henward Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 i bought some crypts and owrds and grasses for my tank should i remove the pottles with peat moss they come with? or can i bury the entire thing. i see that the roots are coming out anyways, but should i remove them for better plant growth or will it make little or no difference/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Remove the pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paekakboyz Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 A tip for planting the crypts is to trim the roots right back - to only 5mm or so long. Apparently this encourages them to kickstart growth and can help avoid 'crypt melt'. I read about this technique on the PFK site... george farmer I think was talking about it. It's certainly worked in my tank - I've planted about 7 crypts and none have had leaves etc die off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 You can remove half the roots on the swords as well--they grow new roots when transplanted. The pots do nothing but restrict the roots and the plants are normally in rockwool which is inert and used in hydroponics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 will do it now:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 i got only the plants for 4 days, the crypt ave lots of new leaves, none lost one plant has 6 new leaves the other 3 which is smalle rto begin with. i will trim some roots of the crypts, and the swords has long roots, i will trim that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 also i have put these clay ball JBL things into the gravel under the plants i have potassium, Iron and excel (all same brands) i does with those too. anything else i should do? that doesnt cost a kidney or a ball? i have 3 bulbs, power glow, arcadia plant grow and aqua glow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Put the lights on and wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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