Home page » » How correctly to plant plants in freshwater aquarium?

How correctly to plant plants in freshwater aquarium?

The got plants carefully examine, delete sickand rotting parts, clear roots of a dirt and rinse in water. At plants with the truncated stalk and powerful root system roots thin out , and remained cut till the length 2 - 3 cm.After cuting roots of a plant grow better.
At plants with a small amount of thin rootsthem do not touch or cut off it is very moderate (at anubianos roots do not touch).

At shanks of plants with the extended stalk delete the bottom part with roots and leaves, but it is impossible to leaveless than 3 - 4 units. Each plant after landing loses old roots and forms newso there are difficulties of growth of plants, therefore try to avoid frequent change.

It is good to disinfect plants before landing.For this purpose each of them it is necessary rinse minutes five in a weak solution of table salt water should to be faintly salted on taste (one teaspoonon litre of water). It is necessary for making to destroy harmful organisms which can get in a fresh water aquarium together with plants.

Plants can be landed in an aquarium in twoways: or to put in wet sand before pouring water or after the part of water isalready poured. At the first way it is easier to strengthen a plant in aground, and at the second it is easier to give to a plant the necessaryposition.

In both cases of a plant put in poles which doin a sandy ground. At landing it is necessary to watch, that roots of a plantwere not bent. Remember: roots of water plants are very gentle and at theinaccurate reference with them can easily tear. There fore be especially closeand cautious!