For best results give it over 1WPG. This plant does not need fertilizer to grow but with very light ferts I get a few inches of new growth each week. INCHES.EACH.WEEK. You will have tons of this plant very quickly. I started growing this again a few years ago when a friend wanted large amounts of fast growing plants for fry cover. It's a little more work than guppy grass but it really does look great. Now I am using it again for tanks with livebearers which are more predatory towards their fry. It's harder for the adults to dart through, in fact they tend to not want to swim in it at all. Tangling can be prevented by just snipping long pieces into smaller lengths every few weeks. This beautiful plant is rare in the hobby because is fussy about how it is shipped. I can't just put it in a sandwich bag, it needs to be in water. If you don't believe me look at THIS. Questions? Click for email. � Term details are on my Just Me page which was updated October 19th, 2015. Read it before bidding. Payment is through PayPal only (you do not need an account, just a credit card), no e-checks. When paying with PayPal, you must use a shipping address, my account is configured to only accept PayPal Confirmed Addresses and I only ship to the address given in PayPal. The box will be heavily reinforced with cardboard. I am not planning to use an icepack, heatpack or styrofoam so no shipping to locations with highs ≥85F or lows ≤25F. Shipping will be delayed if it's ≤25F at the origin airport. I ship to PO Boxes if it's a PayPal Confirmed Address. Shipping costs are as seen below in the map (click to enlarge). Local pickup can be arranged at 462 Washington St Woburn MA 01801, weekdays, late afternoon ONLY. Shipping will be delayed if extreme weather may endanger the shipment, ...it's a hobby not an organ transplant! LAG for 3 days if <85F and >25F. Some of my other auctions may be combined with this for savings on shipping costs. � Thanks for looking and GOOD LUCK!

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Goedric (11/11)		Jan 12 2017 - 06:22:58 PM		$18.00		BUY IT NOW

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