Plants come out of gravel

[AqEnthusiast]

Hi

I have 3 feet tall tank.. I don't have very thick firm gravel.. It is aquaclay as seen in images below..

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=aq...F4bSrQek4oBw&ved=0CCAQsAQ&biw=320&bih=533#p=0

My plants grow well but they come out of gravel due to not thick gravel..I don't want to change gravel as that will involve total rebuild of tank floor..

Can I tie plants bottom to some metal when I put the plant in gravel so that plans stay on bottom due to metal weight? Is that a good practice?




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[Ray1981]

They make plant weights. Here's a link hope it works. http://www.aquariumplants.com/Professional_Plant_Anchors_on_sale_reg_2_29_p/pr1325.htm

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[SubRosa]

Hi

I have 3 feet tall tank.. I don't have very thick firm gravel.. It is aquaclay as seen in images below..

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=aq...F4bSrQek4oBw&ved=0CCAQsAQ&biw=320&bih=533#p=0

My plants grow well but they come out of gravel due to not thick gravel..I don't want to change gravel as that will involve total rebuild of tank floor..

Can I tie plants bottom to some metal when I put the plant in gravel so that plans stay on bottom due to metal weight? Is that a good practice?




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Commercial plant weights work nicely, but so does non-rosin core solder, and it works out much cheaper per unit of weight.

 

[TL1000RSquid]

I use metal weights on stem plants or anything that hasn't developed much of a root system yet, otherwise my cories turn them into floating plants.

 

[MankatoMn]

I just use old TetraMin lids with the sliding tab on top. Just slide the lid upside down on the base of the plant, slide the lid shut where it is snug but won't damage the plant, and bury it in the gravel. The gravel that fills the lid weighs it down nicely, and it's low profile so it doesn't take much to completely conceal it.