Have you used silk plants?

[JLawson]

I'm in the process of gathering stuff to setup a new tank and was wondering about silk plants.  I've seen the SeaGarden series from Aquarium Systems and also the Plants+ line from Penn Plax but only in the store.  Does anyone know how these plants actually look in the water?  Are they any more difficult to clean than plastic varieties?

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Have you used silk plants?

harder to clean if algae gets on it but looks much nicer than the plastic ones.

[armthehomeless]

Re: Have you used silk plants?

agreed

[swinters66]

Re: Have you used silk plants?

I use that brand...I think they look fine. Of course I avoid any of them that arent just green, maybe a red tinge...looks more natural. They do look better than the plastic ones. I havent experienced algae on them yet....hope this helps.