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Steve Story - 7 years ago

How many inches should a stem plant be planted in to the substrate?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Do you mean how deep into the substrate?
Take a look at these plant videos to see how we do. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGvT7pWQs-inmVTxJ9846S5vy43PAQdfB
Basically, we just cover the roots. As roots are often cut off to about an inch/couple of cms to ease the planting, the answer would be an inch or so.

Connor Tierney - 7 years ago

Got some of your plants to day had fly's in the plants so I bleach dipped

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Our potted plants are cultivated in open greenhouses and may from time to time have a harmless little fly/bug in the packaging as we don't use any special treatment before packing. (I'm not sure that a bleach dip will be good for the plant...!)

Jonathan Sanchez - 7 years ago

So I can plant all these plants before I add water to my aquarium or should the water already be in the aquarium?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Yes, we normally plant with only a couple of centimeters (an inch) of water depth to ease the planting. Spray the plants from time to time whilst planting, they must be kept moist all the time. Once the planting is finished, you fill the tank with water. More about how to get the right start on our website http://tropica.com/en/guide/get-the-right-start/.

Ayush Tiwari - 7 years ago

what is there in base it is sand or rock.?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

We recommend a layer of Tropica Plant substrate covered with a thick (4-5 cm) layer of neutral gravel, here it was Rådasand.

IllegalAlien51 - 7 years ago

Is it necessary or beneficial to cut off a small part of the roots as you did? I just don't see a reason why would you do this?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Yes, you can either spread the plantlets to cover a larger area and to let them develop more or you can keep them tighter on a denser group.

IllegalAlien51 - 7 years ago

I bought some bacopa caroliniana, the plant is split into 6 individual plant, can I just stick them all together and plant them as one?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

I guess it is Rådasand, often used by Tropica. The video is 9 years old and was made before the Tropica Aquarium Soil era!
But a layer of Tropica substrate was spread on the bottom before adding the sand/gravel layer.

IllegalAlien51 - 7 years ago

Can you tell me what kind of white substrate is that? Looks like sand to me.

IllegalAlien51 - 7 years ago

The roots will grow again.

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

It's not really necessary, but sometimes more handy to get short roots placed in a bottom layer.

freshlyunreal - 7 years ago

Very useful. Thx

Vicky B - 7 years ago

This has got to be the best video I have ever seen and I wish I had seen it before. Your entire website is helpful for any plant question I have! I've bought plants before and have asked questions on how to plant them and they are always so vague, keeping the wool as an anchor, are you kidding me? That's all I've needed to do? I've been having stuff floating to the surface and me cursing the plants and the kids learning all sorts of new words!

Thank you again!

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Happy to see that you appreciate our videos and website! You are right, even though we propose to teach store staff about the planting process etc, there is a lot of sales persons out there not knowing much. Which is the reason we put quite a lot of efforts into making our knowledge available on other platforms. Follow us on facebook to get the latest updates https://www.facebook.com/TropicaAquariumPlants?_rdr=p.
Hopefully from now on your aquarium hobby will be less frustrating, more fun - and your kids will learn only nice words ;-)!

Channidae - 7 years ago

Never trim the roots of Cryptocorynes!! The plant will compeleteley melt when a drastic change of envoirements happens and it stores alot of energy in the roots to grow back

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Cryptocorynes will often melt down when the environment changes, whether you trim the roots or not.
We cultivate them on tables (emerse) and the emerse leaves will often melt away and new, underwater leaves grow after a while.

Joyce Elkins - 7 years ago

I love the way you handle everything

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Thank you, that's nice to know :) We'll try to keep up the good work!

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Cartoon Player - 7 years ago

may i put normal grass in the aquarium??

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

Well lawn grass would not appreciate being under water for a long time. Maybe it will cope with being submerse for a while, but I doubt it will grow and survive well :)

TooDopeRecords - 7 years ago

can we get some sound?

Karl Jones - 7 years ago

I struggle to find healthy tropics plants in my area. Southport, UK.
Wherever I find them they don't look good, they are discoloured or holes starting etc.
What online dealers can you recommend?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 7 years ago

I'm sorry to hear that you struggle to find quality plants.
I know a couple of good shops in the UK, but there are certainly more:
Aquaessentials, https://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/
and The Green Machine http://www.thegreenmachineonline.com/shop/category/aquatics/plants/?products-per-page=all.
Both of them get fresh plants every week from Tropica :) Good luck with your purchase!

debbie foster - 7 years ago

I wish I had found this sooner..

N.O.A.H. - Northern Ontario Aquarium Hobby - 8 years ago

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Alex Houston - 8 years ago

Can anyone please provide info on the product used to attach the moss to the rocks? Thanks!

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

Small plants like mosses are usually attached to the rocks with a hair net. Plants with larger roots like Anubias are tied to the rock or wood piece with fishing line.

Valton Thaqi - 8 years ago

these plants cultivated in earth ?????? or in water ???

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

Most of our potted aquarium plants are cultivated on tables, not under water. Read about why we do so here: http://tropica.com/en/articles/about-emerse-production/
The pots contain stone wool medium to ensure good root development and humidity during transportation to the dealer stores.
Once you plant the plants in the final aquarium, we recommend the use of either a good substrate (such as http://tropica.com/en/plant-care/substrate/) covered with a good layer of neutral gravel or a Aquarium Soil product as sole bottom layer (such as http://tropica.com/en/plant-care/aquarium-soil/aquarium-soil/).

Christelle Arth - 8 years ago

Well, I made a mistake. I didn't know about this video and planted the plants with the wool because I was worried to break the roots. That was a week ago. Should I take the plant out and remove the wool or leave it now it's in the tank please?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

You're not the only person who has made that mistake :). Yes, I think the plants will develop better if you carefully remove the stonewool. The roots aren't that fragile as you saw on the video.

Adam Downes - 8 years ago

Hi, why do you cut back so much before planting Eleocharis Parvula? Thanks!

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

Most plants will want to change their leaves to underwater leaves (potted plants are grown on tables at the nursery) that is the reason we cut off; it will make the growth of new leaves more compact.

Ameen Khan - 8 years ago

how much days the plant will fresh

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

If you maintain your tank with waterchanges, trimming of plants, addition of fertilisers and CO2, you can keep an aquarium for several years.
If you meant how long they can stay fresh whilst you're preparing the tank, you can have them for several hours as long as you spray water on them to keep them moist all the time.

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Pavan Kumar - 8 years ago

the plants what u shown in the video do they can servival in sand substrate

Pavan Kumar - 8 years ago

+Tropica does echinodorus cordifolius America's can servival in sand.

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

+Pavan Kumar Yes, they can all grow well in sand/gravel bottom layer, but you'll need to add liquid fertiliser to the water and put some fertiliser capsules (Tropica Nutrition Capsules) by the roots of the large Nymphaea Lotus and the Echinodorus.

Michael JM - 8 years ago

Thank you, this is what I need to know now..

Michael JM - 8 years ago

+Tropica How about planting Crinum Calamistratum? Is the root also pruned in order to facilitate planting? My Crinum root is long.

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

+Michael JM Great, good luck with your tank!

shawntal sher - 8 years ago

you take off the wool part?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

+shawntal sher Yes, you need to remove the stone wool in which the plants has grown in the nursery.

Cubano2031 - 8 years ago

Great video,i have two questions,where i can buy these plants and how you clean the tank after a couple of month with live plan and fish???
Thank you

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

+cubano2031 Thank you! Take a look at our website where you can find Tropica dealers http://tropica.com/en/find-dealers/. You can find lots of information and inspiration for your planted tank on the website.
There is another Youtube video on our channel about how to make water changes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlrGj6NH1kk
and some explanations here http://tropica.com/en/guide/make-your-aquarium-a-success/water-circulation/.
Good luck with your tank proejct :)!

Kenny Nguyen - 8 years ago

I would like to attach rotala to bonsai (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNSGfJVOSLA). Could you show some videos how to do that?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 8 years ago

+Kenny Nguyen
Tropica videos are a time-consuming process, limiting the numbers and subjects of the videos, unfortunately. Tying Rotala to wood is not currently in process, sorry.

Many stem-plants can grow perfectly without connection to soil/substrate. These can therefore be attached to other surfaces - ex. wood, to make the impression of a (bonzai) tree. Coloured plants can furthermore be used to create an autumn look. For aesthetic reasons, plants with very small leaves are preferred.
Like true Bonzai, continuous and meticulous trimming must be carried out and a steady supply of all fertilisers (in water-column) must be present to ensure good results.

We wish you all the luck with your project - it´s a fun process :)

Fonz - 9 years ago

I wish you guys had a plant dealer in the states.

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 9 years ago

+Fonz Hi Fonz,
We actually do have a few dealers in the states now. Please check our dealer section to find them http://tropica.com/en/find-dealers/. Good luck :-)

Hanne Lykke Poulsen - 9 years ago

Really good and informative video!

colinbarsby - 9 years ago

Great instructional video.

Louise Kazzam - 9 years ago

hi, I recently bought some plants from my local pet shop (uk) and they have a sponge on the bottom with a metal clip. how do I plant them in gravel? first time buying live plants. thanks

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 9 years ago

+Louise Kazzam I'm afraid I don't exactly see how the mentioned plant is conditioned (visibly not from our production if it has metal clip). But I guess you have to remove metal and sponge and plant the roots into your substrate/bottom layer.

Don Johnston - 9 years ago

I bought one of these plants the other day and it got completely destroyed when I tried removing the stone wool. The roots had completely embedded and grown into it causing them to get ripped to shreds when attempting to remove them. Pretty frustrating...

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 9 years ago

+FrogDude It is rather a good sign if the plant has rooted well into the stone wool. Some roots are thicker/less fragile than others, depending on the plant species. Sometimes it is necessary to be quite delicate when removing the stone wool.
I am sorry if you felt they got all tared apart, but I think it is possible to plant them nevertheless and they may not look great until they establish in the tank, but they should recover after a while. Good luck with your planted tank!

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JamesCrowonline - 9 years ago

This was a very detailed look at how to plant your aquarium, there should be more videos like this, great video.

Taylah ! - 9 years ago

What is the "soil" that you are planting the plants in? Is it just sand or?

DaFigy Gaming - 9 years ago

what base material is that(type of rock)?

Tony Ngo - 9 years ago

Was told that you shouldn't cut the dwarf hairgrass when first planted in the tank so that you can allow the roots to root in ?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 9 years ago

+Tony Ngo Our dwarf hairgrass Eleocharis 'mini' is from the 1-2-Grow! range and in our plant handling video we don't recommend to cut it down as the plants are quite small and would be difficult to handle/plant in. See the video about Elecharis mini here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQie3e4Y8U&index=10&list=PLGvT7pWQs-inmVTxJ9846S5vy43PAQdfB.
In this 'Tips and tricks...' video, we used potted plants since 1-2-Grow plants were not yet sold. It is okay to cut down, but also to wait and cut down after a few weeks in the tank.

fuxa axuf - 9 years ago

felicidades he aprendido muchisimo.por favor puede decirme donde puedo comprar esas platas tam bonitas y biene empacadas? gracias,

Freshwater Shrimp - 9 years ago

Quality info! Good to see!

shaik tajmeel - 9 years ago

Best video I have ever seen

Greenwoods19 - 9 years ago

is cutting the roots good becaus if i break the roots the plant die !!??

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 9 years ago

It's not a problem to cut off the roots partly. We always leave a couple of centimeters of the roots to make an "anchor" for the plant. In any case, the plant will create new roots once it's in the soil.
Also, plants sold in bundles (ceramic rings containing stems with no roots) are planted directly in the soil and after a while, they have developed new roots and can continue/start growing again.

Fish Electronic - 10 years ago

Good

ADU Aquascaping - 10 years ago

Great work my brother. I remember this video way back in the day. Best vid out there on the subject.

Pedro Madeira - 10 years ago

Ah... The good ol' days, when I used to THINK that one day I would have a planted tank, silly me, now I'm doomed forever! Wait, I only started in 2012 :D This is from 2008! Daym! Thanks for sharing Dave! :D

Juraj Tajnai - 10 years ago

thank you very mean to me

Jamie Day - 10 years ago

So true, the most useful video on how to handle aquatic plants for me too. Other people with hidden agendas (eg. selling their plants and aquatic products) tends to talk out of context of their videos, yuppy yuppy yuppy, useless

Zeyad Jamil - 10 years ago

thank you so much you help me alot :D like

Gabreal Boyd - 10 years ago

thx

Hồng Tâm Ngô - 10 years ago

excuse me, could you tell me about the difference between eleocharis acicularis and eleocharis parvula? thanks so much ^^

mr. TC - 11 years ago

this is by far (for ME) the most usefull video on plants for aquarium! :) tnx alot for showing me how to do this! awesome

Johanan Micaiah - 10 years ago

But it doesn't tell u how to keep them alive

Rob Smithson - 11 years ago

The most informative video I've seen yet, Who cares if there's no sound. Far too many people posting "how to" videos and just blabbering on and losing the thread of what they're trying to teach. Thank you very much for sharing this.

Anna McDermott - 11 years ago

Do you still have to remove the growing media from the plant?

Darren Cordina - 11 years ago

you forgot to wash them well

AQUADESIGN by aquamaniac - 11 years ago

Helpful video.

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PeabodysParadise - 11 years ago

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Edward Elk - 11 years ago

you can collect some plant in your city river

utkwheels - 11 years ago

great video! very helpfull and informative. thanks for putting it up

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Tyler Termini - 11 years ago

great! any could.I have? I'm.into plants and mine just dies and looking for free ones thanks

Logan Pittman - 11 years ago

Yea its a party in here.

jetajockey0 - 11 years ago

i've seen this video 3 times and i totally missed the comments section.

Paul Newport - 11 years ago

Have saved this as a favourite! Fantastic explanation of how to treat each plant group prior to planting, I have a much better idea of how to do it properly now. You show Aqua Decor plants as the last section on your vid, can you please tell me where I can see and buy these on the internet. Many thanks for an excellent teaching session.

Logan Pittman - 11 years ago

Thanks man!!! Its not like I posted that comment over half a year ago or anything?!?! You think I would have found the answer to the question in that amount of time, but NOPE, so thank you Jerry, what would I ever do without you.

KYfishguy - 11 years ago

yes just cut the roots completely off leaving no part of the root system

Turbzrisk - 11 years ago

Nice to see you here -

turevus - 11 years ago

Hi; In the video it says for "Cuba" that it will form a dense carpet in 2-3 weeks under optimum conditions. I have planted this plant about a week ago and with this rate of growth I do not think there will be a dense carpet in 2-3 weeks time. Can you explain the "optimum conditions" for this plant? (Amount of light? CO2 etc)

KYfishguy - 11 years ago

Im deaf!!! ahhhhhh!

Edwin Visser - 11 years ago

What are you ussing to keep the ricca on the rock? That elastic net, is that in stores ore......?

Flufferz626 - 11 years ago

I was told that bamboo is not a beginners plant to keep in a tank. You want to keep it in a shallow, smaller tank, about 20 gallons at the most. The stalk should be submerged and the leaves exposed to light and out of the water. Of course, an open tank should be used, with more than half the bamboo sticking out of it. Keep an eye out for the stalk rotting, and remove immediately.

diannehh - 11 years ago

This video was very helpful! Thank you! (:

xyoojj - 12 years ago

So that's how you use tweezers.

313Renee - 12 years ago

thanks..

SurprizdArv'n - 12 years ago

Can I keep Elodeas and bamboos in tropical conditions?

MouseOnThePiano - 12 years ago

The no sound is really annoying

Matt Weber - 12 years ago

Depends on the tank size/bioload/plant load. Lots of plants or even a moderately planted tank, i wouldnt go without co2. Be it DIY, liquid co2 supplements like SEACHEM Flourish Excel, or a pressurized system. Learn about your plants before you purchase them to find out their maintanence needs as for lighting and co2 use. Best advice I can give.

Matt Weber - 12 years ago

You dont HAVE to, but doing so inspires hardier new roots to grow and the plant to take in nutrients better. If you dont trim them, the plant will still grow, it just will take longer to really take off like it could.

bdarnell1966 - 12 years ago

Nice video but some speaking would have knocked it out of the park.

Boywithafishtank - 12 years ago

Oh man! We danish people can easily speak english, trust me. It is one of the most important things that you learn in school. Of course we can translate it! Wow alot of people dont know shit about Denmark :)

Logan Pittman - 12 years ago

do you have to trim a plants roots before planting it in a tank?

bdarnell1966 - 12 years ago

wow I have been making a lot of mistakes.

genitalful - 12 years ago

do you understand foreign language.

Eko YeaSaputra - 12 years ago

A VERY USEFULL ...THANKS SO MUCH...

Samantha Louise - 12 years ago

How hard is it to talk to a camera!

c4prlm4st3r - 12 years ago

Thanks for the video

xiamv - 12 years ago

WoW! Very useful info.

Ruben ExTro - 12 years ago

do they need soil

Ruben ExTro - 12 years ago

awsome i wasn ot aware that you had to take them out of the pot they came no wonder mine are dieing ha

Fabulous - 12 years ago

@robbiou This is a tips and tricks vid not a Q&A post

Fabulous - 12 years ago

@K1tcher Really?could you please give me the link then? I would really appreciate it

K1tcher - 12 years ago

they have a forum where they answear after a couple of hours you know..

Aneg Secnac - 12 years ago

where i can buy all this stuf?

drjazzisme - 12 years ago

IS IT JUST ME,OR IS THERE NO SOUND TO THIS?WOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO HAVE SEEN A FINISHED PLANTED TANK WITH WATER.

Dennis X - 12 years ago

this video helped me much to understand how to start, some time ago.

Filo011 - 12 years ago

@JosherBoy24 look like normal sand i plant in sand as well, i just anchor with a few pebbles if it's got runners

Otakusan anonimo - 12 years ago

nuub -.-

donkeyfieldmouse - 12 years ago

@TenrouFang Take in mind that in the stores, the plants aren't there for long, and some plants do not make it. (They wont keep dead plants on display.) It is just like house plants. You can keep them in their original pot, but eventually they will need to be in a new pot as they grow.

Tenny - 12 years ago

Soooooo.....your not supposed to keep the little pot things it comes in? Is that why mine keep dying..? But they keep them on in the shops and theres aren't dead. wtf.

jo thomas - 12 years ago

i hide mary jane in my tank

Vijay Shewale - 12 years ago

its really nice and shown perfect way to how to planting and enhancing your fish tank , i think due to this our fishes will b happy and will leave happy : one of the most good video for planting

Manuel Mussner - 12 years ago

Cool! Thank you!

ADzstat Trowbridge - 12 years ago

Ever so good vid but hard 2 read but still good vid better then most

Patrick OOOO - 13 years ago

Echt super !!!

skyh2k - 13 years ago

What kind of substrate would work out best for a starter. Also how much light do you need too. Thanks!

William Henzler - 13 years ago

You guys are the best! I wish I saw this video before I planted my baby dwarf tears :'(

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Staticrado - 13 years ago

what kind of eock are thoses where can i get some

Brenda Hodgins - 13 years ago

I found the writing to be difficult to see easily. Well worth squinting... That was the most thorough info video one could hope for! Do well xoxo

Eder show - 13 years ago

Parabens!!!

666greetings - 13 years ago

thank you very much

shayren222 - 13 years ago

@tratropica this is a very good tutorial. well frankly, even i try the same method for planting but the problem with Cabomba caroliana is that when i plant it in the sand substrate, after a few days, the upper part tends to break off from the part that is under the substrate. i keep planting it back and it keeps breaking off until there is no more stem left :( and even the leaves break off and float in the water. any way to tackle this problem?

Rebecca Dawson - 13 years ago

no sound :(

efini333 - 13 years ago

Whear can I get a pair of the tongs you use for planting everything in the substrate?

DrowDove3 - 13 years ago

Your video is very helpful; It'd be nice to list what groups each species of plants belongs to. An extension to this video should be transplanting established plants.

Jonvox - 13 years ago

Amazing video! There is no other video like this out there

Grzegorz Ko - 13 years ago

Hemianthus callitrichoides 06:47

FishyDrizzy - 13 years ago

great video!

Kirsten Ablonczy - 13 years ago

is it going to matter if this aquarium is for warm or cold water fish? because mine is going to have goldfish, guppies, you know that sort of thing, nothing real exotic or anything like that, so it won't be heated. will this shit still grow? because it doesn't tell you that and i'm so confused!

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Michal Zejmo - 13 years ago

Very good video, but what is going to happen when you top it with water? Won't this plants start to float?

Rye - 13 years ago

This is such a cool video, thank you so much for making it. I'm new to aquascaping and just had a quick question for you. What is better to use? Gravel or sand? If I used gravel would the plants still survive? Also what kind of lighting is needed?

Don Williams - 13 years ago

would be much nicer if you would talk and I wouldn't have to miss half the video reading....

Piekenier - 13 years ago

Nice video, so basicly each type of plant resembling a type shown in the video can be handled in the same way?

Piekenier - 13 years ago

@escottish140 You could see if you could loan a snail eater from someone, but chances of that aren't very high. I was never really bothered by the snails

Diane Tran - 13 years ago

Question: Many of these plants often have pond snails, which just EXPLODE in population. How do I get rid of them without harming the plants and the fish themselves (and I also have apple snails)? I quarantine plants for three days before I add them to the established tank, used snail remover (or blue ick remover works, too) or a concentrated dose of sea salt, depending on the plant. Majority of them DIE before I can even get them into the established tank. Any recommendations?

hizuka007 - 13 years ago

why does he always cut the roots?

protocl - 14 years ago

using a hair net?! wow!

barrowscasper12 - 14 years ago

why does that pincet planting work for evryone except for me >.>

Terence Moy - 14 years ago

after all the plants are anchored how do you siphon the gravel and do water changes?

chocoholicanon - 14 years ago

That has been an immensely valuable lesson, especially with the plant names, Thank you so much, now I don't feel so 'in the dark'. Jen

Eder show - 14 years ago

Maaaaaassa Parabens!!!!!!!!!!

Josh Villafuerte - 14 years ago

what substrate are you using? is that sand?

FinalSpartano - 14 years ago

THANK YOU!

pluppmupp - 14 years ago

@edmcadam It's usually to pour the water into a plate or you can pour onto a root/stone if it's having a decent shape.

edmcadam - 14 years ago

excellent video, thank you! Quick question if you wouldn't mind: what's the best way to pour water into tanks with this kind of fine sand (as opposed to tanks with small rocks and pebbles)??

utsuriman - 14 years ago

Hi do U use greg watsons ferts & book? Kits dry ferts principle

KBS604 - 14 years ago

i wish i saw this video earlier. I planted the grass altogether, not spread out. Will it still spread across the gravel or stay in that one spot?

Scorpio Soarshigh - 14 years ago

how much liquid carbon should i put in a 10 gallon aquarium?

DeathOfALegacy - 15 years ago

DID THEY THROW THE PLANTS AWAY? D=

Joel Chong - 15 years ago

The pot is there to control the rootball.Removing it will let the plant grow faster.

oldskooldayz - 15 years ago

Its a mix of nutriants and sand, best to use it if you want lots of plants, you will still have to add liquid nutraints after a few months tho.

son dinh - 15 years ago

this is the best of the best planting vid ever. it helps out alot for whoever loves planted aquarium.

Nick Amos - 15 years ago

Could you be kind enough to tell me if those rocks are volcanic rocks?

Debbie Norris - 15 years ago

thank you so much for such good info!

Samantha Panchèvre - 15 years ago

thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Manuel A D M - 15 years ago

Oh man das is ja einiges total fake aber egal

Jesus Rivera - 15 years ago

Hey congratulations, good info. One question, is it mandatory to take out the pot? Or could we keep them in the pot inside the aquarium. I'm not sure to have the best substrate, so I', thinking on keeping them in a pot with particular substrate and fertilizing for each pot

dahboiklie - 15 years ago

is it mandatory to remove the stone wool? Because it doesn't stay in the gravel i use. Thanks

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 15 years ago

No, I am sorry. Those are all 'silent movies'. There is no bonus as such apart from the fact that all VDOs are found one place and in high quality :o)

Alexey Sizov - 15 years ago

thank you!!! are only subtitles there or sound (voice)as well? does it have some extra bonus?

Tropica Aquarium Plants - 15 years ago

Yes - the VDOs are the same! The DVD holds all 4 VDOs with English, German, French and Danish subtitles.

Alexey Sizov - 15 years ago

Are these files the same as the content of DVD or does DVD have more information?

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