Sweet potato better than Pothos? - maybe!

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So as far as the roots go, I dont have any pictures of when they were at their longest, but they do spread everywhere and create a thick area that is beneficial for fry.


It is very similar to this ^^^

When it comes to nitrates it is very hard to say as I have other fast growing plants in there as well and in order to get precise numbers I would have to have two identical tanks with only one plant and same bio load.which I do not.


But I will say that i have seen my nitrates go down to 5 from 20 with more fish in the tank as my platies spawned.
 
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Wow thats great! Whats your wc schedule like? My goal is to try and hit a top off/ vaccuum water replacement on a biweekly basis only. I currently do around 200g water change weekly to keep it under 20ppm. My system is currently around 400g give or take.
 
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twentyleagues said:
Wow thats great! Whats your wc schedule like? My goal is to try and hit a top off/ vaccuum water replacement on a biweekly basis only. I currently do around 200g water change weekly to keep it under 20ppm. My system is currently around 400g give or take.
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I think it's definitely doable but in a system that big you might have to do multiple plants to counter the nitrates. I'm starting to propagate all the stems and it seems like it might be a good way to go. Easier than propping the starter potato plant which is heavy.

I currently do 30% wc every 10 days. But I'm working towards a single wc once a month if the nitrates dont build up. Just to replenish minerals in the water.
 
Beautiful!

You actually have your tank in the perfect location to grow a lot more emersed plants, using the invaluable natural light.

Have you considered open top tank or partially opened to house more plants. Generally, in a tank this size once the plants grow in you won't need a cover in terms of fish jumping out, only evaporation which is seasonal, more in the winter, less in the summer...
 
Ive got a ton of plants, pothos, some other vine type plants, a few floating plants and alot of aquarium plants. If sweet potatoes grow faster and use more nitrate/ammonia then I'd gladly stick in a few, and like you cut off a few stems to increase plant load with out adding more potatoes.
 
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build a floor to the stand pictured and maybe glue some magnets (strong epoxy) that can connect to a removable sheath system which, in my opinion, would look awesome!
 
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The sweet potato thing looks like a winner for my coming patio aquarium! I haven't done a potato like that since I was 10. ;)

What I have in mind is to put my big plecos in an outdoor tank.
I will put a big trellis and overhead to carry the vines.

Right now I'm doing Pothos in 4 tanks and it's great, but I will certainly try the sweet potato. Out here we get Garnet Yams and I will try that too.

I don't think anything leafy will grow in the salt water sump, so it's probably some type of algae.

I'll start another thread for that.
 
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