"Larry" wrote in message
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Oh, the other thing I do is
if the plants are in those little pots with that weird sponge-stuff, I
take them out of the pot and take away that packing stuff from the
roots. Then I put them in my tank with the other plants and fish.

-Derek



Is it important that the plants be taken out of the black pots? I
have small rock substrate and find it easier to dig these in.

Larry

Yes, though the effect varies by the type of roots and the porosity of the
wool used. I've had plants grow huge, with roots which simply pushed their
way out of these pots, and plants whose roots simply rotted away inside the
wool. You are supposed to remove them, but ymmv.

If your substrate is not good for plants, then get a bag of something like
flourite and use larger flat ceramic pots.
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