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My bare bottom planted tank.

foxfish

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I am just about to take down my much neglected 200l tank.
It has been running for about 10 months, lots of C02, not much light, no added ferts.
I used aqusoil to start but I have not added any other ferts in the last 10 months.
It actually ran its self for 3 months while we went to New Zealand.
It has a sort of suspended tray with a perforated bottom, the sides are made from cork bark (now invisible under the plants)
I set the tray about 150mm from the base so the roots could dangle down.
It was just a bit of fun really, I am going to re style the tank tonight.
 

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If you ever needed evidence that most plants will take nutrients through the leaves and whether we need to substrate dose I think that answers the question. That gives me an idea for saving plants when in between setups. Egg crate tile on the bottom to tie plants to. What you planning on doing with them next?
 
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