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Re: [AGA Member] Pellia



Scott or Karen,
Do you have any Pellia to spare ?. I live in NJ so Scott generosity would
probably work better since he is from NJ too but I take whats available.

Thanks.
Jay

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia


> Indeed it does.  
> 
> Perhaps it naturally grows in very shallow water.  Sinking
> would let it hold in place and stay damp if the water
> movement is mild -- if water movement speeds up, tearing
> easily might help it spread to some calmer spot down wind
> or downstream.
> 
> Scott H.
> --- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > Karen,
> > This sounds like it could be a great artilce in TAG!!!
> > 
> > Kathy
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 6 May 2003, Karen Randall wrote:
> > 
> > > Claus tells me that it also grows happily emersed in
> > damp conditions, which
> > > is why I tried propagating it on the windowsill.  That
> > worked very nicely
> > > all winter, and shortly before NEC, I had 3 containers
> > nice and thick with
> > > it.  The trouble is that as soon as the sun started
> > heating up, I cooked it.
> > > By a few days before NEC, I had 3 containers of green
> > goo.
> > > 
> > > Interestingly, being lazy, I never cleaned the green
> > goo out of the
> > > containers, though I did move them out of the window. 
> > Two of the containers
> > > had Flourite in them, the third had soil capped with
> > fine gravel.  The soil
> > > container STILL is full of green goo... in both of the
> > Flourite containers,
> > > the Pellia has made a come-back.
> > > 
> > > Karen
> > > 
> > > Karen A. Randall
> > > krandall@rdrcpa.biz
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:48 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Indeed, it's near bouyancy doesn't make it a lot
> > easier to
> > > > emplace.  In fact, I think a few of us lost track of
> > ours
> > > > when we underestimated the requisite containment. 
> > Still,
> > > > it's an interesting property; most plants, excepting
> > algae,
> > > > float if you break them from the tyrannical bonds of
> > the
> > > > substrate.
> > > >
> > > > I'm curious how this ersatz mobility effects the
> > plant in
> > > > its natural environs.  It seems to tear easily, so
> > I'd
> > > > suspect that a moderately large clump would tend to
> > break
> > > > off under current if the clump was anchored or
> > snagged.  It
> > > > doesn't use roots yet it tends to reside at the
> > bottom of
> > > > whatever water body it's in?
> > > >
> > > > Scott H.
> > > >
> > > > --- Ben B <benrx@naxs.net> wrote:
> > > > > It sinks, but it is not heavy, so any small current
> > will
> > > > > wash it around your tank.  I still have to have
> > mine tied
> > > > > down.
> > > > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > > > >   From: S. Hieber
> > > > >   To: aga-member@thekrib.com
> > > > >   Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:39 AM
> > > > >   Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   I like the fact that it sinks.
> > > > >
> > > > >   Scott H.
> > > > >   --- Ben B <benrx@naxs.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >   > I'm not sure what the mystique is about it
> > though.
> > > > > It's
> > > > >   > just a little green plant.
> > > > >
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