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[Connie]

I know I said I'd wait to use real plants but couldn't resist to get a nice ficus yesterday to add to the cresties viv.

Scott said to cut the root ball in half and plant into the substrate, question I didn't ask: is it necessary to remove all traces of the original soil... could any fertilizer present be harmful to the cresties?

Thanks
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Connie

[Darky]

Hi Connie, with regards all the soil, I'd soak the ficus in a bowl of warm water & then wash off all the soil & then trim the root ball down to about half its size, I've just planted mine striaght into coco fibre in the past with no problem.


Hope that helps


cheers James

[serpent]

I left all the plants in the orginal pots as it was easier to take them out rather than disturb the entire tank.




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[Cleef]

Nice setups serpent, do you keep rhacs in them?
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Steve P

[serpent]

I did, amongst other thing but i sold my entire collection last week
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[Cleef]

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I really like the variegated creeping fig you have in some of them. I have a normal creeping fig in one of my setups, it just sends out really long runners though, would look much better if it was bushy like the ones in your setups :[.

Any other close up photos of the other setups like the first pic?
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[serpent]

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[Cleef]

Thanks a lot, really nice setups.

The leachie is superb
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Steve P

[PaulG]

wow, nice setups!
you have sold your entire collection!!
including the leachy!
ahrrrgh how annoying for you.
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Regards, Paul.

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[Connie]