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E. Mito

20-04-2003 06:12 AM

Removing plants from substrate with an UGF

I am running a 10 gallon tank with an UGF and have an apongeton whose roots
seem pretty firmly attached to the filter plate. There is also an Amazon sword
whose roots I think have become pretty snugly entangled in the plate as well.

Any suggestions on how to safely remove the roots from the plate? I want to
take the UGF out but I don't want to damage my plants.
Erica
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Anthony Ragan

20-04-2003 06:12 AM

Removing plants from substrate with an UGF

mallfry (E. Mito) screamed into the Void:

Any suggestions on how to safely remove the roots from the plate? I want to
take the UGF out but I don't want to damage my plants.

I did this years ago and basically just trimmed the roots with
scissors as close to the plate as possible -- unless you're removing
the UFG, in which case I'd trim from the underside. The plants did
fine, though I may just have been lucky. To help ease them through the
shock, you might want to give them a dose of aquatic plant fertilizer
after replanting.
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