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DavidDoyle · 01-19-2005, 10:35 AM

Pants should be removed from the platic pots and then you should carefully remove as much of the rock wool as possible while minimizing damage to the roots. If you must use pots, use 3-4 inch deep clay pots and then fill them with a proper substrate.

The rock wool is usually infused with all kinds of fertilizers to force them to grow fast- in your tank the wool leeches these into the water which can cause cloudy water and/or algae problems.

01-19-2005, 10:35 AM	#5
DavidDoyle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 89 Posts: 497 User Feedback: (0)	Re: Hmmm..., Aquatic plants' pots are being uncovered Pants should be removed from the platic pots and then you should carefully remove as much of the rock wool as possible while minimizing damage to the roots. If you must use pots, use 3-4 inch deep clay pots and then fill them with a proper substrate. The rock wool is usually infused with all kinds of fertilizers to force them to grow fast- in your tank the wool leeches these into the water which can cause cloudy water and/or algae problems.