Page 10 - Placing The Plants

The potted wetland plants (see plant list at end) are being placed into the bio-filter and will have lava rock back-filled around them up to the height of the tops of the pots. The pots contain a mixture of soil and lava rock. The bio-filter will then be inoculated with biologically active soil and mud samples taken from various local ponds and wetlands. This will encourage the growth of a diverse array of microorganisms that will do the critical and unseen work of this living filter.