just bought some plants

[mark456]

hi, ive just bought some new plants and they have got some sort of metal weight around the bottom not sure what, do i keep the weight on or take it of, thanks )

 

[FishEnthusiast]

I take the plant weight off. What kind of plants did you get?

 

[Jen]

If its a big bunch of stem plants I would deffinatly take it off and spread the plants out - not in 1 big clump. Other than that, it's really up to you. Most of the time they are aquarium safe, but you can't always tell. I always take it off, but that is because I spread the plants around.

 

[LoachLover]

hi, ive just bought some new plants and they have got some sort of metal weight around the bottom not sure what, do i keep the weight on or take it of, thanks )

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Takes it off. If you need to weight them down just tie them to a rock or something.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I agree with taking the weights off and spreading the plants around a bit, as your plants grow their roots will expand and if they have a weight tied around them they will die off and rot- also if the plants are in a clump together they have to compete more with each other for nutrients and don't grow so well.

 

[danski]

okay so someone please tell me for sure if its okay to leave the lead weight on my plants...i just replanted my tank and while i took them off almost all plants i did leave them on some of the bunches and i have no idea which ones. of course i can disturb all the wonderful substrate i just got settled..i put some laterite under the sand in quite a few areas and i dont want to move the sand to check the stems. thanks