What To Use To Anchor Down Plants?

[Livewire88]

Hi everyone,

As title what is the best thing to use to anchor down plants? using lead strips seems unsafe to me

 

[ZoddyZod]

what substrate have you got?

JBL do some little plastic planters, but they are about £4 for 8, which is quite expensive for what they are IMO

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Deeper substrate is your best option, wrapping things around the bottom of plants such a lead can just cause damage them and stunt growth.

 

[Livewire88]

what substrate have you got?

JBL do some little plastic planters, but they are about £4 for 8, which is quite expensive for what they are IMO

I am using fine gravel as a substrate and it is a about 3 inches deep.

Do you by any chance have a link for the JBL planters please?

 

[mike455555]

3" should be deep enough? what plants are you trying to grow?

 

[Livewire88]

3" should be deep enough? what plants are you trying to grow?

Hi, I have ordered 50 mixed plants from ebay, I am not to bothered what they are as I am only just starting out with plants.
Once I get a hang of it all I will more than likley fill the tank with plants that I like the look of but at the moment I just want to get the plants in the tank.

I have Excel and TPN+ which I will dose daily so hopefully the plants should grow slowly.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

What size is your tank? What lighting do you have? You should find you dont need anything to anchor them down in 3" deep substrate.