Plants left out overnight?

wintermute · 03-21-2005, 02:29 PM

I've got a question - I've been trying to set up this 5-gal nano I've planned for weeks, but due to my hectic schedule, I haven't had a chance to go to the LFS after work, come home w/ the plants and plant them that night. I know this isn't optimal, but would it be horrible to leave my plants in the LFS baggie overnight, providing that i bring them inside and keep them warm? i'll plant them in the morning and the plants i'm planning to pick up are fairly hardy - java fern, java moss, marimo, and hygrophila.

ThomE · 03-21-2005, 03:45 PM

As long as the temp doesn't drop below freezing. I think they should be good. I had plants ship to me around 17 degrees and they were fine too (But they had a heat pack)

BlueRam · 03-21-2005, 03:48 PM

I have been known to open the bag and just float plants for a few days before they are properly planted.

Aphyosemion · 03-21-2005, 05:50 PM

It wouldn't hurt them. I have left plants in a bag for close to a week, but that was pushing it. I suggest floating them in a separate container though, for the simple reason that any snails or small critters might have a chance to fall off or float away before you introduce them to your tank.
-Aphyosemion

wintermute · 03-22-2005, 01:24 PM

well, the plants were in fine shape this morning and they were successfully planted. thread - DONE!

motifone · 03-22-2005, 11:52 PM

When pruning a tank, I tend to put a bunch of stems/cuttings in a 5 gallon bucket. I might keep them in the bucket for up to a week while I decide to replant some of them or sell them.

I was a little fearful of the water in the bucket getting on the chilly side (low 60s), so I have since added an aquarium heater I had laying around to the bucket when in use.

03-21-2005, 02:29 PM	#1
wintermute Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 51	Plants left out overnight? I've got a question - I've been trying to set up this 5-gal nano I've planned for weeks, but due to my hectic schedule, I haven't had a chance to go to the LFS after work, come home w/ the plants and plant them that night. I know this isn't optimal, but would it be horrible to leave my plants in the LFS baggie overnight, providing that i bring them inside and keep them warm? i'll plant them in the morning and the plants i'm planning to pick up are fairly hardy - java fern, java moss, marimo, and hygrophila.

03-21-2005, 03:45 PM	#2
ThomE Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mercer County, NJ Posts: 349	As long as the temp doesn't drop below freezing. I think they should be good. I had plants ship to me around 17 degrees and they were fine too (But they had a heat pack) __________________ Thom Monkey #2

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BlueRam Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,662	I have been known to open the bag and just float plants for a few days before they are properly planted. __________________ Greater Seattle Aquarium Society Member (GSAS.org) General Auction April 18th 2009!!! Community 60 gal T8 +CO2 +sump. Clown Barbs 75 gal T8 +sump Goodeidae project 20Long PC

03-21-2005, 05:50 PM	#4
Aphyosemion Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,071	It wouldn't hurt them. I have left plants in a bag for close to a week, but that was pushing it. I suggest floating them in a separate container though, for the simple reason that any snails or small critters might have a chance to fall off or float away before you introduce them to your tank. -Aphyosemion __________________ ~~Two 1 GA desktops~~, a 5 gallon, a 2.5 gallon, ~~a 10 gallon, a 20 gallon, a 25 gallon, and two 75 gallon tanks~~, all planted. I am an expert on algae, so ask me if you have questions. I know how to grow it, just not how to get rid of it.

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03-22-2005, 01:24 PM	#5
wintermute Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 51	well, the plants were in fine shape this morning and they were successfully planted. thread - DONE!

03-22-2005, 11:52 PM	#6
motifone Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 648	When pruning a tank, I tend to put a bunch of stems/cuttings in a 5 gallon bucket. I might keep them in the bucket for up to a week while I decide to replant some of them or sell them. I was a little fearful of the water in the bucket getting on the chilly side (low 60s), so I have since added an aquarium heater I had laying around to the bucket when in use.