Cheap plants, less nitrate! POTHOS

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Interesting, must be abundance of different nutrients in soil compared to water or vice versa.

Either way the roots are an added bonus of decor that I enjoy! The nitrate reduction is the main reason why I find this plant so intriguing!



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Yes I agree it looks great. Pathos along with my 24/7 drip works wanders

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mike_sema said:
Yes I agree it looks great. Pathos along with my 24/7 drip works wanders

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If I had a massive bio load I would definitely try a drip, but after 7 days a nitrate spike of 30ppm isn't worth the investment. I Just change out 40-50 gallons and I'm good to go for another week!

Maybe if I ever get into rays or aros! But I don't think I will ever keep another fish other then Piranha!

Tiller11 said:
Noitrate is the main reson but i tuink a swamp of pothos roots all over the tank would be so awesome imo.

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Yes this is what I'm going for! Seems so much more natural, and a one time investment of 10$ for a lifetime 50% decrease of wc? **** YEAH!


Pazzoman said:
Probably will try it on a sump under the tank as further filteration...with a little light fixture of coarse. Thanks for this tip!


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A added lite is not needed but seems to help 10-15% more growth, if you have ambient lite or sunlight that is fine! After 2-4 weeks you will see a drop in nitrates, more pothos more ppm drop!


heatherbeast said:
Trimming the roots is key! I tried this a few weeks before this post went up without doing that step, and the plants just drowned. ._.

I will try again later this month!
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Yes I 100% agree! Helps the plant acclimate way faster! Did you completely submerge the plant?



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Got mine put in. Time to go buy more for some of the other tanks.


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