The Only Aquarium Plant You'll Ever Need (It'll Never Stop Growing!)
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2023
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Vallisneria is the "one plant wonder" when it comes to planted aquariums because you only need to buy one and it will easily spread throughout the whole tank once it becomes established. Cory shows us how it's been doing in a 40-gallon breeder tank, as well as in Lady Bird's 800-gallon monster tank. Learn how to grow it well, trim it, and propagate it to more aquariums.
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vallisneria sales after this video 📶⬆️
I instantly bought it without even finishing this video
Totally agree Cory! Val has been a game-changer for me. I trade it every month for shop credit at my fish store so now my tank basically pays for itself. I no longer pay for food or extra fish. Winning!
I like to keep mine in terra cotta pots. I use gravel in the pots and set them on sand. They like the deep gravel. The pot keeps them from taking over
You also could put them in the background and put a plastic/acrylic sheet in front of them so they can only spread there.
@@0Turbox The sheet is a great idea.
Alot of people are scared to cut plants in their tanks, but just like plants out of water trimming encourages new growth and a fuller plant, I always cut my val back really aggressively because it grows so fast
This plant has taken over my 60 gallon community tank, but I love it. What a great choice for an easy plant that grows tall and the fish thrive between the leaves.
I got Val from Aquarium Co-op and it has been planted in my tank for 1 week and I have counted 4 new runners from 1 plant so far!
100% as you said. I bought it, it did nothing for two months and then it exploded, and I have it everywhere.
Sagittaria too - If you want a lush underwater "carpet", that's perfect, and proliferates practically the same way Vallisneria does.
I bought val from the Co-Op and my 1st & 2nd attempts weren't successful, but I tried a 3rd time. It just sat there and sat there, despite using root tabs. It was like it was dormant. But I left it alone and let it stay there. About 3 months later, it took off! It lapped my 29 gal in 2 months. Now it's the plant that keeps on giving. 🤑I have it planted in regular aquarium gravel, too. I also used to have the Stingray light and switched to the Easy light. The val seems to like the new light much better. 👍
Glad to read that it is finally taking off and making more plants! ~ Zenzo
Just stopped in the store and bought a couple things. It was my first time in so this is my impression. Awesome products. Fair pricing. Clean tanks with healthy fish. Vary helpful staff. Will definitely be going in more often in the future as far as LFS goes this one was top tier. People complain about prices of things but never bother to think about the care that goes into these fish. All in all will recommend to anyone who asks me were to go for good quality stuff. Excited to try out the root tabs I picked up tonight.
They are my "GO TO" --- I don't shop anywhere else! I'm so lucky to have them local to me.
Bought a few Vallisneria off Cory and am in total shock! Started to propagate in only 6 days! I am beyond excited!!! Thank you Cory😊🎉
My favorite is the corkscrew val. It stays shorter and just looks super cool when planted in clumps with a few stones in front of it. At first I started with one plant, then I found out in order to get it to spread I needed to trim it back. I guess that sends the message to the plant that "oh no! I'm being eaten! Better spread to survive!" and it took off lol. 😂
I found out something interesting when I pulled it out (while rescaping my tank) and re-planted it again individually that it stop sending out runners again. So I trimmed it again to Kickstart the runners and away it goes! Lol 😂
Too add, if y'all have sand tanks, get Malaysian Trumpet Snails!! They distribute the fish waste through the sand and helps immensely!
I just find it growing wild here in Florida in rivers and springs, it grows like literal grass and all it needs is light and substrate. It doesn’t need CO2 as it gets plenty enough from fish.
Love vallisneria! I got a chunk while collecting fish in Florida a while ago and it has grown like crazy in my tanks! I was worried that it wouldn’t grow in my danio tanks because I don’t run any heaters - but it exploded and now I legit just give it away to anyone who will come get it. Best aquatic plant I ever got was “free” (if you don’t count the flight and ALA Convention 🤠). I agree that if you can only buy one aquarium plant - vallisneria is a good choice.
Hope y’all have a good weekend!
I’ve had a few val plants in my aquarium for over 5 months now and I was beginning to lose hope that they’d never grow! This video gives me some hope.
Mine didn’t do much for about 4 months. Now I can barley see my fish 😂
Currently growing a Valisinsria only tank inspired by Cory’s Val tank! Thanks for the inspiration!
I started my 1st plant being jungle Val & it has really produced
a lot of runners since I've had it in my tank so now that I have
a bunch of it I'm taking it to my long distance fish store for credit.
Awww lady bird is so responsive! She's like "hi!!" Lol
got this in a 29 high, i used potting soil with a peagravel cap over the potting soil. it gets so thick it has to be cut back constantly, if i didnt cut it back it would kill the fish. i use no bubblers, its the healthest tank ive ever had.
I love Val. So great when youre trying to get a solid plant background
I've been eagerly anticipating this video. Val is my #1 favorite and most successful plant!
I ordered one pot from you a few years ago & now it’s in ALL my tanks, the veritable “weed” of my aquarium (which is a good thing 😉). Even my large, carnival-goldfish can’t destroy it! Only problem was when one got bored & started nipping off the tips! 😅 Gave him some fresh greens & I’m back to thinning their tank’s vallisnaria by the handfuls!
The vallisneria 800 gallon scape is probably my favorite look for that tank so far
Its funny you recommend this, It was the first plant I bought last year for my 40gal tank and my god, do i regret it lol. I actually JUST finished removing every last bit of it from my tank this week. Yes, it propogates like a weed, but holy hell does it require upkeep. Its the most work intensive plant ive ever had, specially while its blocking filters, light from coming in and hogging up ALL the substrate space in a tank...
Great info. I love the Octopus plant I bought from you 2 yrs ago. I planted it in 1 tank and now it is in 7 of my tanks. Constantly growing.
Good info. I'm gonna have to keep mine under control so I can still gravel vac a good portion.
Val looks like an absolutely fantastic plant. I'm a huge fan of horn wort.
Same!
I like Val and horn wort but my personal favorite easy plant is dwarf chain sword. All the benefits of Val but doesn’t grow as tall!
Interesting I may need to find that plant.
@@BattlefieldRoBin I bought pygmy chain sword but it didn't grow as good idk why 😞
@@NatureStudio25 I used easy green and root tabs in the 20 long i planted it in. it took a few months to really fill in but once it started sending runners it took off. was also a high light tank. 2 finnex planted plus lights.
It's really interesting what scale does to a planted scape.
Great video Cory, love learning about different plants 🪴
I have a 20 long with 1 female Betta and 10 Golden minnows. I had lost all my stem plants, and almost gave up on live plants for it. I threw in some Val and it transformed the tank. I love it in the background, with Red tiger lotus and crypts filling in the midground/foreground areas. Great video!
Actually just ordered some vallisneria online from your company! Funny timing seeing this video pop up on my feed
Really looking forward to adding it to my aquarium. Thanks for all the informative and fun videos!
I just bought 2 Val plants for my 5 gallon betta tank. Thanks for the care tips!!!
I have an aquarium exactly like this one. Completely full of Val.
Yes! Valisinaria is a great easy plant. I have to pull plantlets out of my 75g every other week.
Great timing, my Val just arrived today, excited to let it grow in the back of my tank
I agree 100%! Val is my best and fastest growing plant.. last weekend I pulled out a 5 gallon bucket worth of this plant.. 😅
Your company is by far the best!
Used to have a val tank that I bred white cloud mountain minnows and corydoas adolfi in. Super easy to take care of. Great video, it makes me want to start up a val tank again... guess I will have to do it!
rotala rotundifolia is another good one that’ll grow like crazy and spread with runners. Easy to maintain and doesn’t mind being cut down. I usually cut mine half way and then you can replant what you’ve cut. Love the easy green products.
Really like this video, since this is a plant I use to protect anubias from having over light.
i've been doing the same thing with the pogostemon stellatus octopus that i ordered from you guys last year, every time i trim it i just stick the offcuts back in the substrate and it grows like crazy
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE SEEN REGARDING VAL. I got goosebumps. Have it but prepared to keep it in a way you want it. All over your tank is easy because you will just let it happen. At one end or around some side will take work and effort on your part. Val will take up every space available and then you get to make your tank the way you want it by trimming and removing. Your tank and your choice as to where you want it will change over time. Your tank will always be evolving and after every trim and removal it will look different and YOU WILL COME TO LOVE IT over and over again. What a brilliant video.
The vals I ordered from these guys are already growing in all directions, and it's only been a week. This truly is a miracle plant.
you're lucky! some people wait for like 2 months for the plants to adjust!
cory could you show this tank again in a future update so we can see how it came back after the trimming?
I second this request :)
Cory I've found that if you keep cory cats in a fairly deep sand substrate they will turn the sand and the poop works it's way down. I have have 3" of sand over a 1" dirt substrate with six cats in a tank with about 20 or so other fish including a bristlenose. It's been over a year with no water changes and barely a trace of fish poop visible here or there if you look for it. From the side you can see the poop stratifying below the surface level. Facts on that val though. It didn't take off until about 3 months in and now it's out competing all my other plants.
I haven't had much luck with Vallisneria. It spreads all over via runners but stays around 4 to 6 inches. It's planted in gravel and I use easy green and root tabs but stays pretty much the same size. Every once in a while one single piece will grow to the top of the tank but that's it. Other plants in the tank do fine.
Try CO2 for a while.
Totally agree, it's a very nice plant, very easy to keep, quite difficult to kill, works well in good light and not so good light, love it :)
Great informative video, Cory 👍 Thanks 🙏😊
I absolutely love plants that send off runners. It's like getting a new plant whenever they pop up.
Love my val. It took a long time to establish, but it’s one of my favorite plants.
I just thinned my 10-gallon half-moon aquarium and had multiple plants over 4ft tall. I love this plant!!!!!!
Yesterday I jumped in the lake and collected about 6 billion of these beautiful plants 💚 love them!
Finally placed my first order with you guys 😂 it was before watching this video, but one of the plants was definitely vall as I've been wanting it for ages.
Exactly what I was looking for.
Oh thank you for this video at this moment!!! I just bought my first aquarium in 15 years. Always had very basic set ups in the past with fake vegetation. I got a standard 20 gallon and I want to try aquatic plants. I have no experience with aquatic plants at all but I am pretty good with terrestrial plants
As a gardener that is pretty new to aquatic plants it's so weird to wrap my head around still sometimes and apply the old adage, 'treat it like a plant'. Good luck!
Awsome to see you back doing theses videos again enjoying your fishroom and the fish rather than all business awesome video
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I want.
One of my favorite plants too!
Thank you so much for sharing this.
P. Stellatus is right up there in terms of growth! Thanks for the vid....
Thank you been looking for something like this. Just moved so need to re plant my tank
Love the new Logo
Great plant. Trying to add it to ask my cichlid tanks at the moment.
I have jungle vallisneria and its one of the first plants i started with, its in all my tanks and grows like crazy. one plant grows so many runners, if you try to remove 1 plant you might pull up 8 or 9 with it. its a good plant to grow and sell too, in my area they go for 5$ each. i have a tank with guppies and cherry shrimp i let it grow for 6 months and it overtook the tank, i took it all out and replanted 6 of them. not sure how many will grow from that but i know itll be alot haha
Great video! I love all my Val types!!
Thanks for expanding into this new, visual format that embraces the essential essence of all aquariums, and doing it in a fashion that lives up to your legacy of excellence as a speaker and conceptual analyst from your time-honored spoken videos.
Thanks also for featuring one of my favorites here, the beautiful and practical, Vallisneria plant--.
For me, it’s dwarf sag. Mine survived without water in damp pool filter sand in 28 degree weather for months. (North TX)😅
I have jungle val in my 75 gal. I also have sag in several tanks. I really love it!
I will try it. Thank you
Great video. Be aware Val it is sensitive to glutaraldehyde algaecide, often sold as easy carbon, instant carbon, etc.
Yes! This is a key thing to be aware of, I wish Cory had mentioned it. In my experience Val does come back if you don't keep hitting it.
Ordered one of these from Aquarium Co-Op 2 weeks ago! It's already spreading runners. Super happy with how it looks
Great to hear! Thank you for being a customer and supporting us! ~ Zenzo
Val is amazing, it’s so hardy and can get several feet tall and can be cut like a lawn. It got to the point that I would have to toss out half because it would overtake my tank in months
I've never tried val before but I might have to try some. 🤔 😊
Anacharis is another plant that I love in my aquariums. It'll grow like crazy and take over the tank so you have to prune it on occasion. But it looks really good.
I think spiral val is my favorite plant, soo unique and it stay a bit smaller its great
I'm using this as my center piece plant. It's really a show piece.
I love how Val looks, but it does take a while to get going. Java Ferns are commonly my go-to for decently tall plants. They've been able to grow exceptionally well, with or without a full-spectrum light. They've also been able to work as floaters for me, sticking around the middle/upper part(s) of the tank, eventually clinging onto some driftwood as time goes on.
I have Java Ferns, the grow and reproduce like CRAZY
Great informative video 👍👍
Love val! I personally like dwarf sagittaria better because it’s more versatile in more of my smaller tanks. Spiral val is great though!
I used dwarf sag in front and vals in back in one of mine
Thanks for saying this! I had some years ago and couldn't remember the name to try and get it again.
Same
Great info as Always, thanhs
Im going to try it
Very cool, I’m gonna get some 😀👍🏻
Just purchased a bunch of stuff from your site. The coarse filter pad you recommended on another video. Heater and several other things. Got free shipping
Yes.great plant if you have the right ph..
I have a 40 gallon breeder full of cherry shrimp and a bunch of Vallisneria. The Val took over the tank so I trim it occasionally. I haven't had any yellowing or dying plants. They seem to be doing fine.
I had Val do incredibly well in sand.
Great plant. My severums help keep it in check and not go wild. But the plant keeps growing and spreading.
I started with 2 plants 18 months ago. And they are still going strong.
there is a good video about fertilizers by Green Aqua of Budapest. They say that fish poop provides nitrates and phosphates, but no Potassium (K). So one should dose at least a K ferilizer. There are videos on youtube about using inexpresive KCl (= salt for people with heart diseases) for this purpose.
I have corkscrew val. You can definitely trim val with no issues, at least in my experience.
Thanks!
I have dwarf sag, once’s it’s settled it absolutely takes off
Looks nice.i want some for mine
I haven't done it yet but I'm planning on a few "one plant only" tanks. Val is definitely going to be one of the single plant tanks. But I'll also be doing a only crypts, only swords, and only moss tanks 😊
My go to plant is and will always be Water Sprite. You can plant it in the substrate or let it float. I prefer floating it as the roots creates a majestic environment as it grows towards the substrate.
Just put some in my 37 high with angels looking forward to watch it
I have so many of these plants in my 30 gal. It’s always funny to see when a runner pops up and I’m like I don’t remember that one. I do trim from the top just bellow the water.
I love this plant
I went to my local lake last year and picked up some long grass that was growing near the shorblind and I thought it was called mundo grass...???
And it took off like crazy in my 3.5 gallon Every 2 months I have to mow the lawn....lol Tom from New Jersey ♡♡