Plant only filtration (why not popular in the hobby???)

[AOmonsta]

I just threw a couple peace lillies in my tank the other day. I love the way they look.

 

[JK47]

cant believe you are groing any plants with that led it has like 6 watts for a ten gallon

Haha I didn't even have a light for a few weeks waiting for my LED's.. All sunlight

I just threw a couple peace lillies in my tank the other day. I love the way they look.

Wahoo I'm not alone!!!!

I got a question, would the same setup work with the same effects if you had the plants in a sump instead of the main tank?

Yes, agreed with what James said above. I was avoiding that approach because I want the plants to not require lighting or effort from me in any way. (I kill plants) I may go more high tech but not on a small "fun" tank.

And for the rtc, aro etc.. guys, everything is relative if you have a goal. It's not hard to pump to a seperate source on a larger scale if you wanted to. Really rough example being a big tub, grow rack and a pacu:

pacu = poops (pumped to grow rack)
poop = feeds plants in grow rack
plants = grow fruit
fruit = feeds pacu
repeat

^ I know this is not a great or even real world example but would be great if someone were able to dial in the details. I really want to attempt a system in the near future that is self sustaining or as close to it as possible.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Oh well, i might go over to the dark side if I could find an AC110 here in SG.
But the thing is most of the HOBs available over here are so small, it could only fit 1~3 plants.

Might try getting an Overhead filter and empty out all the contents and place plants but it isn't easy to find one for a 6ft tank.

 

[HackJob]

does the duckweed take over the top of the water? I've heard it's great at sucking up waste but it grows non-stop and it can get pretty thick. Also I know folks use it in their pond set up for goldfish/ koi, they seem to love it...

 

[JamesF]

My wife convinced me to leave a few pieces of it in our 75 that had hitch hiked in. It took two years to get rid of it.

 

[JK47]

does the duckweed take over the top of the water? I've heard it's great at sucking up waste but it grows non-stop and it can get pretty thick. Also I know folks use it in their pond set up for goldfish/ koi, they seem to love it...

Yeah it takes over. I added it on purpose though. I don't care about the duckweed filtering anything its there for cover. The LEDs were a little too bright for little dude so I added this for cover. I like the swamp look too TBH.

 

[College fishman]

Duckweed is my fav plant lol, it's just looks cool, and it's as easy as putting your hand in and pulling out a handfull. It grows all the time and multiplies but I love it lol

 

[HackJob]

so I have to say is there poll for duckweed: yes or no?

I can see benefits, but the part where it doesn't go away, it's like a tattoo...

 

[JamesF]

Tatoos are easier to get rid of.

 

[smitty03281964]

Justin I will be watching and am curious to see how it goes on the 120g.