You can get lights super cheap from Asia, not sure how they work but they look okay and are very cheap 
Plant only filtration (why not popular in the hobby???)
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how does it looks ?
I have 5 pots of photos that grow hydroponically in my aquarium system
2 of my pots get that white spot & some brown red stuff on their steam and some of leafs,
I dont know if this a viruses ? or cotton ? if that is a cotton theyre supposed to make a movement, theses white /brown/red spot can get easily removed by hand and not make movement ? photos is growing really well despite has that irritating spot looks over the steam and leafs
any advice ???
Whew. Finally made it through this thread.
Found it because I've been planning on doing an above the tank planter for my 135. I'm planning on splitting my outflow from one of my canister filters and pumping the water up into a 36" long planter and using pothos, chinese evergreen, and maybe arrowheads, to reduce nitrates. Then using kind of a herbie overflow to let the water drain back down to the tank.
Found it because I've been planning on doing an above the tank planter for my 135. I'm planning on splitting my outflow from one of my canister filters and pumping the water up into a 36" long planter and using pothos, chinese evergreen, and maybe arrowheads, to reduce nitrates. Then using kind of a herbie overflow to let the water drain back down to the tank.
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/8-general-planted-tank-discussion/170324-planted-hob-thread.html
A really good thread about this on another forum.
A really good thread about this on another forum.
JK...
I'm really liking this type of tank. They're called "Terraphyte" tanks. Latin terra (land) and phyte (filter). With a length of tubing run underneath the roots of the plant and then attached to an air pump to supply O2 , the immersed roots will use all the forms of nitrogen produced by the fish. The plant uses the nitrogen during the day and when the lights go out at night, the beneficial bacteria take over. Large, frequent water changes are still needed, to replenish trace elements. But, no mechanical filtration is needed. Here's a pic of a 55 G with some Chinese evergreens.
TTG
JK...
This is a "Terraphyte" tank. Latin terra (land) and phyte (filter). I have a 60 G that uses Chinese evergreen house plants as filters. The plants work to filter the tank water during the day and the beneficial bacteria takes over when the plants rest at night. Here's a pic of a 60 G with the evergreens.
TTG
