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Originally Posted by shyvpboi
Awesome tank Steve!! I was wondering since you said all of your plants are attached to the driftwood except the swords. How are your lotus planted? are they potted like your swords?
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Welcome to PT shyvpboi!
You caught me! I wasn't trying to hide anything though, but your question made me realize that I've said some things incorrectly! I hate that.
So apologies for not being accurate...
My lotus are the exception to the rule - not in pots, and not on driftwood. I tried nestling them in the sand and they seemed to be THRILLED with it.
I'm not against substrate. But I definitely wanted a heavy sand surface so I could have an area for the discus to nibble from - an bottom that wouldn't harbor food to rot. So sand was the choice. I was ready to put the lotus in pots if I had to. But from my childhood I remember various lotus like plants rooting very well in the sand creeks I played in on the gulf coast, so I decided to give it a try. And as it turns out, they are quite happy in the sand.
Sorry I omitted that little tidbit.
