Freshwater reef filtration methods.

[knifegill]

Getting close to putting this together. New questions, though.

The substrate in the biotope is almost purely comprised of decayed leaf skeletons. I want to do that in the tank for sure. Can you forsee any problems with that scenario? I think to clean them I'd be putting them in a mesh bag and rinsing/squeezing out as much muck as I can. This probably means replanting the whole thing every six months or so. Can that work in the long haul? Do I even need to worry about thhe muck if I have a carpet of plants?

 

[Seyla]

Read this http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_7/volume_7_1/dsb.html

 

[West1]

I am not sure about the sand in the bottom , as such beds are used in SW.

With plants you can have a fully functiional filtration depending on fish/plant load.

Check out Severum's "Greenhouse for fish " thread. He is doing it for allmost 4 years with incredible success.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?95787-My-green-house-for-fish