Home | Register | Sell Item | Closed Auctions | Items Wanted | My Account | Feedback | |
SOFT & FLUFFY! Tropical Hornwort C. submersum |
Item #1456999812 |
Current Auction Time: Wed May 15 14:52:11 2024
|
Final: | $18.00 | First Bid | $17.00 | ||
Time left | 00:00 | # of Bids | 1 (bid history) | |||
Started | Mar 1 2016 - 04:10:12 AM | Location | Reading MA 01867 United States | |||
Ended | Mar 3 2016 - 04:10:12 AM Auction Closed |
|||||
Seller | Bannh (1253/1261) | |||||
(View seller's feedback) (view seller's current auctions) (ask seller a question) | ||||||
High Bidder | Bugslife45334 (39/39) | |||||
Payment | See Item Description, PayPal | |||||
Shipping | Will Ship to Continental United States Only Buyer Pays Actual Shipping Cost, See Item Description |
Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted. |
�
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).
Tropical Hornwort, Ceratophyllum submersum This is not the commonly available hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum. Tropical hornwort, also known as Soft Hornwort is... softer. The form is similar but Tropical hornwort can get bigger & fluffier and does not feel like you filled your tank with branches from a spruce tree.
I've been calling calling it 12+ but have been shipping a minimum of 18 stems per portion and as many as 24. If the stems are long (11" - 12") and dense fewer stems will fit in the bags than if the stems are 10" and the whorls are spaced normally. You will get 16 to 22 linear feet depending on how dense the stems are. All stems will be at least 8" and are usually 10"+. I fill the 3 bags with as much as I can without crowding it.
�
�
�
�
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 couple of 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.
Priority Mail shipping is just postage for a Regional A box from 01888, $6.01 to $10.77. You can check that cost yourself at usps.com, it will be much faster than asking me for a quote, use the online price for a Regional Rate Box A. I ship to PO Boxes if it's Confirmed Address.
The box will be heavily reinforced with cardboard. I am not planning to use an heatpack, icepack or styrofoam so no shipping to locations with highs ≥85F or lows ≤20F. Shipping will be delayed if it's ≤20F at the origin airport.
Local pickup can be arranged at 462 Washington St Woburn MA 01801, weekdays, late afternoon.
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!
Bid History:
Bidders Bid Time Bid Comments Bugslife45334 (39/39) Mar 1 2016 - 05:01:43 AM $18.00 BUY IT NOW
| Help / FAQs | Policies | Forum | Search | |