Plants not rooted yet??

[Fish_lover]

Okay so I was wondering how long it take live plants to start to root ? I have two amazon swords and I've had them for a week , are they supposed to already be rooted or will it take awhile ? And how long will it take ( weeks , days , months ? )

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

I checked mine and after about a month it was good anchored on the gravel, but if you add root tabs, it can well take just 2 weeks

 

[Fish_lover]

I checked mine and after about a month it was good anchored on the gravel, but if you add root tabs, it can well take just 2 weeks

Okay , what are root tabs ? I'm new to planted tanks

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Root tabs are root tablets, available at your LFS, they are tablets that you add under the roots of heavy root feeders such as the amazon sword, and the plants get their nutrients from the tablet, necessary for amazon swords

 

[Fish_lover]

Root tabs are root tablets, available at your LFS, they are tablets that you add under the roots of heavy root feeders such as the amazon sword, and the plants get their nutrients from the tablet, necessary for amazon swords

Oh okay , thanks for telling me

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Sure no prob, any more questions just ask me of pm me

 

[Fish_lover]

Sure no prob, any more questions just ask me of pm me

Okay

 

[aqua_chem]

What's your tank setup? Light/CO2/ferts, etc? Roots will grow faster in a tank with more resources, so if you're running low lights, no carbon/ferts, etc, it can take longer.

 

[Fish_lover]

What's your tank setup? Light/CO2/ferts, etc? Roots will grow faster in a tank with more resources, so if you're running low lights, no carbon/ferts, etc, it can take longer.

It's just a light and a heater