Getting plants to grow straight

sorry if you can't follow my thoughts, I may tend to ramble a bit.

I recently took some of my anacharis out of the tank to inspect it for snails and rinse the old food off of it and then put it in the back of my tank, rather than on the side where it came from. It wouldn't stay growing stright and I eventually figured out it was because I put it right under my filter's water return. I want my plants growing straight, so modified the water reurn slightly. to have the return go somewhat vertical and aI'm the water right at the heater so that the water is sure to be circulated warmly. Do you see any problems this may cause? is it okay to have the return be vertical? the rena's instruction manuals all show it being horizontal but I couldn't think of any reason not to do it this way. iAlso, the java fern in my tank is growing kind of diagonal and there's no small areas to tuck its root in on the top of the driftwood I'm trying to get it to attach to. Any ideas on how to get this to grow straight up, despite its inconvenient placement?

 

i've noticed the same thing with some of my plants that were in current that didn't favor what I liked

the only thing I can think of would be to either move the plant or change the current

 

I did change the current - see the pictures for the way I realigned the water return - But that hasn't ever really affected the Java fern on the other side of the tank. are there any suggestions for that?

 

hmm, not too sure about that one. maybe the way you tie it on to the wood? java fern tends to grow the way it wants for mee though.

 

maybe I'll just have a sideways fern, then. Oh well, the fish will like it that way too, I guess

 

lol - sometimes you just gotta ride the horse in the direction it's going

 

of course the current will affect the lean of a plant, but another thing to remember is that a plant will tilt or reach for the light source.

 

Your molly looks like the exact twin of my male!

(sorry, nothing to do with your thread, but it had to be said!)

 

shelby: ,y single t-5 light runs the length of my tank, so I'm not sure light is the issue either. but If and when I get my bright kit, I'm sure it'll perk up quite a bit.

armadillo: don't you love it? For some reason I'll always choose a black and white pet over a solid color when given the choice. they're so much better looking/more fun in my opinion.

 

Yes, I love them, but man is it difficult to spot disease! Do you see brown spots on your molly. Erm, yes. Do you see dark spots on your molly. Erm, yes. Do you see white spots on your molly. Erm, yes?

I saw the nicest dalmatian balloon molly. It had exactly the same pattern.

Good luck with the skewed plants!

 

of course the current will affect the lean of a plant, but another thing to remember is that a plant will tilt or reach for the light source.

Exactly...Plants are plants...They will grow with the current and toward the light source.