5 Ways to SAVE Melting Aquarium Plants Before It's Too Late

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‎ Live aquarium plants are awesome because they’re beautiful and they purify the water by absorbing your fish’s nitrogen waste, but like fish, they come with a learning curve if you want to keep them alive. In this video, let me cover a frequent beginner question we get: “Why is my plant dying or melting?”
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0:00 Why are my plants melting or dying back?
0:19 Reason #1: You have new, emersed plants that were grown out of water
1:57 Reason #2: The plant was incorrectly planted
3:21 Reason #3: Your plant is missing certain nutrients
5:13 Other reasons: frozen plants, anubias rot, and dud bulbs

КОМЕНТАРІ: 223

@AquariumCoop 2 роки тому

*What tips do you have for keeping plants from melting away?* To learn more, check out Cory's quick tips for growing aquarium plants: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nZuke6-Gbo-T1nU.html

@Dhira125 2 роки тому

Should i fast a egg bound fish for a week its a flowerhorn btw

@PinkBlue_Spood 2 роки тому

@@Dhira125 If the fish is egg bound, fasting them won’t dislodge the blockage in their reproductive system that they have. But, it can help encourage the fish’s body to absorb the eggs, if done for long enough. So, fasting can be helpful. You could also try utilizing epsom salt to attempt to release the blockage, and consider using an anti-bacterial medication as well to attempt to help fight off bacterial infection that may result from being egg bound.

@Dhira125 2 роки тому

@@PinkBlue_Spood no infection yet and still using salt any medications i should try ? thx a lot for replying

@sporq4156 2 роки тому

With crypts, I float them in my tank for a day or two before planting. This gives them a chance to adjust to the new water while being able to pull gasses from the air at the surface. I usually don't have as many melting issues doing this. When I can't float a new crypt and it has to be planted right away, I drop an air stone at the base of it. The bubbles rising over the leaves seem to have a similar effect as floating, but not always as successful.

@emileeso9597 2 роки тому

Shoot I might try that 🤔

@MatildasMama 2 роки тому

i do the same ! i started doing that out of laziness .. saw a plant, bought it, had nowhere to put it or hadn’t decided WHERE to stick it … and then i noticed they did better when i acclimated them that way .. so now i do that BUT if i have a brown leaf, i immediately cut that leaf off .. something about the plant sending all its nutrients to that one leaf, trying to get that ONE leaf to grow - it was a whole Live Corey had on with this crazy smart plant guy .. like real nerdy smart. *** i use ‘nerdy’ in the utmost respecting adjective way ☺️

@adamman333 2 роки тому

smart

@mikefrost5481 2 роки тому

Pretty much what I do too.. I don't float them, I just plop them down on top of my air stone until they really get going..

@dhammaboy1203 Рік тому

Thanks for the tip! I’ll do that!

@rick49 2 роки тому

Irene is great! Don't let her go. This is a great presentation!

@michaelsacy5849 2 роки тому

That’s Cory’s wife

@typicallyusual6984 2 роки тому

@@michaelsacy5849 No she just works for him. She has her own channel called Girl Talks Fish. I love all her videos!

@AaronW315 2 роки тому

@@michaelsacy5849 no she is married to someone else.

@migueltasse1808 2 роки тому

@@michaelsacy5849 you’re wrong that’s not his wife

@rootuser7206 Рік тому

Is she a biological woman?

@TazawaTanks 2 роки тому

Great tips! I know that this is a frustration for so many people when they first get into aquarium plants.

@adamman333 2 роки тому

A truly truthful point.

@wellardme 2 роки тому

Definitely. I just got into the hobby and already two weeks in the plants look miserable.

@loafdome6233 Рік тому

Way too much stress for me

@Roo.equine21 Рік тому

@@wellardme same. I set up my first Nano tank 8 days ago and one of my anubias I think is just dead. ( I should probably take it out lol) but a couple of my other plants are getting brown leaves, kinda discouraging

@sarahwoodring5587 2 роки тому

Thanks so much for all the great blog articles! They're a great resource for specific questions or to get additional information that won't fit in a video.

@nelsonbridgford9295 2 роки тому

Would love to see a video from Corey and the crew discussing the best ways to promote carpeting plant growth. Love the show guys and some great tips on here!

@patrickgould1535 2 роки тому

Thanks for the info! Melting plants are confusing when you’re new to planted tanks. This advice helps tremendously.

@marypaigeflynn4512 2 роки тому

Thanks for this Irene and aquarium co-op!! Best information 🌿🐟🌿💚

@jablastoff5237 2 роки тому

For me, a lot of the problems I had with plants at first was because I didn't have enough light. Once I got a more plant-appropriate light, they did much better.

@chri8482 2 роки тому

Thanks for the great video! Wow Irene is so articulate! such a joy to listen to - keep up the good work

@AlexIsModded Рік тому

This is so helpful! I was able to identify what's causing my anubias petite's leaves to melt, which is that the plant was definitely grown in a farm out of water. The other plants in the tank aren't having any problems, therefore all the other reasons you listed here can be ruled out. Thankfully, this is a snail tank and the snails are making quick work of the melting leaves, and the rhyzome is fine so this anubias should hopefully bounce back in a couple weeks.

@abbyb5690 Рік тому

Glad to be subscribed to you. This video helped me understand my plants more!

@Qdub34 2 роки тому

this is perfect timing. I knew about melting, but I always thought it was more of a melting. I have bought a few plants recently and the stems become soft and noodle-like... I thought it was some disease or algae and it was affecting only the new plants because they weren't protected by BB yet... now I'm pretty sure it's just melt. THANKS!

@northaquatics 2 роки тому

Good video and tips The pinned video by Corey covers the lighting concerns and other issues. Great pair they are

@talonshadows4587 2 роки тому

I am constantly buying a single new plant every time I have to buy more cat food and litter. My tank is an 85 gallon and as my nephew describes it "a rainbow exploded" because I stocked it with various guppy strains and just let them do what guppies do. Heavily planted and scaped out. I use black poster board as background on back of tank. I also use black substrate. Makes the colors of plants and fish really pop.

@Asherz1 2 роки тому

You should upload a video I’d love to see it

@angelmika2010 2 роки тому

Great timing. I just looked in my tank today and was noticing my anubias was melting. It was a pretty large plant so I'm sure it was emersed.

@andycarter4581 2 роки тому

Great stuff as always Irene!

@arthanius1 2 роки тому

I love your VID!!!! Gonna follow some of your work and share it with my group friends!

@robertrosser9975 2 роки тому

So glad I found this. Learning so much.

@amymandeville8342 2 роки тому

Thanks for this video! My Anubias and Java Fern are doing fantastic, but my Red Sword has been having a lot of die off. I'm going to replant and get some food for them.

@alannabanana6255 2 роки тому

Thanks, Irene. You guys are the best.

@kylefriend6391 2 роки тому

Great video and very concise. Thanks, Irene!

@RenegadeLK 2 роки тому

I just got my plant package what amazing timing!

@farmfishandfreedom2933 2 роки тому

Doing a great job Irene!

@carolebraswell982 2 роки тому

This was a great quick and helpful video!

@dnadesignn 2 роки тому

Thank you for sharing this!

@phildunn6509 2 роки тому

Great timing as I've just bought plants and they are melting!

@jamesjamesnet Рік тому

Super helpful tips, thank you! :D

@StaceyHerewegrowagain 2 роки тому

Great video! Love watching thank you for sharing!

@zyrota4295 2 роки тому

I had the fluval flex and the light that came with it just wasn't strong enough to grow anything. I tried two of three times to get them to grow, but they always died within a month or two. The steams would melt away and I could find out why. The other issue I had was purchasing plants that weren't truly aquatic. Some purple thing and a green one with white spots. They obviously died after a few months. Just some things to be aware of that weren't mentioned.

@shesellsfish 2 роки тому

Great tips and info as always. 👍❤👍

@TheHunter19976 2 роки тому

Thanks for all informations they came in the right time my plants are melting actually and now I know what to do

@oftheHowl 2 роки тому

Yeah I've lost probably over $100 in plants dying on me, has been quite frustrating but I've finally got a fully planted tank with new growth

@problemaquarium 2 роки тому

Viewing this 15 seconds after posted apparently 🤣 idk if this time stamp is accurate. Much love from NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA!

@Admiral_tintin 2 роки тому

Tips about plant growth and die off was great! I still refuze to use Chem as a solution.

@TheCancelCult 2 роки тому

In my experience Lily bulbs do best 3/4ths of the way in substrate , as do Crinum Calamistratum and Aponogeton Ulvaceus, 2 other bulb plants. In fact all my near buried Betta bulbs are flowering. The leaves on my tiger lilies are bigger than my hand, except for on that I have barely planted. It's leaves are very small.

@richardali3608 Рік тому

Excellant info, looking forward to 're planting ' asap'

@patrickrochelle5221 2 роки тому

Thanks for the tips

@jesseberg715 Рік тому

Ty u got some of the best info, and ur beautiful easy to remember what ur saying

@littlemidwestrebornsdolls 2 роки тому

Wonderful tips!! Thank you 😊. 🐟🐟🐟🐟

@KorasiPKed 2 роки тому

Excellent video as always. Please make it so my amazon frogbit stops dying! haha, was growing well for a few weeks in my shelldwellers tank and now it has all vaporized

@revmaynard7777 2 роки тому

"Not too deep, but deep enough"...I've heard that before.

@richardgouda-rn1lq Місяць тому

Stu smh

@herbertrodriguez3325 Рік тому

Excelente video, muchas gracias

@bobbymalta73 7 місяців тому

About 4 months ago I trimmed the roots of the plants cause they were invading the bottom but now they are Growing very slow and i have algae too i have Co2 System too, what i did wrong and can i speed them up now? Thank You For Sharing!

@alt7244 5 місяців тому

A hint for capsule root tabs... make a pin hole in the end of capsule. When you put it in water give a squeeze to get the air out. It makes it easier to keep it under water.

@sarge6870 2 роки тому

A little help please! I planted 2 "Anubias" about a week ago. I was told not to bury the roots so I kind of have them wedged within fake plants. 1 plant took well and looks really healthy. The other seems to be melting. Any ideas ??

@elco1980 Рік тому

Great video! I just pulled one of my limnophilias out because it was so melted some large pieces were starting to fall off. I’m sad because it was a beautiful plant and lasted about two months. I have another one at the back of the tank which is also not looking too hot but better than the one I pulled. I don’t see anything in the comments, but how do you keep plants alive and healthy in a tank with shrimp? I’m too afraid to use root tabs or fertilizer because I don’t know how it will effect the shrimp. My tank is also low tech so I am not using CO2. Just a small 3 gal nano tank with a filter and air stone and my limnophilia and Java moss

@steveroberts7373 2 роки тому

I have tried at least 6 dwarf Lilly bulbs from aquarium CO OP. I buy 90% of my plants from there. It was mentioned that some of the bulbs are duds. Out of the 6 I've tried so far, every one of them just rotted. I left them on the surface of the substrate and flipped them every week or so. Finally I pull them out and they are either mushy or cut them open and they smell like $&^#. I really want one of them since they are such nice plants but it's getting expensive trying to get one to grow.

@drewzero1 2 роки тому

I just picked up the bulb pack from Petsmart last week and let them soak in a breeder box. The water onion is sprouting but the rest are just getting fuzzy. I think I heard somewhere you can contact the supplier for a replacement, and I'll give it a try if the lily doesn't grow.

@nomad_five7637 2 роки тому

Would the root tabs work in a combination of dirt and sand substrate? I have a combination of plantation soil and straight topsoil mix (about 50/50) that's surrounded and covered by black sand.

@Andrecos 2 роки тому

Great video, thanks.

@naddyn685 2 роки тому

I have a Fluval Aquasky light. Would you be a be able to mention about plant lighting?

@joerod4998 2 роки тому

Could you guys do an everything you need to know; fertilizer/plants...

@thebirima91 Рік тому

What is the name of the plant in the foreground left from your hand at 3:09, please? It's one plant that doesn't seem to grow in my 5th week cycling tank. Thanks for the nice video.

@KamarulAzlanAhlengChai 2 роки тому

i am using pot for my plant.. do i need to use root tab aswell? since all the plant is in the pot..

@sshep86 2 роки тому

I find water sprite just melts as part of its nature. Seriously! I love the look of it but it just grows and dies, grows and dies. Each branch it puts out just dies eventually and is replaced by new growth. Tried it in all 4 of my tanks under high and low light, co2 and no co2, ferts and no ferts. Sand, aquarium soil and even dirt but it just grows and dies. I tend to end up removing it because it gunks up the filter pretty fast. Wisteria on the other hand always stays healthy.

@kennythao9558 2 місяці тому

I just recently planted my tank and after a few days some of my plants are yellowing and browning. I have fluval stratum substrate and added API leaf zone once I noticed my plants yellowing/browning. I tested the water and the parameters are good but all I have is a white bar light could that be the issue? Water temp is around 80-82. All I have is anubias, Amazon frogbit, red root floater and dwarf hair grass.

@naddyn685 2 роки тому

Nice video for us newbies. How do pros like Cory, MD Fish Tanks and George Farmer make it look easy? Growing my first Java fern a month now in zebra danio tank, so far ok but few brown spots on leaves. How do we know whether to add extra nutrients and risk algae or just hold back and wait? Also, any tips on changing substrate from sand to aquasoil/Fluval Stratum to grow stem plants and prevent ammonia/nitrite spike? Quite strategic!! Fish hugs from England 🐠🇬🇧

@marielaavila9182 Рік тому

You will have an ammonia spike. You can cap the aquasoil with sand and that may help. Then you will need to do big water changes for a couple of days until you test 0 ammonia. But if you are growing plants like java fern, you may not even need aquasoil. Try using root tabs in your sand first before making the swap to aquasoil.

@psychotheman Рік тому

holy moly I was wondering why my anubias and ferns were molting and I read the bottle of my fertilizer and read it had no nitrogen or phospate to avoid algea

@dylanhughes5944 2 роки тому

My water wisteria was beautiful and proliferated throughout the whole tank. At some point, things went downhill, losing 90% of its mass, and now is stunted. I was just trimming it, might've over-trimmed and messed it up lol. No fertilizer saves it. Something is horribly wrong with my 10 gallon tank. I started another tank where the water wisteria is doing ok.

@j.l.912 2 роки тому

I have found that a big cause of melting in my tank was when I decided to stop using CO2. I am assuming the plants became accustomed to the abundance of CO2 and when it was turned off - this caused shock and for them to melt. The other things that’s caused melt is excel. I know people rave about it, but it always seems to melt plants for me.

@walkingintheglory2892 9 днів тому

Any plant I buy I just put the rockwool pot in the tank for a few days before planting. Almost a month and no melt, so far so good

@brianp6180 2 роки тому

What about older JavA fern? I have some I have had for a few years that is melting. I switched from Seachem to easy green and it’s not working yet. Been 3 weeks dosing once a week per the directions. No helping yet. How much light per day should I use?

@rythmjunky5292 6 місяців тому

I’ve had Anubis and crypts thriving for years on well water. I moved 6 months ago(still on well water,but it’s slightly harder and high in calcium). All of my anubias have gradually rotted away,and the crypts seem to be struggling also. Any suggestions?

@PaulZyCZ 2 роки тому

CO_2 injections, high temperature (Ramirezi, Betta or Discus ) and old gravel may cause these, too. First can be solved by extra attention to nutrients, second by different plant selection and the last by regular gravel cleanup.

@jimanast3593 Рік тому

In high temperature water, less air is dissolved, so there is less CO2 too, which is the reason for melting...

@laterzunk1187 2 роки тому

Some of my plants are randomly growing roots from half way up the plant an even off of the leaves, is that good or bad?

@waatao9856 7 місяців тому

What is that floating plant with white tenticals going to the bottom called???

@belladonnaRoot 2 роки тому

Can confirm the transport issues. 2 months ago, a package of Co-op plants and other stuff spent an extra week in the care of USPS during a heat wave. They were half-melted coming out of the package. I was sad; they would have been so pretty. (not the co-op's fault/not worth my time to pick a fight with USPS; I plan on ordering them again when the weather's good)

@AquariumCoop 2 роки тому

Hi Garrett, make sure you reached out to customer service for a refund if you haven’t yet.

@wendellpete8612 3 місяці тому

Your deep voice? Love ur content!

@Godmyster 2 роки тому

Hi I've been having problems with my plants and its driving me nuts I have no idea what to do now. My plants looks dead I have a picture of it but it doesn't let me send a link with the picture I uploaded. What can I do?

@brookelangdon4329 Рік тому

i have the root tabs and liquid fertilizer (not from co-op) and i still only have 2 plants in my tank that even living

@KapilSawakare Рік тому

Can heaters be one of the reasons for plants melting or turning brown? Is the heater not suggested for a planted aquarium?

@wiseman1688 2 роки тому

Why you guys are soo good ! 😍

@serenityprayers2091 4 місяці тому

Can you add coffee grinds to fertilize aquarium ?

@damienm5988 Рік тому

Thank you again! You helped with my amazon sword. Thanks Aquarium Co-Op

@1domcouk 2 роки тому

Do you quarantine plants before adding them to the tank? I would have thought the quarantine process causes plants to melt.

@an-insane-llama 2 роки тому

All I can grow nicely is crypts.. I mean I'm not complaining because I love them, but I have troubles with ludwigia and whatnot. Had salvinia and red root floaters that thrived for awhile and then completely died off in all of my tanks.

@Beepbeep_its_treasure 4 місяці тому

Can you use the fertiliser if you have shrimp? Will it change the pH etc?

@dansonong4073 2 місяці тому

What could be the cause of melting when I do 1/3 water changes with filtered water, but when I do water changes with tap water (has some chlorine) it grows ok. Could it be bacteria infection cause my fish also dying from white tail popeye etc....

@ithewho6603 2 роки тому

My aquarium isn't even one week old and my plants jjust started melting. I bought them from my local fish store and they keep the plants in aquariums with fish and separate plant aquarium. I have nutrient rich substrate and I did plant them as they're supposed to. I have high quality liquid plant nutrient and good light. I don't have root tabs so I'll try to save the plants with those next.

@Thought_it_up 2 роки тому

Yay Irene is back!

@RichieRich845 4 місяці тому

Mine died because my tap water is 7+pH , I say + because it is of the scale. Now I purchased 50 litre drum that I fill with tap water then I correct the pH with pH down chemical, chlorine before I add to fish tank using a small pond pump. That fixed resolving leaves.

@scottplumer3668 Рік тому

I had a valisneria melt back to nothing and disappear for a couple months, then it came back, and now it's going so crazy I have to keep it trimmed or it would block all the light from the rest of the tank.

@Ziggy.rabbit 2 роки тому

My plants only started melting in my tank once it was a seasoned tank 😭 and I buy from a local shop that grows their plants entirely underwater !!I soak and everything. Root tabs as well. It just seems like after a week all my plants melt and I have to watch them grow again from the start AHHH. And it spreads !! So all my plants shed in ONE DAY :(

@IftyAmin 2 роки тому

What are your thoughts on adding a pothos to a tank? I find that my floating plants aren't growing as well since I added one pothos, and the rooted plants aren't doing as well too.

@aprylspage5852 2 роки тому

Hi, I had a few multi node cuttings from one of my houseplants that I threw into my 5gallon Betta tank & thick 1 inch roots grew from several nodes in about 2weeks. I floated the larger leaves above the water, under the led light for a week then completely submerged it and it’s doing great so far. I even have a new leaf. I haven’t tried planting it however but, if I try, I’m sure I’ll need some kinda rich substrate to match its fertilizer requirements or perhaps root tabs would work.

@sed6 2 роки тому

Your pothos is stealing all of the nutrients from the water. That is why your other plants are not growing. Pull it out. Pathos is great by itself, not in an otherwise planted aquarium.

@nkawtg4 2 роки тому

Great info thank you! Should I uproot the ryzome (SP?) plants that I have put in my substrate like an idiot? They are 8 days planted and seem to look fine....

@Daniel-lb7bu 2 роки тому

Yes. Leave the ryzome portion out of the substrate. The roots will eventually latch onto whatever surface they are on. Most people glue or tie them to wood and rocks. I've got an anubias afzelli on driftwood and the roots made their way naturally into the substrate

@laceydragon 2 роки тому

Why do I always want to order more plants when the temperatures are in the teens? I’ll just have to prowl plant vids and the Coop’s website until it warms up.

@tararainone5060 Рік тому

I put some water plant bulbs I got from the fish section at pet-smart and after a week they are all fuzzy. Is that normal?

@luffiez5918 10 місяців тому

When i transfer my duckweed into another tank, they just vanished overnight hahaha... Only some survive. A few frogbit still going strong although some are dying. Is it because of not enough nutrients or different water parameters?

@HAL-cp4mt 2 роки тому

What about light or CO2 ?can too little of either cause melting ? Or just stunted growth ?

@ryan-xr1st 2 роки тому

the imbalance will cause algae

@k-shop210 Рік тому

❤❤❤❤❤❤ your vids! Thank you for the wealth of info!

@suman5492 2 роки тому

Hi. I have few questions that I am confused about: 1) In the past I kept java ferns. They were all green and healthy in the beginning but as times passes the leaves had brown patches, some turned yellow and one big clump of narrow leaf java fern started to turn brown from the rhizome and later the whole thing turned into a big brown mushy thing. I have no idea why it happened although I followed water changes and SEACHEM FLOURISH dosage every week. 2) Some portion of the Anubias started to become light green, then yellow and finally a brown mush. Lost several big rhizome portions which now are reduced to smaller individual parts. No idea 😧 3) I have shifted to stem plants recently. Bought Hygrophila Polysperma green, Hygrophila Corymbosa compacta, Ludwigia Repens. Are they root feeder or water column or both? My tank is dirted with potting mix capped with sand. I saw different views about them regarding their mode of nutrition intake. Could you please tell me whether they are root feeders or water column feeder? 🙏🙏🙏

@zyrota4295 2 роки тому

Could there be lighting issues?

@jimanast3593 Рік тому

The more robust the roots, the more nutrients they get from soil, the more tiny the leafs, the more nutrients they get from the water.

@ethanhu1589 Рік тому

every time i get java fern, it always dies, no matter what. ive tried using easy green and other ferts, but for some reason the leaves keep on turning black while my vals, crypts, and aponogeton bulbs are doing amazing. is it just bad luck?

@jacksongames6474 Рік тому

I have tried all the java ferns with your same results...no idea?! They are supposed to be easiest to grow. I have an anubias that has grown for 10 years, various crypts, stems etc. It may live a few months at most, then croaks over, leaf by leaf.

@NEnigma777 Місяць тому

So the filter doesn’t suck up any of the liquid nutrients? I’m confused how we have to remove carbon filters for when you’re medicating the fish, but not when we are adding liquid supplements

@lacrosseguy108 2 роки тому

the mustard betta at 1:55 is he yours? :O mine looks like that!!!!!

@notlojicl9454 2 роки тому

Cory your amazing

@AMJolene Рік тому

How do you know which plants eat from their roots vs their leaves?

@OterryAswel6969 11 місяців тому

The easiest way is to google it. More reliable. If you are planning or you bought an aquarium plant, you can look it up in the internet

@lishar2573 2 роки тому

Always enjoy your videos! What do you do with bulb plants that insist on floating?

@j.gonzalez2260 2 роки тому

Lisha: I was able to plant bulb plants like the Tiger Lotus by partially submerging the bulb under substrate and next to rocks in some cases. They all rooted in a matter of 2 weeks and now have no problems with them floating around. Make the bulb stay down either by using the substrate (partially) or something that can weigh it down. Hope it helps!

@j.gonzalez2260 2 роки тому

As the video presented, make sure you don't bury the whole bulb down in the substrate :)

@lishar2573 2 роки тому

@@j.gonzalez2260 thanks! Looks like I’m going to have to weight them down. I bought two from my lfs a week and a half ago and found both floating this morning. I had them half buried.

@thesunflowerwarrior1 2 роки тому

Are we supposed to trim the melted leaves, or leave them? I don’t have any fish in the tank I’m worried about, I’m using it purely as a grow-out tank right now. So even if there’s an ammonia spike, I’m not super concerned, but I want to know before I trim them all off.

@jimanast3593 Рік тому

Melting leaves can be left to be eaten by shrimp and snails, if here R such pets in the tank.

@islandmerchandise3017 2 місяці тому

Should I cut off the brown dying leaves? Will it recover or cause damage to rest of the healthy plant?

@CrIsStInKa Рік тому

Are root tabs safe for shrimpies? I’m still establishing the tank but I don’t want to build up anything that may be detrimental to them when I do eventually add them.

@jimanast3593 Рік тому

They don't like fertilizers, so, if U decide to use them, use them in extreme minimum quantities & bury them deep. Not to use w/ undergravel filter.