Plant only filtration (why not popular in the hobby???)
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ok, i don't have time to read the whole thread.. but i have an idea for my 180. it's acrylic and it has no cutouts in the rear for HOB or anything else for that matter. so i think what i want to do is buy a tub that fits into the open part of the top and hangs down into the water. drill holes for water circulation, and put the plants in that, sticking out of the top of the tank. and make something to hang the lights above the plants.
of course, this may have to wait till i move, depending on what i find out about staying from the attorneys
of course, this may have to wait till i move, depending on what i find out about staying from the attorneys
Sometimes you can find those plasic planters at walmart in diffrent sizes, maybe you could find one of those that would work that way you wouldnt even have to drill.
Awesome thread justin! I have tons of hornswart in my with my tanks and I feel It does wonders. I have an old TFK magazine that covers a huge breeding facility back east that only uses plant filtration or there's also systems they sell to grow herbs and vegetables called aquaponics I think that uses live fish setups to have a self sustained system. I believe they use tilapia or bass and its more dedicated to the vegetation. I think there's really something there though. I'd love to get some clippings of them plants your using like that bicopa or duckweed or whatever it is, I'm totally into anything to assist my filtration
Mine didnt go into the tank, but my arrow heads had over 24" of roots, I cut them in half before I put them in a bigger container. I dont know if cutting the roots does any harm. Anyone know if trimming 50% or less of long roots will harm growth etc?
Shouldn't have much impact on the plants. Anytime I replant a sword or similar plant, I rip half the roots off. They start throwing out new leaves as soon as they are back in the tank.
I spoke to my wife concerning the sweet potatoes, she says that they have two types of roots or their roots adapt to what they are planted in. "Water Roots" don't sprout potatoes and die off if you plant them in soil, which then the plant will regrow "Soil Roots" which do grow potatoes and die off if you put them in water and the cycle continues. I might try it in one of my small tanks and see what happens just for SnG's
I cut off a few sections that were sprouting when I cooked up the sweet potatos for supper last night (yummy!). They're in a glass jar right now with some water in it. When they grow a bit more I'll figure a way to suspend them in the tank.
Skipped a water change last week, today they were 40ppm ha. Sitting at 15ppm right now after a water change. Will see what next sunday brings me, that will then give me a idea of how much these plants are really sucking up. The 330 is in the garage decomisioned for the moment due to relocating a few months ago and there isnt room for that 8x3x2 monster. So right now they sit in a small 5'x24"x13" plywood tank. All I know is that with these fish I am thinking atleast double of what I got now of plants to knock the nits down to 0 or close to it
. Maybe sooner than later I can build a 72x24x16 tank to help them out, then when I relocate to something more permanent give that tank to the snapping turtle and rig up a 400+gal.
On another note, plants are all doing great, the maples trees are perked up and feeding off of the water and lights. The healtheir looking one, the baby leaves on top already doubled in size so I am hoping for the best. No water roots or holding onto the rocks yet.
. Maybe sooner than later I can build a 72x24x16 tank to help them out, then when I relocate to something more permanent give that tank to the snapping turtle and rig up a 400+gal. On another note, plants are all doing great, the maples trees are perked up and feeding off of the water and lights. The healtheir looking one, the baby leaves on top already doubled in size so I am hoping for the best. No water roots or holding onto the rocks yet.
