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I was doing my research and saw that someone said that instead of having a drainage layer i could just put 3-4 inches of Hydroton on the bottom and cover with live moss or Magnolia
is this true?
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Using hydrotron will be your drainage layer. I have a thread here where I planted my plants right in the sphagnum moss and hydroton.
You can look up the thread pretty easily if your interested in seeing it.
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yeah that would be great please
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Yeah i have another question on this, i googles pics of Hydroten and it shoes pics of plants growing out of it and i was wondering if i use it as my drainage layer will it grow plants throught my moss
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Yes, you can grow some plants right in the hydroton. Pothos works for one. I did part of my tank like that and added a "soil" layer on top on the other side of my tank. I added the soil so that springtails and tropical woodlice would have a place to live. Fran
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k thanks again
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