plant filter questions

the lion who ate the sun

the lion who ate the sun

Plecostomus
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I am planning on using plant filters in a few of my tanks. I had a few questions.

Is diffenbachia safe?

How do I prepare a plant bought from lowes to be used as a filter? I am aftaid of accidentally getting a minute amount of fertilizer in the tank and killing my plants.

Thanks,
 
the lion who ate the sun

the lion who ate the sun

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Fiitchy717

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I dont know if this is necessary, but if it were me, i would remove the plant from its original pot and THOROUGHLY rinse the root system and re-plant as u wish. I cant imagine theres really anything else you could do, other than rinsing the entire plant... Which probably isnt a terrible idea either.

Again, just my thoughts on it.
 
PDRed302

PDRed302

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As far as planting potted plants; I always just remove the plant from its soil, thoroughly wash the roots and the plant then put it where I want it, haven't had a problem yet.

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As far as diffenbachia, I couldn't tell you for sure because I dont have it in any if my setups. I do know that it can be poisonous for humans, so I'd assume it be bad for four legged animals as well but when it comes to fish, I have no idea.
 
the lion who ate the sun

the lion who ate the sun

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I ended up ising philodendron. I soaked it in a prime/tapwater solution for 2 days after removing all of the soil, then added it tonight. Looks great!
 
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