yes you need to remove the pot.
Hi,
Those potted plant that we usually get from LFS, do we need to remove the pot before planting into our tank? i thought this would be better so the the plant can spread its root and grow...
any advise?
thanks.
Last edited by Wackytpt; 12th Mar 2008 at 23:33. Reason: spelling
yes you need to remove the pot.
how should i remove it...? i mean, usually when you remove the cotton that comes along with the pot, the root of the plant is entrangled.. especially grass... do i plant the whole thing in? or if i want to seperate it out and plant at various spot, how should i do it?
Its a common issue. Remove the cotton very slowly and carefully. I guess one or two torn roots are ok if the plant still has many others. Once the cotton is removed, you should be able to seperate the plants fairly easily.
Cheers,
Sean
I hate the cottons. What I did each time, is simple cut away til the roots are very short and for crypts, I removed all the roots leaving only rhisome. No issues, with good co2 and lights, the plants will regenerate itself easily.
thanks for the advice..
Last edited by Wackytpt; 12th Mar 2008 at 23:34. Reason: spelling
It is easier to remove the coton inside water, so take bucket and water and remove it there. Just shake them a bit and it will come off. Some time they are using those filter cotton wool, that difficult to remove.
cotton will disintergrate after awhile, but why do you want to plant them with those ugly baskets ?
If you are buying stem plants, just cut away the stems from the pots up, the plants will take care of themselves.
Regards
The baskets usually come with stones within the cotton to weight them down, just place them in a basin of preferred delchronated waters, and remove slowly, what plants do you have by the way?
hair grass, jap hair grass, petite nana, java fern, lace java fern, and ofcouse, mosses... all plant are okay except that the mosses turn a bit brown(like i mentioned in another thread)...
No worries, like i indicate in the other thread. Just make sure the rest of the aquatic plants do fine and the mosses will also.
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