Planting Aquarium Seeds And Fungus

I got these seeds off ebay:
(It is the small ones)

I set up a new nano tank and put some substrate in and planted some plants. I sprayed some water to keep everything moist then I put these seeds all around the tank. I left it for an hour or so then came back and filled it with water, but I noticed all the substrate seemed "gooey". All stuck together in gooey clumps.

I thought I ruined the tank, the seeds were bad and I'd have to rescape it and throw out the substate. Last night I noticed there were these tiny little green leaves all over.

I took photos of it this evening:




I don't know if you can see any stringy looking things between some plants.

I just put substrate in my new 50 gallon now and I want to have these little ones growing in it, I don't want the fungus though.

Is there any way I can plant these seeds without fungus growing through my substrate?

 

I would "dry start" your 50 gallon tank first until the seed sprouts (2 weeks) then add water.

Btw...don't forget not to bury the rhizomes of your anubias or it will rot.

I bought the same seeds off ebay as well.

 

I would "dry start" your 50 gallon tank first until the seed sprouts (2 weeks) then add water.

Btw...don't forget not to bury the rhizomes of your anubias or it will rot.

I bought the same seeds off ebay as well.

How did they work out for you? Are they good carpeting for lowlight aqarium? I want something to cover my sand a bit

 

Btw...don't forget not to bury the rhizomes of your anubias or it will rot.

Do you mean the big green bit at the bottom of the one in the right?

My tank has water in it now. I'm guessing seeds can't be planted anymore!

 

Do you mean the big green bit at the bottom of the one in the right?

My tank has water in it now. I'm guessing seeds can't be planted anymore!

You can still plant them like for example. Just make sure to take out the rotting ones and leave the seed half out of the substrate to check if its growing or not. Its generally better to grow things like those in sand IMO.

Here's my anubias in my dirftwood, the part he said not to bury is the red circle area.............
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The seeds will get a sticky coating when there wet ,that's how they grow I grew some on a carib sea rhyzomat and then planted them in my tank took two weeks to grow out.this is how I grew them and this is how they look now.

 

The seeds will get a sticky coating when there wet ,that's how they grow I grew some on a carib sea rhyzomat and then planted them in my tank took two weeks to grow out.this is how I grew them and this is how they look now.

Could I put the bucket outside and let them grow? Or will that not work?

 

Ive never heard of it done that way ,I know they need good humidity and ferts twice a day they should be covered with saran wrap ,mine grew with only a satelite usa led and a single 8w coral sun bulb in two weeks they were ready to be planted .

 

Ive never heard of it done that way ,I know they need good humidity and ferts twice a day they should be covered with saran wrap ,mine grew with only a satelite usa led and a single 8w coral sun bulb in two weeks they were ready to be planted .

Know any easier carpeting plants to grow :/

 

S,repens will grow very slowly in low light and can be a bit tough to root in sand but you can do it with some perseverance. The problem is keeping the algae from out competeing it.I would probably go with marsilea hitsua a lot of triming to keep it low but it will work.

 

S,repens will grow very slowly in low light and can be a bit tough to root in sand but you can do it with some perseverance. The problem is keeping the algae from out competeing it.I would probably go with marsilea hitsua a lot of triming to keep it low but it will work.

Is there some on ebay I can order for like .99 free shipping..... cuz that's a deal right there.

 

I'm an idiot. I read to bury the rhizomes not to not bury them. Will remedy this on all my anubias in all my tanks when I get home!

These seeds grew in great btw I'll show a picture later.

 

My seeds now :