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

[anarchir]

Mine was so happy tonight, he was already fed his normal food this morning but my work happened to be throwing away a bunch of shrimp (shells on). Guess he has some snacks for a long while! I'll fatten him up for the winter perhaps My woman doesnt mind, so long as I am the one taking care of him.

 

[peacock madness]

Absolutely love this thread...not only have i solved my "where to put plants idea", but also have a million other deas. seems the 2+ hrs closely browsing this thread were well worth it..i will be postiing here very shortly (insert evil genious laugh here)

 

[mike_sema]

This has really worked for me

 

[JK47]

I like that setup a lot Mike!

 

[Good_Times]

Some Cool Plant Info and Research:

First up is a website with a study from sciencedaily which through tests in a controlled environment showed that the canna plant can remove up to

98.7% Nitrate and 91.8% Phosphate! ​

Thats a huge amount if your a fish keeper. Though these plants can grow tall, so I guess regular pruning would be required and they also produce beautiful flowers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210153659.htm

Next up is an article about water mint and other wetland plants. However the portion that was most interristing to me is the table that shows that this plant can reduce harmful bacteria like E.coli, Enteroccocci and Salmonella by 90%, just by 2 hours of contact with the affected water.

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http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1723/eb1723.html

Lastly just a link to Wikipedia that claims that peace lilies can remove toxins like benzene and formaldehyde from the air. Apparantly all that is needed is one plant per 10m². So not only can it clean your fishes environment but also the fish keepers environment .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum


Just shows plants are amazing organisms .

 

[JK47]

Some Cool Plant Info and Research:

First up is a website with a study from sciencedaily which through tests in a controlled environment showed that the canna plant can remove up to

98.7% Nitrate and 91.8% Phosphate! ​

Thats a huge amount if your a fish keeper. Though these plants can grow tall, so I guess regular pruning would be required and they also produce beautiful flowers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210153659.htm

Next up is an article about water mint and other wetland plants. However the portion that was most interristing to me is the table that shows that this plant can reduce harmful bacteria like E.coli, Enteroccocci and Salmonella by 90%, just by 2 hours of contact with the affected water.

​

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1723/eb1723.html

Lastly just a link to Wikipedia that claims that peace lilies can remove toxins like benzene and formaldehyde from the air. Apparantly all that is needed is one plant per 10m². So not only can it clean your fishes environment but also the fish keepers environment .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum


Just shows plants are amazing organisms .

GREAT post and links. I love nothing more than seeing data back up claims made. Canna... project redmix looks to be in order......

 

[ITHURTZ]

STOP STOP STOP STOP WITH ALL THESE NEW PLANTS I CANT TAKE IT!!!! I swear to god Im gonna cut a hole in my floor and have a plant tank in the crawl space if you keep pushing my buttons. I already put a support beam under there yesterday dont think I wont go back down there.

 

[mike_sema]

Some Cool Plant Info and Research:

First up is a website with a study from sciencedaily which through tests in a controlled environment showed that the canna plant can remove up to

98.7% Nitrate and 91.8% Phosphate! ​

Thats a huge amount if your a fish keeper. Though these plants can grow tall, so I guess regular pruning would be required and they also produce beautiful flowers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210153659.htm

Next up is an article about water mint and other wetland plants. However the portion that was most interristing to me is the table that shows that this plant can reduce harmful bacteria like E.coli, Enteroccocci and Salmonella by 90%, just by 2 hours of contact with the affected water.

​

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1723/eb1723.html

Lastly just a link to Wikipedia that claims that peace lilies can remove toxins like benzene and formaldehyde from the air. Apparantly all that is needed is one plant per 10m². So not only can it clean your fishes environment but also the fish keepers environment .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum


Just shows plants are amazing organisms .

great read thanks for sharing

 

[JK47]

STOP STOP STOP STOP WITH ALL THESE NEW PLANTS I CANT TAKE IT!!!! I swear to god Im gonna cut a hole in my floor and have a plant tank in the crawl space if you keep pushing my buttons. I already put a support beam under there yesterday dont think I wont go back down there.

I am going to do a monster setup like soon in addition to my drip system starting with my 300 gallon then on up from there. Should I add it in here ITHURTZ or start a new thread? I'll let you decide since you have contributed far more to this thread than I have.

 

[Good_Times]

STOP STOP STOP STOP WITH ALL THESE NEW PLANTS I CANT TAKE IT!!!! I swear to god Im gonna cut a hole in my floor and have a plant tank in the crawl space if you keep pushing my buttons. I already put a support beam under there yesterday dont think I wont go back down there.

Hahaha LMAO , my pleasure.
P.S enjoy the addiction