so i finally got pothos in my sump ! :)

rob1984

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but im curious if there ok to be mostly submerged ?? the container I have them in inside my sump is large but the plant sinks pretty far down and some leaves and such are under water is that ok and safe ?
 

mudbuttjones

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The submerged leaves will rot off.

Id move the plant up or clip the leaves.

There's a good chance that the nodes where you clipped thr leaves will sprout roots underwater anyway

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rob1984

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well guess I need to figure out how to hold the plant up then as it sinks to the bottom and some leave get submerged in the water
 

mudbuttjones

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In my sump for my 90g I put a small container into the lid of my sump. It had some holes drilled in it and is fed by a small 9w 185gph pump
its just a butchered up sterlite container. I did this because I like to keep a low water level in my sump for the event of a power outage.

On my 75g I drilled 1" holes into that little plastic strip that goes behind glass tops, I dangled the pothos through the holes and tied some twist ties (like from a loaf of bread) loosly around the stalks so they couldnt fall through the lid.

Ive heard of other members using plastic mesh shower caddies with suction cups as planters also

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rob1984

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yea I just adjusted and messed with the plant, and got em all out of water now. So hopefully these things work as good as i hope lol
 

jstanley_06

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+1 on shower caddies. that is how I get my clones of my pothos "marble queen" to root. I keep some in one of my hob filters on my planted tank. as has been mentioned, leaves are terrestrial and cannot be submerged. they r super easy to propagate this way. if you are anything like me there will be pothos starts all around the house lol
 
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