Floating plants- how to.

[graham]

I just got myself some shuvelnose Lima's and want to have somne floating plants in the tank to cut down on light but I dont know ho to do this.
Is there anyway I could take some of my fake plants that are meant to anchor in gravel and suction them to the side of the tank? I dont want to just have the plants floating around and posibly get sucked into the filter.
I also dont want to use live plants because I hate the look of decaying plants in a tank and dont want the hassle.
So how do you get floating plants in your tank?

 

[amesbien]

i know they sell plastic reptile plants that come with suction cups, those would definitly work. Regular tank plants would probably work great.

 

[Dr Joe]

Basically like you said, getting long plants will help too.

Floating breeding gas isn't that pretty, but would cut out some light.

Are you using a hood light/ Put strips of black electrical tape on parts of the bulb if their flourescents. This will cause shadows.

Dr Joe

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[HarleyK]

You could use cork bark, simply fix it to a side with a suction cup.

I also dont want to use live plants because I hate the look of decaying plants in a tank and dont want the hassle.

IMO a Dummkopf move (sorry, but I've always wanted to use that expression ). Live floating plants take up nitrates and other pollutants like a sponge. Water lettuce, Hydrocotyle leucocephala or others look great and help your water quality greatly. Since you want the shade for your fish, you could hit two birds with one stone...

HarleyK.

 

[amesbien]

Floating breeding gas

? huh ?

 

[Dr Joe]

? huh ?

Floating breeding grass Sorry...

Dr Joe

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[davo]

i know they sell plastic reptile plants that come with suction cups, those would definitly work. Regular tank plants would probably work great.

They sell them for aquatics too, but it would work the same way. There are plenty of nice real floating plants too. Help with your nitrates too