jessismore0433 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hello All! I'm doing a BIG move 14hours north going to pull apart my planted tank on Sunday (night) and it probably won't get put back together until Tuesday (night). The place i'm going to is going to be very hard to source plants so would like to get my plants up there alive. So few questions 1) Best way to transport (thinking wrapped in wet papertowel?) 2) How long will my stem plants survive without being planted in dirt, gravel etc? 3) How long can they survive without light? (probably only be 24hrs...) Would really appreciate all advice...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brockssracer Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have sent plants via mail and they have made the trip no probs. All I do is wrap them in wet news paper and put them in big glad bags to stop them drying out. They will be fine without light for 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discus_noob Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 1) Best way to transport (thinking wrapped in wet papertowel?) There are so many ways to transport the plants it is not even funny. Each person who sells plants to other states (including myself) have different methods they go about doing it. Some use the wet newspaper/paper towel then place in glad wrap containers (seals in moisture and keeps the plants from drying it), and others just place the plants in the glad wrap without the paper as the moisture in the air of the glad wrap is fine for a few days. Just do not go transporting them in a glad wrap bag filled with water for a few days as the plants will rot away. 2) How long will my stem plants survive without being planted in dirt, gravel etc? I have had some floating in my tanks for months and they are fine (pure laziness). But sometimes they are in a bucket of water in the garage or something for up to 4 days before replanting and they are fine (these are rarer hard to grow plants) and they survive with a little melt back. But then again I use ADA so that brings the dead back to life nearly haha! 3) How long can they survive without light? (probably only be 24hrs...) They will be fine. I have done 3 to 4 day black outs and they have survived fine (done to kill algae if you are lazy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessismore0433 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thank you so much I feel much calmer knowing this.... Sorry to sound silly but what is ADA Discus_noob would be happy to grab some before I duck off especially if it can bring the dead back to life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I wrap in wet newspaper, and then put into a styrofoam box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
