Trying out aquaponic

[Rass]

Tradescantia zebrina, or wandering jew plant. Pretty easy to find and grows like crazy when its happy! It's got a metallic silver coloring on top of the leaves that looks really cool in person! Realistically my light needs to be higher but I couldn't pull it off with everything on the wall. It likes to grow vertically whereas the snow queen pothos grows more like a vine.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

thanks!

 

[fishhead0103666]

I dont have any scientific evidence of how effective it is but it works well for me in a couple of my tanks.

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What light do you have above the jew?

 

[Rass]

What light do you have above the jew?

I just use the cheap aquaneat blue and white LEDs from Amazon on the plants and most of my tanks now, except for my main planted tank (72 bowfront) and my shrimp/endler tank (40 breeder) which both have fluval 3.0's. I made the shelf myself out of scraps in the garage and the light just hides up inside of it. I learned about them from LRB aquatics. The blue and white lights are supposed to be brighter than the plant light models. The only drawback people seem to have with these is that they quit working because the switches fail. I've only had 1 out of 8 stop working. They have updated switches now and when I contacted CLL pet directly they sent me new updated switches for all my lights no questions asked.

 

[Ruturaj]

6 days since adding extra plants, they are already showing some growth

 

[qldmick]

How do the variegated and lighter Pothos go for for this? I don't think growing a bit slower will be a problem, maybe not use as much nutrients though.
here's what I'm trying to decide from.


I think I'm liking the top one. Both in the one pot might be over doing it.

 

[Ruturaj]

How do the variegated and lighter Pothos go for for this? I don't think growing a bit slower will be a problem, maybe not use as much nutrients though.
here's what I'm trying to decide from.
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I think I'm liking the top one. Both in the one pot might be over doing it.

I think if it can grow just in water then it's fine. Mine have started to show difference in few days. These look cool.

 

[Rass]

Color doesn't make any difference in my experience. Mine both grow pretty much the same with no noticeable difference.

 

[Ruturaj]

Took one more picture today, I see some new leaves

 

[qldmick]

I went with one available locally. Here it is just planted.