5 Pro Tips for Aquatic Plants from a Master Aquatic Horticulturist

5 Pro Tips for Aquatic Plants from a Master Aquatic Horticulturist - The Grape Leaf Trick & More!

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It's time for 5 more pro tips on 5 plants from a Master Aquatic Horticulturalist. Crypts, Pogostemon Helferi, Pogostemon Erectus, Hygrophila Pinnatifida and Floating Plants are covered in this episode, including the Grape Leaf trick!
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@theothertiffany8728 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, I really appreciate the plant tips, trulya However, I was totally distracted by the incredible swimming noodle behind you!

@kelleyforeman 3 жыл бұрын

I, too, was distracted by the infamous Danger Noodle!

@laurasutton4057 3 жыл бұрын

@@kelleyforeman Danger Noodle was putting on quite a show, I got distracted lol

@jamesgrant3343 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a change in the weather is coming (or it’s breakfast time!)

@Shanny-uz6dx 4 ай бұрын

I'm a new sub! Thank you so much! I'm learning some new great tips from watching your videos. Can't wait to learn more 😊😊😊

@carlwoodard2437 6 ай бұрын

Great video, and great information. One thing that would help me as a somewhat novice is a picture of the plants as you mention them on the screen.

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Bentley! Another thing that crypts (and most slow growing plants) love are pest snails (be it pond or ramshorn); it's not directly tied to the health of the plant, but the snails eat away at anything that settles on the leaves, preventing algae from showing up on the leaves. They also love it when your substrate is deep

@dusk1947 3 жыл бұрын

These are my favorite types of videos you put. Excellent tips.

@scarlethunder1761 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously the grape leaf Idea I can and will use.

@marypaigeflynn4512 3 жыл бұрын

The grape leaf trick🙌🤔👍 Great tip on the floating plants 😁 Thanks for explaining laterite! I really appreciate videos like this Bentley!! Always a big thumbs up and I hope you're having a blessed day! 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

@FishmanEricRussell 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mary! You're everywhere lol

@marypaigeflynn4512 3 жыл бұрын

@@FishmanEricRussell you too Fishman😂 I always look forward to seeing you!! Fish of scale swim together😂😂 I think that would be like "birds of a feather flock together"😂😂 I hope you're having a wonderful day my friend!! I'll be coming over and seeing what you're up to soon 😁🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

@FishmanEricRussell 3 жыл бұрын

@@marypaigeflynn4512 Always a pleasure Mary!

@jimwilliamson5603 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips. I had erectus and I had it going great and propagating. Then it suddenly all died off. When I think back I put root tabs in when I planted it but then let it go. I need to get this plant again, absolutely loved it.

@onlywei 3 жыл бұрын

I love these shorter videos because for some reason KZfaq doesn’t allow me to interact on live streams. Even my super chats don’t go through and get disappeared.

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Well that's a bummer, I wonder why you can't interact on live streams. If all else fails and you have a question, email me: bentley.pascoe@gmail.com

@engdog2 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bentley I knew you'd be the person to ask. love you videos

@angeloborges7684 3 жыл бұрын

My experience. Crept sends runners in winter n is propagated in this way. I had plenty of them many varieties from thailand.

@rideralarm 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us. Bentley. I particularly like your discussion of the Pogostemon Erectus. I had it in my 12" cube tank. I noticed that its root is super long. Since my substrate is only 2.5" deep, its root wraps around the bottom of the tank all the way from the back to the front, extending probably more than 10" long. Before your video I have a feeling that this plant feeds heavily from the root. Your video confirms my view. Next time I will plant it in deeper substrate with rich nutrients and perhaps root tabs as a supplement.

@FishmanEricRussell 3 жыл бұрын

Great content Bentley! Thanks for the share

@jrherrick9871 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!

@kelleyforeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, Bentley!!

@mharsenpai5419 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing ❤

@asier2001 3 жыл бұрын

Another master class, thanks

@ELflowing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@-AndrewR 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Bentley, thanks for the tips!

@aquariumplantman 3 жыл бұрын

Plant tip vids like this are awesome 🌿

@garymcgowan4567 2 жыл бұрын

Epic stuff

@ejfishes7610 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bentley! You’re the best!

@guppynuttynz7729 3 жыл бұрын

Wow grape leaf tip, brilliant one

@limpbits4023 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!!

@debbiec2663 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the tips

@sewerpipecasso8750 2 жыл бұрын

That is one outstanding video. AWESOME TIPS

@steveramsey1337 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info to keep happier plants Bentley.

@naomiwaters 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this video was super helpful. Especially H. pinnatifida where I’ve had the pinholes happening.

@jenxu2 3 жыл бұрын

I love these informational videos. Short is good. I'm really excited to try some new plants!

@richardfnjones 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks @Bentley Pascoe!!! This was incredibly timely since I just returned from a week-long vacation and half of my red root floaters were melting - the half under the lid that was supporting the auto-feeder! And now you've given great tips on every plant I've been having problems with. Thanks again, -Rich

@MasterPhotographer 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always informative. The tweaks in this one is an incredibly valuable resource for taking plants to the next level. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! 😊👍

@galennii4794 3 жыл бұрын

Super informative and in great laymen’s term for easy understanding. Awesome for a guy like me thanks.

@Shrimpspiration 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bentley. I have Erectus, and hard water. It's doing exactly what you said, shaved from the bottom. I will add root tabs asap.

@darrylmoore5847 3 жыл бұрын

Great information as always. Danger Noodle is the best.

@laurasutton4057 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bentley, this was so helpful to me. I am going to do a plenum in the near future and have been ordering everything to do it with. Have been trying to get enough plants started and this addressed a lot of issues I had. Only thing that is doing good is the crypts.

@rachelmurray8970 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for a very informative video... if you haven't covered it already, I'd love some tips on the different rotala species 🥰

@barb1906 3 жыл бұрын

Good vid thanks

@laszloszocs7477 3 жыл бұрын

When can we see a fishroo, tour ?? Very nice vid always hyped about the tip videos :D

@vampgaia 3 жыл бұрын

Danger Noodle was having a party! Good tips. I need some plants that will do well in temps around 68F. I’d like to add some potted plants to my axolotls’ tank.

@kelleyforeman 3 жыл бұрын

I think any plant would do well at that temperature. All of the plants we grow do really well at room temperature. You need to watch out more for high temps than anything.

@garymcgowan4567 2 жыл бұрын

Pogostemon hacks😁

@dirtyoldfarmhand3 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I watch all of your videos and live streams. A nd for the life of me I can't figure out how kept this video under 11:00 min! LOL

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Any video of mine under 12 minutes is closing in on a miracle isn't it? 🤣

@dirtyoldfarmhand3 3 жыл бұрын

@@BentleyPascoe YES but that is a good thing!

@napaquatics3639 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid. What's that eel ?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

My dojo loach, Danger Noodle

@majorbruster5916 3 жыл бұрын

As always, Bentley, great advice! A professor by the name of Niels Jacobsen recommended that I use beech leaf litter in my substrate for crypts, after I finally got some I followed his advice and my cryptocorynes have improved dramatically. Grape leaves are going to be a bit more tricky to find, but I can get hold of lots of grape juice, will that do??

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

It's specific to the leaves for iron, birch is similar, just not as easy to procure from Mediterranean food stores or Amazon etc

@djditto47 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bentley what kind of grape leaves? Ready to Stuff (in a jar with liquid ) or Dry (like Indian almond leaves)? I can’t dry or would have good with that or I need to look somewhere else. Thanks in advance.

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Jar in liquid is ok, just rinse them thoroughly

@VyvienneEaux 9 ай бұрын

I'm assuming you're referring to fresh grape leaves. Where / how do you source them?

@engdog2 3 жыл бұрын

Bentley,I have a 75 gallon planted aquarium that has been set up for 2 years.I am planning a complete rescape. I have eco-complete substrate. after I remove the old plants rocks,and driftwood from the tank should I gravel vac the eco-complete? Im sure its filthy after 2 years. would that destroy beneficial bacteria in it? I have to canister filters running on the tank full of biological media. Im reusing the eco complete to add my new plants too.thanks for any advice.

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

I would give it a good vacuum

@hexagod1313 6 ай бұрын

What's the wigle-y fish in the background?

@aquamind9996 3 жыл бұрын

So do you feel that dosing extra liquid iron fertilizer is helpful for crypts, or do they really need it in the roots?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

If you have a good active substrate it will absorb some of the iron and deliver. More inert substrate like sand, I would try my best to deliver at roots, but the crypts will absorb some liquid as well

@simonpidgeon949 3 жыл бұрын

💯👍👍

@HoriuchiBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

Bentley. Do the tasks leaves go in fresh or dry for crypts? My family has a pesticide free vine.

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Fresh is fine!

@natehill1946 3 жыл бұрын

I have ambulia hygro crypt Java fern Java moss

@raygv1 3 жыл бұрын

Does the grape leaves need to be dried first or can I used fresh green grape leaves?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Fresh is ok, just make sure they are very clean and free of pesticides etc

@alternativeaquascaping517 3 жыл бұрын

My red root floaters are straight turning black/brown and dying. Im dosing EI and keeping up with water changes, strong lighting (not cooking them) and topless, what am i doing wrong?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Usually this is too much light and not enough nitrogen.

@alternativeaquascaping517 3 жыл бұрын

@@BentleyPascoe gotcha will tone it down, what would the upper limit be?

@kenji.23 3 жыл бұрын

Bentley how do you stop detritus building up in Java fern its like a magnet?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Flow or fish that will constantly graze algae etc

@brianklimaszewski 3 жыл бұрын

The second top 5?!?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@craigsfreshwaterfishplants9426 3 жыл бұрын

Has to be grape leaves for crypts? Will any leaf due? Will a few nails make due? Old trick for iron, bury some nails? Thoughts?

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to go that route, just get some Mexican potting clay, make small discs from it like a root tab and insert those. Nails could bring a lot of potential problems if the plant load can't handle the excess metals

@craigsfreshwaterfishplants9426 3 жыл бұрын

@@BentleyPascoe OK, thanks for your thoughts! I have a maple tree that I use for my shrimp tanks, guessing they may work the same as the grape leaves? Will have to look up the iron content. Thanks

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

@@craigsfreshwaterfishplants9426 grape and birch are the ones I know work ok, grape having the best overall content

@Tom_H694 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a java fern video... Mine always look a little sad......

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

The first tip video covers java fern: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-B_q9GqvsvZeZs.html

@Tom_H694 3 жыл бұрын

@@BentleyPascoe you are a gem in the hobby!

@davelee6540 3 жыл бұрын

Would 7dkh be considered hard water

@BentleyPascoe 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@vb2377 3 жыл бұрын

Osmocote root tabs is a life hack but only meant for those who know what they are doing

@vb2377 3 жыл бұрын

You got that rare floater..the Asian grass... share???

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

You can get some at Liquid Creations, just google hygroryza aristata liquid creations, and it should be the first thing that pops up. It's not always in stock, but usually he updates the site on Wednesdays :)

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@VB 23 Here's the link to Hygroryza Aristata (Asian water grass): www.liquidcreations.co/product/hygroryza-aristata-floating-aquarium-plant/

@Gingerfrost 3 жыл бұрын

@@MridulSinghMusic thank you, I have now subscribed whoop whoop.

@MridulSinghMusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gingerfrost Welcome, and thanks!

@MasterPhotographer 2 жыл бұрын

Can dosing iron to the water column, help with those plants that are needing more iron?

@BentleyPascoe 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!