sera guide - Shrimps and crayfish

20 Adding plants Newly purchased plants should always be watered in a separate tank for several days. Change the water several times while doing so as to remove excess fertilizer and possible remainders of treatments and plant protecting agents. Furthermore, planting stem plants may cause some trou- ble as some of them can release harmful plant substances when cutting them. Fertilize plants correctly 1. Shorten the root tips slightly with a pair of sharp scissors before planting (fig. 1), and remove rotten or frayed leaves. 2. Dig a planting hole with your finger into the gravel which has been prepared with sera floredepot (fig. 2). 3. Carefully put the roots into the hole (fig. 3) and cover them with gravel. Press the gravel carefully and pull the plant slightly, so that the roots face downwards again. 1 2 3 Successfully keeping plants becomes easy with the finely adjusted sera fertilization system. The sera floredepot bottom sub- strate provides the plants an optimal basis for strong growth. Use sera floreplus as a growth promoter during the first 4 – 6 weeks. The faster the plants grow, the sooner they will contribute to the biological water purification and supply the aquarium inhabitants with oxygen. Then start regular fertilization. Plants that take up their nutri- ents mainly via the leaves are fertilized with sera florena. Plants that take up the nutri- ents mainly via the roots are ideally cared for by means of sera florenette A. Top up the nutrients consumed daily with sera flore daydrops. 20