Comments on: Achieving Pond Nirvana – Six Plants For Your Pond http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/05/plants-for-your-pond/ Water Garden & Pond Plant Blog Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:38:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dragonfly http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/05/plants-for-your-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-149 dragonfly Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:30:27 +0000 http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-149 Hi Michael, In all the literature that I have read submerged plants are somehow anchored to the bottom of your pond but I know of no reason why they can't float in the water as long as you are getting the same result from them. The purpose of submerged plants is to aid in creating and maintaining an ecosystem suitable for fish and aquatic life plus they draw nutrients directly from the water, abosorbing nitrates and phosphates through their leaves as well as their roots. They are important to water quality and clarity. They help filter unwanted nutrients and add important oxygen to the water during the day. Then at night the plants reverse the process and remove oxygen from the water helping to keep your water at an equal balance. Most either put anchors on them and drop them to the bottom of their pond, put them in a basket and either fill it with sand or small stones to keep the plants contained and put the basket on the bottom of the pond. I would say if it works your way and you don't mind them floating around then let it be. There really isn't any reason why they have to be anchored as long as they are doing the job. Hi Michael, In all the literature that I have read submerged plants are somehow anchored to the bottom of your pond but I know of no reason why they can’t float in the water as long as you are getting the same result from them. The purpose of submerged plants is to aid in creating and maintaining an ecosystem suitable for fish and aquatic life plus they draw nutrients directly from the water, abosorbing nitrates and phosphates through their leaves as well as their roots. They are important to water quality and clarity. They help filter unwanted nutrients and add important oxygen to the water during the day. Then at night the plants reverse the process and remove oxygen from the water helping to keep your water at an equal balance. Most either put anchors on them and drop them to the bottom of their pond, put them in a basket and either fill it with sand or small stones to keep the plants contained and put the basket on the bottom of the pond. I would say if it works your way and you don’t mind them floating around then let it be. There really isn’t any reason why they have to be anchored as long as they are doing the job.

]]> By: Michael http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/2009/05/plants-for-your-pond/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Michael Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:49:32 +0000 http://www.dragonflyaquatics.com/blog/?p=1267#comment-148 Hi Barb, Do submerged plants need to be planted or can plants like Anacharis be left to just float around without being anchored? I have always just let them float around freely. Michael Hi Barb,
Do submerged plants need to be planted or can plants like Anacharis be left to just float around without being anchored? I have always just let them float around freely.

Michael

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