Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] How to weight plants down? answer

Couple of ideas you can buy leaded bands from a pet store ( fish
supply place) that go around the plant or try fishing weights and a
piece of threat around the plant to the wieght. or anchor them to a
rock

On 9/28/10, Brandi C <brandiable@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi--
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> We have several African cichlid tanks that for substrate have ColorQuartz in
> them which is slightly bigger than grains of sand. As with most cichlids,
> ours are professionals at rearranging their substrate to suit their needs
> and build new caves and hiding spots. I enjoy watching what they can do
> (other than when all the sand gets moved to the front of the tank)... But,
> what is making me crazy is the swirl of plants that I end up with floating
> nearly daily. Because our bigger tanks are 125 gallons, it means that I
> have to climb up on a step stool and do everything but get in to swim to
> reposition their plants again.
>
> I was wondering what I could do to weight the plants down? I know it won't
> be possible to keep them in place, but, I think if I can find something to
> keep them at least with their base at the bottom it would save me a lot of
> time with the work I do on the tanks... One thought I had was using
> aquarium safe silicone and placing them onto small 2 x 2 ceramic tiles in
> color that would match the substrate, would there be any issues with this?
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks!!!!
> --
> -Brandi
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