Steve,

quick, jump over to rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants

There will be a lot of questions around fish loads, fish sizes, and size of
tank, but some setups don't vacuum that gravel at all. It is just fertilizer
for the plants!

Just a thought.

chet

"Steve"  wrote in message
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> I was thinking of removing my artificial plants and going for real
> ones.
> What happens when i vacuum the gravel?
> Surely i will dislodge the plants, destroy the roots etc.
> If you just hoover around the plants does the dirt build up around
> them too much?
>
> confused,
>
> steve.
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