Hi!

thanks all for replying. I guess i will try the way it is for a while and
see how it goes..

I think for the short term, I'm going to get a shot glass or some small
container and put sand in those for the stem plants.. as I don't think i'll
be able to hold them in the gravel I have in the tank unless I weigh each
stem down (too much work!)

thanks!
linda

"C.S." wrote in message
om...
Dave Millman wrote in message
...
linda mar wrote:

Hi all,

as I was planting the aquarium, I have become aware that the gravel I
have
is probably a bit too coarse for the plants. like, I can't seem to
keep
blubs from dislodging itself, every time I try to plant near one (4in
away)
that's already in the gravel, ones nearby gets dislodged etc...

will this become a problem once the roots are allowed to settle? the
gravel
is pea-sized standard aquarium gravel...

It is probably too coarse. Recommended size is 2-3mm, while peas are
more like
4-10mm. What you are experiencing now will continue to happen, only
slightly
less so if the roots can get established.

I use gravel that is 1/2" - 1" in size, more like small rocks. New
plants without roots are a little bit of a headache but you can use
weights to keep them down (LFS). Now that my plants are established
they dont move, regardless of what I do in the tank. I've pulled up
some plants and found whole rocks wraped in roots.