My one crypt flower.. - Page 2 - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

AquaZilla · 09-20-2009, 10:24 PM

I will feed them some root tabs to see what happens next

Jdinh04 · 09-21-2009, 01:27 AM

Looks awesome! I was never able to get any of my crypts to flower when I had my immersed setup. I may give it another try some day.

AquaZilla · 09-21-2009, 04:09 PM

I never did anything special, it was all natures work

mountaindew · 10-01-2009, 11:18 AM

A 3500k light source will make many plants flower.
Even with short exposure of just an hour or 2 a day.
Plants like dwarf sag will send a shoot in less then 24 hours up 24" to the surface and pop out little flowers.
Something to consider trying if you want plants to flower on demand.
md

Jdinh04 · 10-02-2009, 02:16 PM

Thanks MD! I'll keep that in mind if I ever set my immersed setup back up again.

hydrophyte · 10-03-2009, 01:30 AM

I have been meaning to try a red light with some of my crypts to see if I can't get more blooms. So far I have only seen spathes from the real easy ones.

On his blog Ghanzafar Ghori described the use of gibberellic acid to induce blooms. I guess that this treatment can lead to deformed flowers.

AquaZilla · 10-03-2009, 12:46 PM

Im not sure why folks like to use different color bulbs. During my horticulture days all we did was shorten the photo period down a few hours, instant flowers...Have you tried this yet Hydro?

hydrophyte · 10-03-2009, 06:57 PM

A lot of those crypts are pretty equatorial in distribution, so I don't know that daylength would be a a very important natural cue for them, although variation might shock them into blooming. I have tried varying photoperiod and also temperature, in an unscientific way, but I didn't see any flowering as a result.

Most crypts live in seasonally flooded areas, I haven't tried this but I have heard that they can apparently be induced to flower with changes in water level. For example, potted emersed plants could be drowned for a period of time, then re-emersed.

AquaZilla · 10-03-2009, 07:02 PM

I think that has what made my crypts flower. I transferred them from tank to yard

hydrophyte · 10-03-2009, 10:26 PM

Yeah it might have just been the change in environment that induced blooming.

For me wendtii are the easiest to flower.

09-21-2009, 01:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jdinh04 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 268	Looks awesome! I was never able to get any of my crypts to flower when I had my immersed setup. I may give it another try some day. __________________ AquaScapist.com Planted Aquarium Blog & Resource

10-02-2009, 02:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jdinh04 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 268	Thanks MD! I'll keep that in mind if I ever set my immersed setup back up again. __________________ AquaScapist.com Planted Aquarium Blog & Resource

10-03-2009, 01:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	I have been meaning to try a red light with some of my crypts to see if I can't get more blooms. So far I have only seen spathes from the real easy ones. On his blog Ghanzafar Ghori described the use of gibberellic acid to induce blooms. I guess that this treatment can lead to deformed flowers. __________________ Hydrophyte Last edited by hydrophyte; 10-03-2009 at 01:34 AM.

10-03-2009, 12:46 PM	#17 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	Im not sure why folks like to use different color bulbs. During my horticulture days all we did was shorten the photo period down a few hours, instant flowers...Have you tried this yet Hydro? __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

10-03-2009, 06:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	A lot of those crypts are pretty equatorial in distribution, so I don't know that daylength would be a a very important natural cue for them, although variation might shock them into blooming. I have tried varying photoperiod and also temperature, in an unscientific way, but I didn't see any flowering as a result. Most crypts live in seasonally flooded areas, I haven't tried this but I have heard that they can apparently be induced to flower with changes in water level. For example, potted emersed plants could be drowned for a period of time, then re-emersed. __________________ Hydrophyte

09-20-2009, 10:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	I will feed them some root tabs to see what happens next

09-21-2009, 04:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	I never did anything special, it was all natures work

10-01-2009, 11:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
mountaindew Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 47	A 3500k light source will make many plants flower. Even with short exposure of just an hour or 2 a day. Plants like dwarf sag will send a shoot in less then 24 hours up 24" to the surface and pop out little flowers. Something to consider trying if you want plants to flower on demand. md

10-03-2009, 07:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	I think that has what made my crypts flower. I transferred them from tank to yard __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

10-03-2009, 10:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	Yeah it might have just been the change in environment that induced blooming. For me wendtii are the easiest to flower. __________________ Hydrophyte

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