[shawnintland]

Arvinn - I don't know about the aquarium setup - some plants really need 'dark' in the rooting zone, but I know some neps can do just fine in a glass jar (see below). There doesn't seem to be much hassle lifting the styrofoam sheet out of the cooler though, for now. I cut the leaves that way as it gets too crowded otherwise and I've never really noticed any improvement in rooting by leaving more leaf.

Well JK, I did put a bunch of N. mirabilis in a jar of water to root up and they have all formed nice, black roots in less than a month. Mirabilis is kind of like marigolds here - they are so common that not many people bother with them except beginners. I like to pot them up and give 'em away to newbees as they are pretty tough and aren't such a big loss if they manage to kill em off! I also find that by giving them to nearby nurseries some of them get addicted to CP's and start stocking them! I just checked the 'test' batch yesterday and can see one small rootlet starting to form...