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	Cleaning around plants
Patchy Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 195 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Hi everyone just a quick question(since im new to planted aquariums) should i be gravel vaccuming around plants? so i dont disturb their roots? all my plants have just started shooting all over the place and i dont wanna kill em
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Just swish the end of your vacuum above the substrate to get the trash waterborne around the plant roots. You can then suck up the nasties very easily. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Bob's input of swishing around plants is a good idea. I do the same but I use my hand in a waving pattern (same effect). The one thing I would like to add is that I usually avoid this action on freshly planted stems that just begin to root as the created current might be just enough to uproot them. I wait about 2 to 3 weeks before I vacuum in these areas. Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Just go around the Plant, but not too close, maybe 1 inch & don't dig in the gravel, so you don't up-root the roots. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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