Cheap plants, less nitrate! POTHOS

[jadedreams]

Tiller, the first plant you have is wandering jew, the second one looks like pothos though.

 

[F1 VET]

I have not seen that large of a change yet with mine. I am hopeful I will. My plants have been in my tank for about 4 weeks now. Maybe a little more time and they will be going like crazy.

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Yea I started noticing lower n03 right around 3-4 weeks, but I have 2 big ones in separate baskets, cutting the roots is key, I only did it to 1 of the 2 plants and the other one has considerably more growth!

This is the same as whats commonly reffered to as money plant rt ?
In which case its toxic to animals. What about the roots ??
I am planning on adding some to my goldfish tank , since during rains this year, nitrates in supply water has gone up.

Would the roots be toxic , if say goldfish were to nibble on it ?

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We have addressed that in this thread already, please read the whole thing, roots will not harm you fish!

I'm using them also, made baskets outta eggcrate that fit behind my 3d bg plants sit in them, no gravel I staggered the eggcrate in the basket. No drip growing good very low light been 1 month.

Added drip line into my sump for additional pothos that will sit above the water line, baskets in production. Picked up a small light at the *** auction, will mout it underneath
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Nice!

That's a very efficient and economical way to do it, I just firgured the pea gravel would help the roots spread and become dense...not sure tho, plus all that extra substrate may eventually contain some bb. Can you post a pic of yours?!


I can't wait to pick up more! I'm going to do 2 more so the whole top is covered!


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[jadedreams]

I'm planning on adding a couple of those 2 foot long planters with pothos in my tank, just got them over the weekend. The 2 feet length will fit in perfectly between the center brace and corner overflows, making kind of a built in hanger since the planter box has a lip. There are already holes in the bottom for drainage (taking off the tray) but I was going to drill some more to allow for more water flow. The lower half of the box will be in the water.

Oh and if anyone wants to know about plants poisonous to cats & dogs, here's a link.

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/17-common-poisonous-plants.aspx

 

[00rollins]

these are in the bg, only 1.5-2" of space due to the glass tops.very narrow make shift baskethave them on each side with no baskets, stuffed in the narrow space between returns and overflow, love the roots growing into the tank look can't wait till they get longer, wich they have alreadytop view, started with 4 of the tiny 3 dollar pots from Wal-Mart already almost doubled in size . Wasn't sure how they would do because the tank lights block most of the ambient light in the room.

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[mike_sema]

Wow nice setup Mike! Your pothos setup are almost identical to mine, do you use an hob or pump






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No I just made a box out of egg create, along the back..and thanks

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[F1 VET]

I'm planning on adding a couple of those 2 foot long planters with pothos in my tank, just got them over the weekend. The 2 feet length will fit in perfectly between the center brace and corner overflows, making kind of a built in hanger since the planter box has a lip. There are already holes in the bottom for drainage (taking off the tray) but I was going to drill some more to allow for more water flow. The lower half of the box will be in the water.

Oh and if anyone wants to know about plants poisonous to cats & dogs, here's a link.

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/17-common-poisonous-plants.aspx

Yes it need to be able to flow inside a little, more holes are needed. Pics when your done!


Nice setup 00roll! Very sleek!



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[ShadowBass]

Tiller, the first plant you have is wandering jew, the second one looks like pothos though.

Yup. I was gonna say Tradescantia pallida, because I don't see stripes on the leaves.

And I think the 2nd is pothos too. They don't all look the same, and in fact the wild varieties don't even look like the cultivated ones.

 

[littlewangzfan]

I have been wanting to do this for a while now. I have a tank setup in the garage which gets about an hour of sunlight everyday. I like the look of the golden ivy. Are there any other names for this particular plant? I just want to make sure I get the right one.

 

[ShadowBass]

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

Lists lots of alternate common and scientific names.

 

[F1 VET]

I have been wanting to do this for a while now. I have a tank setup in the garage which gets about an hour of sunlight everyday. I like the look of the golden ivy. Are there any other names for this particular plant? I just want to make sure I get the right one.

It's normally just called POTHOS at lhs, it may be sub-labled as:golden/devils Ivy. Look at the pic closely, at the leaves and colors, you will know it when you see it!

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