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Old 02-25-2007, 06:03 AM   #185 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by frozenbarb View Post
lol just pinch it off and pllant it the way the leafs go obvious you wouldnt put the top into the gravel now would you
lol That is what I thought but I didn't really understand confuted's post (ironic isn't it?)
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Plant the pinched end of the piece you pull off, so the plant looks like a shorter version of what you have now. Leave the bottom part of the plant alone and it will have some new growth.
Gotcha now, thanks for the tip
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Originally Posted by Cydric View Post
Confuted is right. By doing this you'll eventually have a 'forest' effect in your tank that looks really nice. My gf does this with her Rotala rotundifolia and it's created an awesome looking 'forest'/'jungle' effect.

You'll master this once you do it a couple times and I have a feeling you'll be doing it quite often since it's a 5.5g tank.
Sweet, I may just add some to the left of the tank too
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