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Just a quick intro; Tony Davis has decided to take the planting of his aquarium seriously and is discovering the fun of keeping Hygrophila polysperma in the substrate of his 88ltr aquarium and not floating around on the surface of the water, which seems to be in direct contradiction to what the plants themselves actually want. I have tried showing them all the publications which state that being in the substrate is actually the normal position for plants of their type but either a - they cannot read, or b, they can read but are not interested. I have gone to some trouble to accomodate their needs, CO2, fertilizer, the companionship of some Amazon swords and some Vallisneria, both of whom seem quite content with their "roots in the substrate" lot in life, but it seems to no avail. I have heard of flourite substrate, unlike any of the aquarist shops in my locale, so I will have to travel some way and buy some of this, to see if it helps.
Regards
Tony
Just a quick intro; Tony Davis has decided to take the planting of his aquarium seriously and is discovering the fun of keeping Hygrophila polysperma in the substrate of his 88ltr aquarium and not floating around on the surface of the water, which seems to be in direct contradiction to what the plants themselves actually want. I have tried showing them all the publications which state that being in the substrate is actually the normal position for plants of their type but either a - they cannot read, or b, they can read but are not interested. I have gone to some trouble to accomodate their needs, CO2, fertilizer, the companionship of some Amazon swords and some Vallisneria, both of whom seem quite content with their "roots in the substrate" lot in life, but it seems to no avail. I have heard of flourite substrate, unlike any of the aquarist shops in my locale, so I will have to travel some way and buy some of this, to see if it helps.
Regards
Tony