Vals as background plants
Just sharing my experience with vals.
I would not recommend it for the background unless you have the time to maintain the shoots from overgrowing into a jungle like mine or you know exactly which vals you are dealing with. I'm not sure what mine is but they are beginning to behave like the V. gigantea that can gro up to 2 ft long. A better option would have been to go for the Spiral vals or V. americana(i think). These are supposedly slower and dun grow as long.
I'm thinking of replacing them with crypts. Perhaps in groups of diff varieties. They grow slower and aren't as invasive(in my opinion). I see why some forumers here use it liberally in their tanks, to some very stunning effect.
What i worry is that I have read of N and P spikes that caused algae blooms with the removal these vals. any suggestions of overcoming this?
Thanx
FB
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