Where to store plants??

[johnjo]

Sorry a out this, I feel a bit silly asking such a simple question but I'm a total newbie to keeping aquatic plants. (iv looked on the Internet and couldn't find an answer).

I will hopefully be planting up my new tank this weekend and was wondering if I could store plants in a bucket until I get my tank up and running. I will be buying from my lfs's and choosing from what they have. I was going to call on a couple tomorrow and Friday as they get fresh stock so more plants to choose from. I will then have a couple of free hours on saturday to concentrate on setting my tank up and planting them rather than dashing around trying to buy all at once. Is this possible? Do I have to keep them at a certain temperature etc, stick a heater in there, supply running water?

Cheers
John

 

[awtong]

In my opinion they would be fine in a bucket of water. In fact soaking and thoroughly rinsing plants before putting them in your tank is advisable anyway to remove any possible contaminants.

Andy

 

[johnjo]

Does it have to be warm water like they are immersed in at the shop?

 

[spyder]

If you can fill a bucket now and keep it at room temp it would be better than fresh cold tap. Plants can tolerate colder temps than fish etc, they are just not as sensitive.

 

[johnjo]

Just done it, thanks guys!