{"title":"Vallisneria (VAL- 6- types of AWESOME EASY Background plants)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"card-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"brs_col\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/files\/WM_Val_LOGO_480x480.jpg?v=1599147476\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/files\/WM_Val_LOGO_480x480.jpg?v=1599147476\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"brs_col\"\u003eI want VAL in my coffin when I head to the fish tank in the sky. Vallisneria is EASY to care for. It is one of the FIRST aquarium plants I had really thrive for me.  Vallisneria is EASY to care for.  You plant it and wait. \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eYES- Val might melt back, but it comes back STRONGER. (This is where you will see it's fast growth!)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"brs_col\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"brs_col\"\u003eWe stock 6 varieties of \u003cstrong\u003eVallisneria\u003c\/strong\u003e at all times...ALL OF WHICH WE GROW IN OUR GREENHOUSE. We have \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/jungle-vallisneria\" title=\"Our BEST SELLING Aquatic Plant.  Jungle vallisneria\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalian Vallisneria.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e We have the rare \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/vallisneria-nana\" title=\"Thin growing Vallisneria Nana....a must have\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVAL NANA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/giant-jungle-val-vallisneria-americana-gigantea\" title=\"GIANT Jungle Val... THICK MONSTER BACKGROUND PLANT\"\u003eGIANT Vallisneria gigantea. \u003c\/a\u003e It's one of the core plants our business was built around keeping growing and in premium stock. TRY OUR Vallisneria.  NO ONE DOES Val like us....\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jungle-vallisneria","title":"Vallisneria \"Jungle Val\"  EASY Background Aquarium Plant","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1424934821482534%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=267\u0026amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote* We are shipping Italian Val. A thin leafed Vallisneria that we typically sell. ITS FIRE- GROWN OUT IN HOUSE.  (We have videos all over the this exact setup.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnlike others, we grow this plant in house. It will hold up better for you as it comes from our greenhouse grow beds to YOU.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJungle Val- jungle vallisneria, Vallisneria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCall it what you want to call it. Jungle Val is an amazing plant. It is one of those plants that you have to get when you are just getting started in the planted tank and want a plant that will go nuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have kept Jungle vallisneria or Jungle Val under a number of different conditions. I first fell in love with Jungle Val when I put it in my high tech tank. (high lights\/ dirt and CO2) It grew to the point where it was out of control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere were so many runners popping up that I had a hard time removing it when I wanted it out of my tank. Jungle val also does great in a beginners tank without dirt. I have seen it in low light tanks with hardly any sort of nutrients in the substrate. (If you want to have a great substrate, check out our dirt substrate kits) I have seen Jungle val grow in just plain sand even. We are selling the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eskinnier jungle val for $11.95 for 4-5 stems of it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou wont go wrong with this plant. Jungle Val might wither away when you put it into your tank. The leaves grow so easy that it isn't a problem and will come back stronger. Though the variety we are selling currently is less likely to melt as it has been grown in our tank conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo reduce the chance of Val melting back on you, consider adding either our \u003ca title=\"Aquarium Plant Fertilizers- GROWTH JUICE!\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/products\/plant-booster-growth-juice-1\"\u003eGROWTH Juice\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca title=\"Potassium Fertilizer\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/products\/potassium-l\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePotassium.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal likes higher calcium content and ph if you can provide it but will adapt to a lower ph if that is how you run your aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one my top 10 favorite plants list for a reason. (If something happens to me- I would like Jungle val in my coffin please.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCare Scale of 1-10\u003c\/span\u003e ( 1 it can grow in your toilet- 10 being nearly impossible)\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJungle Val is a 1.5 only because it might melt a tad initially then comes right back\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLighting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan handle super low lighting, grows faster in higher light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhere to plant:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDon't Forget To Buy our\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Our Best Selling Fertilizer!!!\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/products\/plant-booster-growth-juice-1\"\u003eGrowth Juice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bring the color out in your plants!\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/products\/iron\"\u003eIron\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupplements for your plants!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37096209549,"sku":"jungleval-001","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/products\/WM_VallisneriaJungleVal_01.jpg?v=1643899577"},{"product_id":"giant-jungle-val-vallisneria-americana-gigantea","title":"Giant Jungle Val (Vallisneria Americana) \"Boss of Planted Tanks\"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RK-prowIMYY?si=A5epHlF-tjGbEFh1\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: The photos labeled \"AS OF 7\/17\/26\" is currently what the plant looks like that we are selling. THEY ARE HUGE! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo there is Jungle Val and then there is \u003cstrong\u003eVallisneria Americana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWE GROW THIS ENTIRELY IN HOUSE.... IN 8X8 foot basins....\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS PLANT MIGHT MELT BACK ON YOU\u003c\/strong\u003e. -This is what Val does, but this species does the hardest... but then grown back thicker.  (It has to have it's leaves adjust to different water temps.)  Faster than most plants- Val rebounds quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will get a THICK TALL PLUG with great roots.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might get it with a redish tint to it. \u003c\/strong\u003e That's what happens when you grow most val on the edge of too much light.... Hey- we are happy about it...and so is the plant :)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead our reviews!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently it is about a half inch thick...but will grow in time to be about an inch across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the good stuff. This is the Giant Stuff. Do you have a tall tank? \u003cspan dir=\"ltr\" id=\"eow-title\" title=\"PLANT CARE: Vallisneria Americana Gigantea (Jungle Val)\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVallisneria Americana i\u003c\/strong\u003es your answer!\u003c\/span\u003e Giant Jungle Val doesn't adapt quite as fast as the other varieties like contortion val or corkscrew. It has thicker leaves, which once they get rolling are going to need trimmed back. I am excited to be offering this plant as long as I get it. One order is 4 stems about a feet long with perhaps a few runners starting. (This is an easy to keep plant, that prefers a good substrate but I have seen it grown in sand)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant is \u003ca title=\"Background Aquarium Plants for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/background-plants\"\u003eTHE Background plant for a HUGE Aquarium....\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't forget the Growth Juice... Our hot selling fertilizer is how we keep our val from melting back too quickly....or at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Make sure and check out our VAL Nana if you want the OPPOSITE of this plants...a \u003ca title=\"THIN Val Nana\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/vallisneria-nana\"\u003eSkinny Vallisneria\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also have a \u003ca title=\"Spiral Val for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/vallisneria-torta-spiral-val\"\u003eSpiral \"Val torta\" worth checking out.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDustinsfishtanks%2Fvideos%2F3170662493245190%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=267\u0026amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37096421901,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/products\/GiantJungleVallisneriaAquariumPlantforsale.jpg?v=1711750496"},{"product_id":"vallisneria-nana","title":"Vallisneria nana (Thin Val)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDustinsfishtanks%2Fvideos%2F534888470289667%2F\u0026amp;show_text=0\u0026amp;width=560\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDustinsfishtanks%2Fvideos%2F910784013653577%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=267\u0026amp;t=0\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: The photos labeled \"AS OF 1\/21\/25\" is currently what the plant looks like that you will receive. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have said on multiple occasion that if something were to happen to me, please make sure that I have some Jungle Val thrown in my coffin to take with me to the after life... With that said, you can imagine how I feel about getting in some NEW \u003cstrong\u003eVallisneria nana\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYep. This Val is coming in thin but gets tall. It hasn't melted back on my yet like val typically does. (That doesn't mean it won't when it shifts from my tanks to yours, but it hasn't melted on me yet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThin tall stems would make a great contrast as a background plants I am selling it in 6 stem portions for 11.95... I didn't get a bunch of it in and I don't know when will get it again. So grab some while you can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs of 7-21- we have been working to grow out this plant in house..  It grows in a 8x12 foot basin under a shade cloth. (We tried it in FULL SUN...it didn't like that.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are looking for another type of val try our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants\/products\/giant-jungle-val-vallisneria-americana-gigantea\" title=\"GIANT Background aquarium plant- Giant Val---Vallisneria Giagantia\"\u003eGIANT VAL\u003c\/a\u003e. 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(Old photo- same great looking plants now!)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are certain plants I would like in my coffin when I move on to the next whatever... Val is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile we haven't stocked this plant for long, it is certainly making a strong case to ride with me in my coffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Italian Val, this thin Vallsneria Spiralis is a fast grower.  I don't know why it is call \"Vallisneria Spiralis\" as we don't see hardly any spiral to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(You would want to check out \"Val Torta\" for this look.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfDEA_0omM8?si=POLD63sY-KahQj-Z\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIFKhim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34694627852438,"sku":"","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/products\/vallisneriaspiralisleopard_01.jpg?v=1603822444"},{"product_id":"val-asiatica-biwaensis-thick-corkscrew-val","title":"Vallisneria Asiatica Biwaensis","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" height=\"476\" width=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476\u0026amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F338378201964955%2F\u0026amp;show_text=false\u0026amp;width=267\u0026amp;t=0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: The photos labeled \"AS OF 7\/24\/26\" is what the plant looks like that we are selling. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hello my name is Dustin and I have a Val problem.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first step is admitting the problem right?  I love Val and am on a quest to collect ALL of the varieties of Val. I have said it before and I'll sat it again. I would like val in my coffin if something happens to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter- The next Val. Val Asiatica Biwaensis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does it's name mean? I have no idea.  Something to do with Asia. Here is what we do know. It's pretty killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Val is like a mix between Spiral Val (or Val Torta\/ corkscrew) with the spiral leaves crossed with GIANT Val. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYep- it has a thicker and wider leaf to it with a neat spiral as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the thicker leaves of this species of Vallisneria, it will take tad longer to grow back than a thin variety if they melt back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDustinsfishtanks%2Fvideos%2F240788267251315%2F\u0026amp;show_text=0\u0026amp;width=476\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oriental","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36038289260694,"sku":"","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/files\/VallisneriaAsiaticaBiwaensis_AquariumPlantForSale_06.jpg?v=1774040827"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1977\/5861\/collections\/WM_Val_LOGO.jpg?v=1599147497","url":"https:\/\/dustinsfishtanks.mom\/collections\/vallisneria-val-3-types-of-awesome-easy-background-plants.oembed","provider":"DustinsFishtanks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}