heres my review on Aquadise...
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mellowvision
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i do all aquatic plant shopping at www.plantedtank.net/forums sign up there and start threads in the shop sections. most plants are very cheap and healthy.
mellowvision
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My stuff came today! Yay!
Here is the rundown. I ordered:
Apogoneton- missing
Bacopa Carolinia- Small but healthy
Moneywort- Got a ton of it, and it seems to be in awesome shape
Downoi- Good shape, but a very small stem
Dwarf Hairgrass- Replaced with Dwarf Sag. Ok, not really what i wanted, but they did sent three nice big clumps, a total of about 30 individual plants, and in very good shape.
Ludwiga Repens
Nuphar Japonica- Replaced with Ammania Garcilis. Again, not what I ordered but it is beautiful They sent six big stems, each about 1/3" in diameter. They did lose about 1/2 of their leaves, but they seem very healthy.
Rotala wallichi- Also appears very healthy
Here are pics:
How it came packed:
Bacopa Monnieri, Ammania Gracilis, Ludwiga Repens
Dwarf Sag, Bacopa Carolinia, Rotala Wallichi, Downoi
So, I am not too terribly disappointed about the replacements. I had not ordered something that I really really had my heart set on. I knew they might sub. And the subs are really nice stuff. I guess I would rather receive healthy plants I didn't order then crappy stuff I did order. It took forever for them to ship, but when they finally did, it was packaged very very well, came quickly, and arrived in excellent condition. I have also ordered from AZ Gardens and, although those plants are doing well now, they were not packaged as nicely, they were in worse shape when they arrive, and their shipping was outrageous. I feel certain that Aquadise will send me the 1 missing plant without any problems, it may take a while though.
If I wanted to order plants in the future, I would use Aquadise. It took a long time, but was worth it. If it was a plant I HAD to have, I would email first to make sure they have some in stock. But for their low prices and $8.95 2 day shipping, you really can't beat it.
I am going to do some rearranging tomorrow and then i will post pics of them planted. they look much nicer/healthier in the tank than the do in the pics. :grinyes:
Here is the rundown. I ordered:
Apogoneton- missing
Bacopa Carolinia- Small but healthy
Moneywort- Got a ton of it, and it seems to be in awesome shape
Downoi- Good shape, but a very small stem
Dwarf Hairgrass- Replaced with Dwarf Sag. Ok, not really what i wanted, but they did sent three nice big clumps, a total of about 30 individual plants, and in very good shape.
Ludwiga Repens
Nuphar Japonica- Replaced with Ammania Garcilis. Again, not what I ordered but it is beautiful They sent six big stems, each about 1/3" in diameter. They did lose about 1/2 of their leaves, but they seem very healthy.
Rotala wallichi- Also appears very healthy
Here are pics:
How it came packed:
Bacopa Monnieri, Ammania Gracilis, Ludwiga Repens
Dwarf Sag, Bacopa Carolinia, Rotala Wallichi, Downoi
So, I am not too terribly disappointed about the replacements. I had not ordered something that I really really had my heart set on. I knew they might sub. And the subs are really nice stuff. I guess I would rather receive healthy plants I didn't order then crappy stuff I did order. It took forever for them to ship, but when they finally did, it was packaged very very well, came quickly, and arrived in excellent condition. I have also ordered from AZ Gardens and, although those plants are doing well now, they were not packaged as nicely, they were in worse shape when they arrive, and their shipping was outrageous. I feel certain that Aquadise will send me the 1 missing plant without any problems, it may take a while though.
If I wanted to order plants in the future, I would use Aquadise. It took a long time, but was worth it. If it was a plant I HAD to have, I would email first to make sure they have some in stock. But for their low prices and $8.95 2 day shipping, you really can't beat it.
I am going to do some rearranging tomorrow and then i will post pics of them planted. they look much nicer/healthier in the tank than the do in the pics. :grinyes:
Cypress, the plants look good, glad your waiting finally came to an end. I have mixed feelings about Aquadise since the orders that I have made in the past have reared mixed results, both good and bad. You can't beat the prices if you factor in the shipping. I have a real addiction to collecting plant species. I placed an order last week and will post pics when it arrives. Cypress, have you planted yet?
Well, I started planting my stuff last night and I'm just going to 86 the dwarf sag- it's in really good shape- but it's just not the look I'm going for. I'm probably ordering something else from somewhere else. I did get a bit overzealous with the foxtail though, I've got waaaaaaaaayyyy too much of it. Oh well.
they took down alot of their planted tanks. yes its nice but for a 1x1 patch of glosso you can get like 3x3 healthier patch for the same price on planted tank forums.
