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

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

Red1313

I've had good luck with First Layer. My biggest complaint would be having to rinse and mix it but if you mix it with a small grain gravel (I mean just slightly bigger then sand, think stone chip kind of look) then you should be ok.

KpT

Thanks

Ill pot some laterite with small gravel then 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