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rickztahone
can someone point me to a thread that shows the different trimming techniques? much appreciated.
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Darkblade48
For most plants, there really is no special technique. For example, with stem plants, it is as simple as cutting off the part that you want, and replanting it into the substrate.

For other plants such as Anubias and Java Fern, you just need to cut the plant anywhere along the rhizome and re-tie it to a piece of driftwood/rock.

Other plants that spread by runners can be separated at the runners and replanted.
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HypnoticAquatic
i completly disagree. there are special techniques as stem plants should be cut off at a node and not just anywhere. the main difference is that most of our plants grow much faster than say trees and shrubs so the recoupe isnt as noticable. if your really interested look up proper pruning techniques it will show you why cuts should be this way vs that way and what the possitive/negative effects are. only bypass prunning is needed as all your plants are live. google has all the info you need. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/landscape/pruning/pruning.html shows the terminology for ya
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chad320
HypnoticAquatic said:
i completly disagree. there are special techniques as stem plants should be cut off at a node and not just anywhere. the main difference is that most of our plants grow much faster than say trees and shrubs so the recoupe isnt as noticable. if your really interested look up proper pruning techniques it will show you why cuts should be this way vs that way and what the possitive/negative effects are. only bypass prunning is needed as all your plants are live. google has all the info you need.
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Cmon, sreiously, lets not make it harder than it is. 99% of all aquatic stem plants are weeds and can be cut anywhere. You could cut these with a machete and theyd be fine. Ive been keeping planted tanks for 20 years and you can cut them anywhere above 2" from the substrate.
Darkblade gave you a good summary and if you need more information on specific plants in question just post them.
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HypnoticAquatic
seriously he asked for techniques not a hack job, it can be done just fine but he asked for techniques so plz dont give me crap for trying to point someone in the right direction for what they asked for. im pretty sure he is cappable of picking how he would like to trim.
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timwag2001
HypnoticAquatic said:
i completly disagree. there are special techniques as stem plants should be cut off at a node and not just anywhere. the main difference is that most of our plants grow much faster than say trees and shrubs so the recoupe isnt as noticable. if your really interested look up proper pruning techniques it will show you why cuts should be this way vs that way and what the possitive/negative effects are. only bypass prunning is needed as all your plants are live. google has all the info you need. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/landscape/pruning/pruning.html shows the terminology for ya
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lol really?
you can put most stem plants in a blender and wind up with a million different stems. i've seen leaves of limno aromatica grow into entirely new plants.

just cut where you think is necessary, you'll be fine... trust me
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timwag2001
dont take that seriously. DO NOT PLACE PLANTS IN BLENDER

which specific plants are you trying to trim? we can make this the thread you've been looking for
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chad320
For more details on specific plants use the search function on here and use the key words "stem pruning" Youll get plenty of results with good reading. I would have posted you a good link but theres several worth reading and some might be specific to your species of plant.
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HypnoticAquatic
timwag2001 said:
lol really?
you can put most stem plants in a blender and wind up with a million different stems. i've seen leaves of limno aromatica grow into entirely new plants.

just cut where you think is necessary, you'll be fine... trust me
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so because you can blend them so to speak does that make it a proper way to trim? yes they can still grow back from being severly hacked away at but that doesnt make it correct. just like when you clip a stem and replant you normaly clear some of the lower leafs as they will decay when burried, or how to train a plant to grow or make it more bushy. even hackin the top off of a carpet is a technique along with many others so plz chime in on why and how not lol and just go for it as there not techniques.
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chad320
Here is another good timeline trimming thread with pictures that might be USEFUL TO THE THREAD http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/...lants-discussions/57960-pruning-timeline.html
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