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    Which Plants should I buy for anoxic section?

    Hello all.

    To start off with, I know nothing about plants.

    I'd like to fully plant my anoxic section which is 2.4m long, 60cm wide and 24" deep.
    It contains 1 bottom layer of large anoxic baskets and a layer of small anoxic baskets on top, the tops of which are around 4" below water level.

    I could root plants in either the top or bottom baskets as there's gaps between them.

    30% of the anoxic section is shaded in summer, 70% in full sunlight.

    It looks like this, except more baskets now and obviously full of water:

    MVIMG_20190914_165637.jpgIMG_20190914_165612.jpg


    I've been browsing this website and would like to start off with some nice flowering plants like Lillies, but no idea what types and what other plants to go for:

    https://www.wetland-plants.co.uk/shop/

    Any suggestions on which plants and which types of lilies would be really helpful, or any other recommended websites to buy from....

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Hello all.

    To start off with, I know nothing about plants.

    I'd like to fully plant my anoxic section which is 2.4m long, 60cm wide and 24" deep.
    It contains 1 bottom layer of large anoxic baskets and a layer of small anoxic baskets on top, the tops of which are around 4" below water level.

    I could root plants in either the top or bottom baskets as there's gaps between them.

    30% of the anoxic section is shaded in summer, 70% in full sunlight.

    It looks like this, except more baskets now and obviously full of water:

    MVIMG_20190914_165637.jpgIMG_20190914_165612.jpg


    I've been browsing this website and would like to start off with some nice flowering plants like Lillies, but no idea what types and what other plants to go for:

    https://www.wetland-plants.co.uk/shop/

    Any suggestions on which plants and which types of lilies would be really helpful, or any other recommended websites to buy from....

    Thanks.
    Great thread rs just the one I need aswell after some colour in there when I get around to doing mine

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    I reckon plants the don t grow large roots.
    They will destroy the anoxic inside the baskets iris for me is a no no. I have had to buy new baskets all the time for them.
    I have Lilly's just one large root. But I think they would be ok.

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    Thanks Fred.
    Definitely want lilies. Is there any particular ones I should get that are on that website, suitable for shallow water?

    I'll take your advice and give the iris a miss.

    I want to fully cover the water surface to stop algae growing around the anoxic baskets.

    What plants are there that don't grow big roots but make nice flowers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Thanks Fred.
    Definitely want lilies. Is there any particular ones I should get that are on that website, suitable for shallow water?

    I'll take your advice and give the iris a miss.

    I want to fully cover the water surface to stop algae growing around the anoxic baskets.

    What plants are there that don't grow big roots but make nice flowers?

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    Have nt got a clue mate. I have iris Lilly's and dutch rush lol. You and another plant
    Don t know its name.
    You will have to do some research lol

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    Like I said, I have no idea about what to buy, so I just selected the plants I like the look of and bought them.

    Everything other than the Lillies will be planted in small 14x14cm baskets around 5" below water surface, and the lillies will be planted around 18" below the service in bigger 28x28cm baskets.


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    Think I'll use them prices seem very good mate . That forget me not is very pretty

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    both them lillys look the same RS same flower s anyway. also that one called barred horsetail I called dutch rush. they look exactly the same

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    Cheers Fred.

    Not sure which 2 lilies you mean that look the same, but one of them is a lucky dip for lilies where the tags have come off and they don't know the variety so the photo is just a random example.

    Going to make up 4 more anoxic baskets this weekend if it's not too cold so I can plant them.

    What dosage of pp would you suggest to clear any nasties off the plants when they arrive?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Cheers Fred.

    Not sure which 2 lilies you mean that look the same, but one of them is a lucky dip for lilies where the tags have come off and they don't know the variety so the photo is just a random example.

    Going to make up 4 more anoxic baskets this weekend if it's not too cold so I can plant them.

    What dosage of pp would you suggest to clear any nasties off the plants when they arrive?

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    Are you planting the anoxic baskets them selves or using a separate basket just for the plant ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Are you planting the anoxic baskets them selves or using a separate basket just for the plant ?

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    Planting straight into the anoxic baskets.

    When I've made 4 or 5 more baskets this weekend, I'll have 19 baskets in total but only have 10 koi (will be 15 when the babies go in) so there should be enough surplus just in case the plant roots ruin the basket or something.

    Its going to be a challenge to make a winter cover for the anoxic section as some of those plants grow up to a metre out the water. My aim is to have the entire water surface covered in plants to stop algae and blanket weed growing around the baskets. At the moment I have an ugly black cover over the anoxic section and it looks exactly like the day I built it, spotlessly clean and clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Cheers Fred.

    Not sure which 2 lilies you mean that look the same, but one of them is a lucky dip for lilies where the tags have come off and they don't know the variety so the photo is just a random example.

    Going to make up 4 more anoxic baskets this weekend if it's not too cold so I can plant them.

    What dosage of pp would you suggest to clear any nasties off the plants when they arrive?

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    Myself I did my top pond. As the packet instructions for killing parasites in a pp dip.
    Left it for 24 hours.
    But my plants where already well established in the top pond. It says don t dip roots in it. Only leaves. I soaked the lot mate. But like I say. My plants are nearly 4 years old.
    Here is a link
    Potassium permanganate - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit - The Aquarium Wiki

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Cheers Fred.

    Not sure which 2 lilies you mean that look the same, but one of them is a lucky dip for lilies where the tags have come off and they don't know the variety so the photo is just a random example.

    Going to make up 4 more anoxic baskets this weekend if it's not too cold so I can plant them.

    What dosage of pp would you suggest to clear any nasties off the plants when they arrive?

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    Pink flower and white flower Lilly's. That is what my 3 Lilly's are lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by freddyboy View Post
    Pink flower and white flower Lilly's. That is what my 3 Lilly's are lol

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    Ah, I get ya.

    Don't know why I gravitate towards plants with pink flowers, must be a feminine side lurking within me!

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    Just been on a picked a few plants . Yeah at 268 quid think I'll have to go and rethink haha .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Just been on a picked a few plants . Yeah at 268 quid think I'll have to go and rethink haha .

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    Some weeds in my garden lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by freddyboy View Post
    Some weeds in my garden lol
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    Haha got plenty of them mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by RS2OOO View Post
    Like I said, I have no idea about what to buy, so I just selected the plants I like the look of and bought them.

    Everything other than the Lillies will be planted in small 14x14cm baskets around 5" below water surface, and the lillies will be planted around 18" below the service in bigger 28x28cm baskets.

    Hi Rs, not an expert by any means but I have had lillies etc in my old pond.
    Those prices are very good may get some myself.
    With the small volume of water I would recommend a small lilly like the Hermine but saying that the unnamed ones are a bargain.
    When planted dont drop to the bottom wait till leaves grow and slowly lower it down over time,believe it or not I was told a Lilly can drown
    Yes sounds daft.
    I have those horse tails and dont rate much.
    Get some water cress from the supermarket and throw it in a bucket of water in a few days they will sprout and put that in good for nitrates so they reckon.
    John

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    Just looked loads on Ebay with free post.
    John

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    Thanks John.

    During this period of self isolation we started building a small wildlife pond today for the wife, so any plants I've bought that I don't like can go in there

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