Adding Substrate On Top Of Plants

[rs18alpha]

I have plants that are in the back of my tank. I'd like to add more substrate to the back to make it higher.
Do I need to pull the plants out? Or is it ok to put the new substrate in the tank and cover the bottom 1/3 or so of the plants??

 

[ctyank]

Well... i guess it depends on the plants... what do you have back there? And how many inches of substrate (and type of substrate are we talking?

 

[rs18alpha]

I have Rotala H'ra and I wanted to add about 3" of old Fluval Stratum

 

[Phishless]

Why not add the substrate first and then pull the stem up to desired level ????

 

[ctyank]

Yep. Rotala rotundfolia and its variants are going to be fine with that procedure.