Pots

[KpT]

Hey everyone

Wanted to check a few things about using pots in my aquarium..

The idea is that the amazon swords will be a lot more comfortable in growing in pots that give them a deep substrate which they like rather than them relying on a horribly shallow bed of sand to grow in.

Hopefully i will be able to surround these pots with bogwood so it doesnt make the tank look any less natural and their roots will gow nicely in them.

I am going to use terrecotta pots as ive heard they have the most benefits, but i want to modify them so that theres a space in the pot for whatever substance i put in for the plant to grow, and then a seperate space underneathe so i can put slits in the bottom of them to act as caves for the rams.
Probabaly accomplish this by putting a plastic circular divider into the pot.

So what i really want to know, is what to put in the pot to make the swords grow the best.
I was thinking some sort of special plant substrate and some first layer mixed in, i also have some iron pegs that i can stab into the layers. Dont know if theyll still work mind, i havnt used them for a while and theyve just been stuck in my draw for ages.

As well as what there sitting in i would love to know a good fertiliser for them and i am adding in DIY C02 and am not sure of the rate of bubbles per minute i should have. Baring in mind my KH is low so if i have it to high itll crash the PH.

Thanks a lot

Sam

 

[aaronnorth]

Planting substrate would be best, or ou could get some root tabs?

seachem flourish or Tropica plant nutrition are the 2 best brands.

 

[KpT]

OH YEH

that was the big thing i was wondering, dont all the plant substrates come in massive bags becasue there used for a whole tank bed, and ill only need two pots full .

I know FIRST LAYER laterite coems in a relatively small box but i dont think thats good enough to use on its own

Any thoughts on this?

Sam

 

[aaronnorth]

laterite is ok on its own, you can get smaller tubs like this: http/www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/tetrap...-28kg-584-p.asp

 

[KpT]

CHEERS

 

[KpT]

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Just got the plant pots from my grandads.

There quite wide and deep but no so big that i cant hide them with my bogwood
They also have holes in the bottom for the roots to grow out into the sand if they run out of room.

Just need a finalisation of what to put in the pots and ill go buy two swords

Sam