{"product_id":"foreground-plant-pack-14-plants","title":"Forground Plant Pack – 14 Low-Growing Plants: Crypts, Dwarf Sagittaria and Micro Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts job in your tank:\u003c\/strong\u003e root feeders for the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA full, natural foreground from day one.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen low-growing plants that spread and fill in the front of your tank: crypts for slow, rooted coverage, dwarf sagittaria and micro sword for runners that carpet, and low stem plants to fill the gaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it fits the Father Fish Method\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFather Fish has kept fish for more than 70 years, and his method has helped thousands of aquarists build tanks that run on biology instead of bottles. A layer of living soil (\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/aqua-preta-soils\"\u003eAqua Preta Complete Substrate\u003c\/a\u003e) sits under a sand cap and feeds rooted plants for years. You plant heavily on day one and skip the CO2, liquid fertilizers and root tabs. Then the plants, the soil and the tiny life in them balance the tank. Crypts, dwarf sag and micro sword are root feeders that spread through the sand cap and draw on the soil below, with no root tabs and no CO2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather Fish says: \"Start a new tank with stems and vals. Big plants in the back, small in the front. Plant heavily at the start.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Father Fish Method starts with heavy planting on day one. A dense foreground uses up spare nutrients, protects the sand cap and leaves algae nowhere to start. This pack gives you that in one order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the pack (14 plants)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 \u003cem\u003eCryptocoryne\u003c\/em\u003e (assorted)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 micro sword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 dwarf sagittaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 bunches of low-growing stem plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour plan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuild the base.\u003c\/strong\u003e About 1 inch of Aqua Preta under 2 inches of sand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant in small sections.\u003c\/strong\u003e Split micro sword and dwarf sag into small tufts and plant them 1–2 inches apart. Plant crypts one at a time. Roots go about 1 inch into the sand, never into the soil, with crowns above the sand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it settle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Crypts often melt a little after a move. Leave the roots alone, and new leaves follow in 3–4 weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew-tank lighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e run the lights 24 hours a day for the first 4 days, then 10–12 hours a day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e this pack includes sagittaria, which can't be shipped to Washington. Plants don't ship to Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout substitutions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Packs are made up in advance, so we can't take requests for specific plants. If a plant is out of stock, we swap in a similar plant of equal or greater value.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Father Fish Aquarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53439112085777,"sku":null,"price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/0500\/8913\/files\/foregroundplantpack.jpg?v=1776689232","url":"https:\/\/fatherfishaquarium.com\/products\/foreground-plant-pack-14-plants","provider":"Father Fish Aquarium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}