The Secret To Making Plants Bushy And Compact-Aquascaping
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- After some time of trimming your plant will look bushier and thicker, but of course be taller. It is more beneficial, for a few reasons, to take out the main stem rather than just cut the stem in half and replant. When replanting the new growth it will allow the plant to become more compact, essentially the new growth is now the stem. After time the main stem becomes tattered and unhealthy, lack of light and exhaustion from trimming. And you do this for aesthetic reasons as well. Really you will have to do this process multiple times to achieve desired results. Doing this to the plant makes the new growth more compact so it won't get as tall overall or as fast. So if you do this process and then use the new growth to do the process again you will get an overall healthier, bushier more compact plant. The new growth has been manipulated to your parameters and is more acceptive and responsive to the trimming.
If you start lower down on the stem you will divide the main stem then divide the new growth and so on... This is the basic method, but I don't find it to be as efficient so I have modified it to fit my needs. Remember most stem plants can be cut anywhere along the main stem and produce new growth, but not all prefer this method like the hygrophila for example. Just try it out and you will come to your own conclusions of what works and what doesn't and create your own method.
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This is probably the most useful plant care video I've seen on youtube.
Most people including me show those awesome videos and tanks but do not show how to make it like that.
Only that you need light, co2 and nutrients.
Well guess what,you nailed it.The technical side lets you grow plants yes, but can only take you this far. To make it look good they need proper care and a steady scissor hand.
Something most people ignore.
Give your plants some love if you want them to look their best.
Thanks for the kind words. It is something a lot of people overlook that is for sure. They think I either spend a ton of money and plant heavily or the plants just grow like that. LOL
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+ADU Aquascaping just started watching your videos , they are the best on youtube, thank you very much
This video is the most informational video that I've seen about plant trimming. Makes me feel like a pro after watching this. Now I gotta get my arms wet to do some trimming.
Haha, thanks for the kind words. Glad it helped you out in your quest for plant mastery.
Thanks for this. Your advice on making plants bushy really helped fill in my tank and now my plants are taking off like crazy. Thanks again!
This was very helpful! Thanks for explaining the differences between trimming stem plants and rosettes!
Thank you from the UK for this video.It has made such a difference to my tank and i now appreciate the surroundings as much as the fish.
Keeping my sleeves wet...Marvin 😁
Awesome video...now I FINALLY know how to actually trim my plants for their best benefit and to make my tank look AWESOME...thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
+ShelbyRae Lane No problem, thanks for watching and am glad you liked the video. Read the description of this video as well. These are not the only way to trim plants. This is just a method that works for a lot of people. When I say get rid of the mother stem and uproot the mother stem this may be after several months of trimming. Once it becomes exhausted and tattered from abuse. The mother stem may last the entire life of the scape. But I also mentioned this because a lot of us buy emersed grown plants, so once the submersed growth appears it is better to turn the new submersed growth into the next generation of mother stems if that makes sense, and get rid of the emersed growth.
That is very very beautiful aquarium!
+Alen AxP Thanks for watching. I have a new scape, and should have the video up tomorrow, so stay tuned...
Been looking for a how to guide with aquatic plants.... this told me more in 10 mins.. than the past 2 weeks of researching plants... Great video.. thanks for the upload. No doubt this helps lots of others. Cheers
This video was great! I have most of the plants you named (bought them from a local pet shop) and I have been having a terrible time getting them to grow thick and bushy . there were several things you covered that I wasn't doing and some of the trimming I was doing incorrectly . thank you so much for the advice :D
311sheena No problem, my friend Dennis Wong just uploaded an awesome trimming video as well. Just type Dennis Wong into the YT search and you will find him. Thanks for watching.
Very good vid, thanks! I've been using this method for years in gardening and its all the same and just as effective. This is also a very important and fundamental technique used in grooming Bonsai trees.
BiteMyShinyMetal4ss That is good to know. My sister just moved away and left me with a bonsai tree.
THANK YOU!! I really needed to hear this info, and unerstand better how to maintain my 125g. You nailed all my issues, and Im truly grateful.
Hey, no problem! And thanks for watching. I will be uploading a new video later today. I will be talking about performing water changes or not performing water changes. I was going to reference "joining the dark side", so what a crazy coincidence! Haha
Somehow I missed this one Dave. Really like the video and super informative. The aquarium looked great here, love that hydo and fissidens on the right. They 2 plants accent eachother nice.
wow I learned so much more by this 12 minute video, than 1 year of trial and frustration by doing stuff the store told me! Thank you for showing me this! :)
Keenie yeah no problem. Also read the video description for clarification of the methods mentioned.
I will :) just trimmed some of my crypts now that had really long leafs. Just did trimming on my Hygrophilia Siamensis last week or so and noticed how bushy they have become, but top leafs are huge and blocking all the lights for the smaller ones beneath, should I remove all the big leafs on top or just some?
just the ones that will still keep an attractive shape for the plant, but yes if they get too big it can be better to remove them so most of the leaves can grow at the same rate, so the plant will appear more bushy.
Awesome lesson from the master of the planted tank! Great video Dave! Keep 'em coming!
Haha, thanks man, maybe in 50 years I will be the master. lol Thanks for watching man. Yeah I will keep the secrets to aquascaping vids coming! Got some ideas cooking, just trying to help people out.
Wow thanks a lot i just started my aquarium. This helps me ALOT! Keep the tips coming
your tank is amazing its like you cut out a chunk of the best clear stream in the world and put it in your home
Alpha smurf haha! thanks for such a nice compliment, I am glad you liked the tank.
Amazing video. Thank you for all this useful information. All the mistakes I have made now make sense. Would have never known without this video.
Thanks for the help. I have to say man there is so many different methods to do things in the planted tank hobby. One method could work perfectly for someone while else the method won't work at all. Once my stem plants come in ill be watching this video many times
Thank you for your explanations on the this overlooked subject of aquascaping. Subscribed!
+karelyou2 THanks for watching and subbing!
hella good video. you covered some material I have NEVER been able to find on youtube. Dude, i am a new sub... I cannot wait to see what else this channel has in store
Good to hear, that's what I was thinking when I made the video. I wanted to talk about something most people overlook, which is key to successful aquascaping. Do you have an ideas or things you would like to see. Something we all overlook, but is important to the hobby?
ADU Aquascaping hey man im a new subscriber aswell i was thinking about probably lighting like how much watts per gallon plants need and stuff, also on how to propagate ths 5 main types of plants like you said in this video because im a beginner :)
ADU Aquascaping ohh and this was a great vid by the way i added it to my playlist for when ever i need help thanks man
Fantastic video it was needed on CZcams.
This is An amazing in depth guide to the planter brain 🧠 Thankyou so much ❤
Thanks for watching this old school video! Hahaha
Loving the White Board! Thanks for all the information.Your video's help me out a lot..Thank you for all your Time and effort
You're welcome. I am glad as long as I can help someone out. I just want to make sure people don't waste as much time as I had to. This will make aquascaping more enjoyable for you. Thanks for watching.
This is the best most informative vid for anyone keeping planted tanks, i so wish i could have seen this before i started or even 1-2 months after i started this would have made my tank look so much better. I have all "Natural Look" growing tanks no order whats so ever if i need more of something i trim an plant cutoffs thats it. Tanks! For this vid
Oh i was saying i would love to see a time lapsed vid of this great idea maybe name it "Wet Sleeves" or something similar lol i know it would be some work but u have the followers to do it. I would but i know i wouldnt reach enough people. Anyway workin with acrylic i can make a new tank for vid idea but i dont have enough followers.
Tanks! again.
That would be a great video idea. I always want to do true interval shooting and make a time lapse. My camera has the capability to do so. The only issue is right now I don't have any predominate stem plant tanks. This would really work well with a Dutch scape or a hybrid Dutchagumi scape. The evidence is all around you. Look at my old hybrid tank. Look at pro aquascapers tanks like Takashi Amano. I am basically using his advice, but molding it to my needs. All of us should come up with our own trimming techniques. The reason I cut higher up and then replant is because most of us get emersed plants. So the tops are now acclimated to our water and will produce and overall healthier plant once it is established as the main stem and over time you do need to uproot the plants and trim the bottom half of the stem. The plant will become exhausted from continued trimming and will not look as good until you trim and replant. Thanks for watching.
Agreed! I wish I would of watched this video a lot sooner
One of your more useful videos, Thanks for the plant wisdom :-)
+SequoiaElisabeth Thanks for watching.
Great video extremely educational. Thanks for sharing.
your the man i got my first planted aquarium and your helping me so much
Right on, glad I could help. Once it gets rolling let me know. Thanks for watching. And if you have any questions just PM me.
I didn't even know I was looking for this. Thanks man!
Haha, right on! Thanks for watching and I hope it helps you with your aquascaping.
Very well explanation. I actually have been looking for one that shares experiences like this. Directly straight to the points. This vid and the h202 are my favorite so far!
Glad you liked it. I am trying to think of some more ideas for good tip that people often overlook such as how to properly trim plants. I could do how to get lush, dense plant growth, how to carpet plants etc... Do you have anything you want to see. or what do you often search for?
ADU Aquascaping
Dear,
Right now i'm actually very confusing about the correct way of dialing co2 in my tank. I used to think that to get the maximize co2 in a tank, simply turn the bubble all the way up until when your fish is start gasping then turn it down till the fish look fine. But then now, when i added some more surface movement to prevent the build up, i find that i can even turn my co2 up more and my co2 indicator turn yellow bright while my fish are still ok. In my understanding, the more co2 plants get, the faster and the more nutritions they need. I dose EI method so i believe they can suck it all they want lol :P. Correct me and if you can make a video explaining all of it, that'd be great.
Yeah that is fine. It can be yellow, if your fish are fine no worries. That is a good idea for a video. I will right it down.
this actually helped me alot, i would always just trim stem plants down super low, then trim the trimmings into a bunch of different pieces and replant those, but im gonna try it like you said to in the video! thanks! :D
You're welcome. You can do all kinds of methods, Try it out and see what works and what doesn't for you and come up with your own methods. Thanks for watching
This is immensely helpful. Thank you!
Awesome!!!! So informative! Thank you!
I've been looking for more information about plant trimming, thank you!
You're welcome and thank you for watching. Glad it helped someone.
Very detailed info, good video. Learned some new tricks, Fired Up!!!
Thanks Slim! Get your scissors out! Fired Up!!! Brother!!! haha
Thanks for the tips. I think drawing it out really helped
No problem man, thanks for checking in, I need an update of the tank!
That was very informative. Explained very well. Thank you.
You're welcome and thanks for watching. I hope you have fun trimming!
Very helpful video....thank you!
Very good video Dave learn something new every day thank you for sharing this information with everyone
You're welcome man, thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the plant massacre. lol
Lol i couldn't tell witch plant was witch Dave nice drawing skills lol
Very helpful info Dave. Thank you for sharing! :)
You're welcome. Glad you liked the plant massacre. lol
This tutorial will be very useful when I get started. Added to favorites.
Sounds good, thanks for watching and glad you like the vid.
Yea I figured you probably had a detailed video about substrate but kinda got lazy n didn't try looking. Kool man I'll check out your vids thanks.
Great video and I really love your aquarium. so beautiful
Best video I've seen in a long time. Thanks
Thanks man, I hope you find it useful, time to get out your scissors.
It really did . It helped to confirm what I expected. Got the scissors now I need a good pair of tongs or tweezers to re plant much smoother and accurately.
Thanks for the lesson! Learned a lot
You're welcome man, thanks for checkin' in.
Bacopa is a cool plant. I call it 'doubling down' from black jack.
Where you snip and plant what you cut to help spread it.
Bacopa has a VERY good fragrant smell if you snip it. I had about a 1 foot square of it in the back of my 120 and finally took it all out to give the fish room to swim.
I know! And no one ever talks about how it smells like eucalyptus (menthol). It is a great plant.
thanks for the information. really helpful.
Thanks for the information!
Thanks for the vid. I'm new to plants but I'm going to some of this out on my extras.
samuricexful Sounds good. Go ahead and practice these techniques and before you know it you'll have it down. Thanks for watching.
My favorite you tube channel now
I am glad you like it. And I am glad you are enjoying the hobby. I will have to upload a new video soon. I am not as involved in the hobby right now because I lost focus
Great plants. Thick. Solid. Tight.
Awsome really like watching your videos. This really help me out alot.
Thanks, I am glad you enjoy them. I hope it helps you in your quest.
I learnt alot here. Amazing video Sir
Good stuff. Thanks for posting, Dave! I'll try to reign in some of my crypts and vals now ;)...
You're welcome, yeah get those big leaves out of your life! lol Thanks for watching, I hope it helps you out.
Thanks for the tips! You have great knowledge :)
Thanks for watching and for the support!
Great information Dave. I especially liked your explanation on stem plants. I have seen a lot of aquariums that would have looked a 100% better if they had been properly pruned. Lately I have tried to get away from plants that require constant pruning.
I agree, it can be a pain. It is just the way you have to do things and a lot of beginners don't really know about it. They assume the plants just grow that way. Thanks for watching.
NIce Info...thank you for sharing.
Great info. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks man, now keep your sleeves wet!
Really helpful. Thanks
Very nice aquascaping. Impressive
Stringybark Aquarium Thanks for the kind words, and am glad you like the tank.
Awesome. Definitely helpful.
Good to hear, glad it helped someone.
Great video very helpful
Love this vid. Thank you so much.
Aleos Oricos Thanks for the support. And glad you liked it. There are many different ways and methods to trimming plants, but I hope this gets you started, peace.
Great guide! Full of useful information on trimming each plant type in a tank. I wish I found it earlier... My Hygros always looked like palm trees (thin high "trunk" & 5-7 nice rich leaves at the top). Any tips for brown spots on a Java fern? I have a small bunch in a betta tank (heated,lighted, filtered) Brown spots appears on 1 leaf and then it goes yellow without melting or weakening.
DinaraX Glad you liked the video. I was kind of mad when I made the video, some people can probably tell, but oh well, LOL. Brown spots are normal on ferns, those are spore sites where new ferns will form. If it is dying than it could be from toxicity or temp changes. Are you dosing Excel? That will burn ferns pretty well. thanks for watching.
thank you for the informative video.
+Emilio Maldonado no problem man.
Excellent advice
Thanks for watching. I hope it helps you out and you have a better and more fun time with your tank.
Very good explained!
Thanks for watching I hoped it helped you out.
I don't think I've ever had dry sleeves. ..lol great educational video
I know I never do even with a T-shirt on! Tanks are deep and I don't mind, I always grab a towel.
Thank you sir. This is a great video!
Right on, you are welcome.
Great video!
sweet looking tank!
Thanks for watching. Should have an update of my new scape coming soon. Things are starting to fill in. The needle leaf java fern is coming along very slowly.
Great info Dave.
Thanks man.
lol "aquascape in the nude. we've all done it" Great video and advice.
Mike M haha, I have done it! LOL Thanks for watching!
it did helped me.. well explained, thanks..
+ingrid maglay Glad you liked it!
great info!
awesome work
Beyond Aquatic Design Thanks man!
Thank you!
This is very interesting thanks for sharing man.
Thanks for watching and have a great week ahead.
Very helpful
Good nd interesting points
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!
It helped a lot brother
Amazing
This is some great info. I've learned all my techniques through trial and error, videos, forums and AMANO(aqua journal). lol. But your right, not many vids on trimming. There is another option for stems like, rotala, ludwigia, etc though... I will post a vid on what I do when I get a chance expunged what I mean.
Yeah you'll have to show us. I actually learned this through trial and error and using and using Amanos techniques as well, LOL. I know he trims lower down and lets the plant split from there and keeps the main stem, which you can do, later on the lower main stem will usually get tattered and needs to be replaced, at least in my experience. Go ahead and make a video about it. We need more on YT.
actually. thats exactly what I was talking about. it works! but yes eventually you'll have to pull the stems and start over.. but hopefully by that time you'll want to rescape anyway! ill try yo do some videos of the set up of my next scape...
Yeah it's close to the same, I just modified it to fit my needs, which is fine. He even says the same thing where you can trim the top of blyxa, but sooner or later you are going to have to cut the blyxa from the stem and re-plant. That's why I just skip that step and go right to replanting. Cutting the tops of blyxa, chain sword, dwarf sag, Vals and even cyprus helferi just leads to unhealthy plants and algae issues and sometimes can even ruin your carpet if the plant gets too unhealthy and algae takes over. I figured this out before I read that Amano says the same thing. Either way share your experiences!
I am just sad that they stopped the English Digital AquaJournal. It is really too bad. I know they have a website you can go to and check out all the new seminars, but its not the same and the journals have so much more information.
Subbed mate, thanks for pointing this out.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. keep your sleeves wet! Well except when doing water changes of course.
Thanks it helped me a lot 👍
P St-Pierre Glad you liked the video. I hope it helps you out with trimming. There are many different ways and methods to trimming plants. One way is not more correct than any others, just some better for specific plants. Thanks for watching.
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lookin good bro
Thanks man.
I'm a little behind on watching the youtube videos. Thanks for doing this. I have been struggling a little with my hygro, I think I'm going to uproot it (only time I hate dirt) and trim it down and replant.
Yeah give it a try, what's its issue?
it is shedding a lot of leaves. and the growth is so dense in the center of the plant, I'm finding it hard to trim away the damaged leaves (that then get chewed up by snails and look even worse). I think a hard pruning and starting over with a smaller healthy section -- like you mentioned in your video is the way to go.
great vid - thanks
Aquarium Hobbyist No problem.
Love the video, about the glosso do you cut the leaves themselves or the actual stem I'm trying to carpet
Thanks for watching, yeah just cut right underneath the leaves and it will produce 2 or 3 more in its place and help it produce runners. Use your best judgement and don't go to heavy and try to cut the most mature leaves.
Thank you for helping. What you said makes a lot of sense. I have one more question if you don't mind me asking. How many times can I trim the main stem before pulling it out?
That really all depends on how tall the plant is getting and how healthy the main stem looks. You could trim the main stem and new growth that comes off of the stem as many times as you like. You could do it three or four time and never replant the main stem. If you take this approach just start lower down on the main stem instead of near the top. If you start lower down you will divide the main stem then divide the new growth and so on... This is the basic method, but I don't find it to be as efficient so I have modified it to fit my needs. Remember most stem plants can be cut anywhere along the main stem and produce new growth, but not all prefer this method like the hygrophila for example. Just try it out and you will come to your own conclusions of what works and what doesn't and create your own method.
I've been trying to figure out how to properly trim my sunset hygro to make it bushy, because it's growing so fast but it's somewhat leggy and spreading out, I want to keep it more confined to one location and bushier. Although the pinks and reds it's throwing with the paper white veins looks amazing.
Thx i was wondering tht question
No problem, glad it helped you out.
Great video Bro. Been giving my plants flat tops since I set up my first aquarium. Made me laugh out loud a couple of times too. Crayfish wisdom?
kory anderson Haha, that is good to hear. I was pissed in this video for some reason. LOL
I don't know the wisdom, is that something I said? LOL
Love the vids!
Ha ha aquascaping in the nude! Love it
Haha, it is a must.
"We've all done it" Ha
Love your videos! Question for you. I have Ludwigia 'Red' Pantanal. It definitely does better with the cut the top and replant approach. The old stem will produce 3-4 new shoots which I cut and replant when 3-4 inches and get rid of the stem. My problem is the plant grows really quickly and never really produces roots before the top needs to cut again so when I fluff it to get rid of detritus and what not, its constantly coming dislodged. Any thoughts?
Timothy Cline you only need to replant if the main stem is very important old. Once a year at the most. I confused some people with this video. Replanting the tops and side shoots is a good idea. Just keep trimming and wait for it to take root. If you have a lot of extra growth you can sell it or give it away.
If you are still answering questions...
I’m running High Tech.
Helanthium Tennelum is what I’m using for a carpet. I’ve been cutting off established runners and planting them tight into the rest of the group to form more active plants producing more active runners.
Is that how I’m supposed to approach plants like these?
What about Alternanthera Reineckii? Algae is covering the leaves, and isn’t growing quickly, trim back the leaves? Do I care how bare it becomes?
Lots of questions, 2 months in, balancing my tank has been frustrating
Yes, you can trim the plants and replant the trimmings if you like. This may or may not be necessary depending on growth rates- high tech VS low tech. You will want to remove all algae and decaying leaves even if it leaves the plant looking like a weed or even a stump. They always grow back healthier with consistent and vigorous trimming and tank maintenance. Hope this helps man. Just keep being consistent. And don't be too conservative with maintenance, nutrients, light or even CO2 and oxygen. Just bump that system and focus on growing plants if that makes sense. High surface agitation, high CO2, medium to high light, medium nutrients, and consistent husbandry. Consistency is the real secret because plants can acclimate to an array of water parameters.
Awesome info ty!
Thanks, glad you liked it and hope it helps you out with your scaping.
Not a scraper just yet but I'm packing in the info while I save my pennies for the equipment you mentioned at the start of this video.
Scaper
Right on, it's good to get as much in as you can before you start. Don't do it the hard way like me. lol