Cheap plants, less nitrate! POTHOS

[F1 VET]

Like I mentioned though, I have eels, I'm not giving them a chance to climb up the plants and get out. I realized how long it would take to poke all the holes int he plastic, and frankly I'm a little paranoid about it (stuff on nail? was pesticides used in planter? other things touching planter? is the material REALLY safe? etc) so I think what I'm going to do is just go buy a bunch of breeder nets and do it that way. They all connect, no worries about the plastic, and the holes will be root-tight if/when they start poking out of the netting!

Boy, washing/seperating the pothos itself was a chore though. Kinda concerned about contact with the little white fertilizer lumps, though I washed them all away.

Definately pics when finished!

Those white things in the soil are perlite, they hold moisture so if of isn't watered it won't dry up all the way.

And yes food grade containers aren't porous and don't have chemicas, your fine!

And wow never knew eels were that crazy!

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[Catnkit]

Okay! I don't feel so nervous about the perlite then. And good to know about the food-grade stuff, but what about the big plastic planter? It's not for food even though it has the same symbol.

Don't know how crazy my eels are, but I've had a weather loach (<3), a ropefish, and two marbled crays get out in the last few months and I'm not interested in losing anyone else, so I'm battoning down the hatches! ... lid.... make-shift lid... YA'ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

This is such a cool idea F1, thanks for making a thread on it^^

 

[F1 VET]

Okay! I don't feel so nervous about the perlite then. And good to know about the food-grade stuff, but what about the big plastic planter? It's not for food even though it has the same symbol.

Don't know how crazy my eels are, but I've had a weather loach (<3), a ropefish, and two marbled crays get out in the last few months and I'm not interested in losing anyone else, so I'm battoning down the hatches! ... lid.... make-shift lid... YA'ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

This is such a cool idea F1, thanks for making a thread on it^^

Planter is fine and yes my late giant cray always escaped too

Thanks for the compliment


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[Catnkit]

My condolences, I really liked my two crays (Queenie and Queenie II) and that must have been hard, your guy up there's a pretty big fella. And look, all fish are crazy. Just about to do a water change today and I found my biggest gup female, heavily preggers, dead with a piece of worm in her throat. Crazy buggers I swear just try to find new and inventive ways to kill themselves. Piss me off. *bitter* Rip Warwound.

Thanks about the planter, I might just use that for something else, like worms. No leaching, no problem. But I'm not poking 1000 homes in the damn thng, heh.

 

[F1 VET]

My condolences, I really liked my two crays (Queenie and Queenie II) and that must have been hard, your guy up there's a pretty big fella. And look, all fish are crazy. Just about to do a water change today and I found my biggest gup female, heavily preggers, dead with a piece of worm in her throat. Crazy buggers I swear just try to find new and inventive ways to kill themselves. Piss me off. *bitter* Rip Warwound.

Thanks about the planter, I might just use that for something else, like worms. No leaching, no problem. But I'm not poking 1000 homes in the damn thng, heh.

Haha Thx. I've noticed smaller active fish can eat themselves to death if Overfed.

You don't need that many holes, just a few for a little flow is ok! Also if you can find a hydroponic basket that works very well. Or you can use an hob.

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[Catnkit]

Yeah, I noticed with the active dithers. That's why I try to cut worm bits big enough only for the big fish every once in a whie. Backfired...

I don't have any places that sell hydro baskets around here, though I tried. I tried kijiji too. I have to seal off filters because the loaches can get into them (that's how I lost my weather...)

BUT! Here I've gotten all the breeder baskets ($50, have an extra and it's white and doesn't look as nice so there), and I'll be getting more pothos tomorrow. I'm going to finish making a lid out of random things like cardboard or something, just enough to seal off the open spaces.

I re-aquascaped while I was at it today, bunched all the plants and made it more 'visual-tastic'. Consequently most of my fish are hiding/hating. And my water is a smidge cloudy. Haha...

Anywho, whaddaya think? Inspired by you, F1^^

 

[we4wieners]

Hey F1.....
After about 3 or 4 weeks of settin up my pothos my nitrates have dropped from 40 to almost undetectable. Kinda crazy, but it definitely works!!!!!

 

[F1 VET]

Yeah, I noticed with the active dithers. That's why I try to cut worm bits big enough only for the big fish every once in a whie. Backfired...

I don't have any places that sell hydro baskets around here, though I tried. I tried kijiji too. I have to seal off filters because the loaches can get into them (that's how I lost my weather...)

BUT! Here I've gotten all the breeder baskets ($50, have an extra and it's white and doesn't look as nice so there), and I'll be getting more pothos tomorrow. I'm going to finish making a lid out of random things like cardboard or something, just enough to seal off the open spaces.

I re-aquascaped while I was at it today, bunched all the plants and made it more 'visual-tastic'. Consequently most of my fish are hiding/hating. And my water is a smidge cloudy. Haha...

Anywho, whaddaya think? Inspired by you, F1^^

First off thank you very much for you kindness!

Secondly, wow that tank looks amazing! I love the aquascaping, and the POTHOS are awesome!

Also, there are so many things around the house to make a DIY lid, you can even go to the hardware store and get cheap precut sheets of glass or acrylic, even screen, as long as its stainless steal or painted its fine! Even saranwrap lol, w/e it takes to keep your fish from jumping! Doesn't have to look pretty, just needs to function!

This is exactly why I made this thread man! Thank you so much!

Hey F1.....
After about 3 or 4 weeks of settin up my pothos my nitrates have dropped from 40 to almost undetectable. Kinda crazy, but it definitely works!!!!!

Wow! Great results! Now you can spend more time enjoying your hard work! Cheers !




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[Catnkit]

First off thank you very much for you kindness!

Secondly, wow that tank looks amazing! I love the aquascaping, and the POTHOS are awesome!

Also, there are so many things around the house to make a DIY lid, you can even go to the hardware store and get cheap precut sheets of glass or acrylic, even screen, as long as its stainless steal or painted its fine! Even saranwrap lol, w/e it takes to keep your fish from jumping! Doesn't have to look pretty, just needs to function!

This is exactly why I made this thread man! Thank you so much!

Goal Detected.
Success level: Achieved.

Can't wait to get more pothos and watch the tank get healthier. Less waste.. more fish! There's plenty of room for more fish, I just watch my bioload XD

Whoot! I love it!

 

[F1 VET]

Goal Detected.
Success level: Achieved.

Can't wait to get more pothos and watch the tank get healthier. Less waste.. more fish! There's plenty of room for more fish, I just watch my bioload XD

Whoot! I love it!

It also purifies your air
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