Frozen Plants

GnoixuoS · 01-21-2013, 03:47 AM

Big mistake. Left my large amazon sword plants (2' +) in the car overnight in a styrofoam box while staying at the in-laws.

Temps dropped to single digits. When I took the plants out, some of the leaves had ice on them. Is this a complete loss or is some of it still salvageable?

CPDzeke · 01-21-2013, 03:48 AM

IDK, just try. If they don't work, you've learned a lesson. Great! If they do work, yay! Celebrate by using them in an awesome tank!

funkman262 · 01-21-2013, 03:58 AM

I say just put it in your tank but monitor both the plant and the water quality to make sure it doesn't rot and foul the tank if it has indeed died.

**sumer** · 01-21-2013, 08:29 AM

so, did it survive ?

hsilive · 01-21-2013, 05:34 PM

i had some shipped and everything including heat pack froze my temps were in th -10 range but plants seem to be coming back !

GnoixuoS · 01-22-2013, 03:26 AM

The leaves are limp so i don't think it'll make it. Attached is after i thawed them out. A good 24 inches

Axelrodi202 · 01-22-2013, 03:37 AM

If the roots are still alive then they should be able to bounce back.

**Msheresy** · 01-22-2013, 03:50 AM

That looks like a perfectly good plant. The roots look good so even tho the leaves are yuck, it should grow new ones.

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01-21-2013, 03:47 AM	#1
GnoixuoS Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 33	Frozen Plants Big mistake. Left my large amazon sword plants (2' +) in the car overnight in a styrofoam box while staying at the in-laws. Temps dropped to single digits. When I took the plants out, some of the leaves had ice on them. Is this a complete loss or is some of it still salvageable?

01-21-2013, 03:48 AM	#2
CPDzeke Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 705	IDK, just try. If they don't work, you've learned a lesson. Great! If they do work, yay! Celebrate by using them in an awesome tank! __________________ Have a rare/cool moss that you think I don't? PM me about it! Eheim Pimp #542 Treeless Mountain V3

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01-22-2013, 03:26 AM	#6
GnoixuoS Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 33	The leaves are limp so i don't think it'll make it. Attached is after i thawed them out. A good 24 inches Attached Thumbnails

01-22-2013, 03:37 AM	#7
Axelrodi202 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Morris County, NJ Posts: 1,664	If the roots are still alive then they should be able to bounce back. __________________ O_o / /_______________________________ \| BWAAAH IMA FIRIHN MA LAZER!!!!!!!!! \_\

01-21-2013, 03:58 AM	#3
funkman262 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 124	I say just put it in your tank but monitor both the plant and the water quality to make sure it doesn't rot and foul the tank if it has indeed died.

01-21-2013, 05:34 PM	#5
hsilive Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: north dakota Posts: 33	i had some shipped and everything including heat pack froze my temps were in th -10 range but plants seem to be coming back !

01-22-2013, 03:50 AM	#8
Msheresy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ga Posts: 209	That looks like a perfectly good plant. The roots look good so even tho the leaves are yuck, it should grow new ones. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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