Buying new plants - Aquarium Advice

nycfatcow · 06-05-2007, 02:27 PM

Before i make any purchase i have a noob questions...
plants that come in pots or stringed together with a piece of metal or what not.... do i take those off if my tank have substrate on the bottom?

David14259 · 06-05-2007, 02:32 PM

Yes, I remove all that stuff around the roots of the plant. Be careful to not damage more roots than you have to.

nycfatcow · 06-05-2007, 02:50 PM

gotya

rkilling1 · 06-05-2007, 05:32 PM

Here is a good article for potted plants:

http://www.tropica.com/article.asp?t...aristic&id=227

06-05-2007, 02:27 PM	#1
nycfatcow Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 329	Buying new plants Before i make any purchase i have a noob questions... plants that come in pots or stringed together with a piece of metal or what not.... do i take those off if my tank have substrate on the bottom?

06-05-2007, 02:32 PM	#2
David14259 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois - Champaign/Chicago Posts: 254 Images: 9	Yes, I remove all that stuff around the roots of the plant. Be careful to not damage more roots than you have to. __________________ David14259 My Tank: 20 Gallon Freshwater High Tech Planted My Plants: Dwarf Sagittaria, Riccia, Crypt Lutea, Rotala Macandra, Corkscrew Val, Blyxa Japonica, Ambulia, Anubias Nana, Flame Moss, Christmas Moss, Echinodorus Parviflorus. My Fish: 1 German Gold Ram, 3 Praecox Rainbows, 1 Otocinclus Catfish, 1 Siamese Algae Eater, 1 Rummynose Tetra, 4 Cherry Barbs My Inverts: Ramshorn Snails, Apple Snails.

06-05-2007, 05:32 PM	#4
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,761 Images: 50	Here is a good article for potted plants: http://www.tropica.com/article.asp?t...aristic&id=227 __________________ My 75 Gallon Planted Aquarium

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06-05-2007, 02:50 PM	#3
nycfatcow Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 329	gotya