Grass in hob

[Zanzag]

Decided to try setting up some grass in my filter to see if it helps with water quality. One week in and ive got good growth on the grass and the hornwort in the tank is mostly algae free

 

[Mitchell The Monster]

lol i did the same thing in my pond but not for filtration just for fun and see how well they grew. Interested to see if it actually soaks up some nitrates.

 

[kno4te]

Great idea. Another good option. Now to get a mini lawn mower!

 

[Zanzag]

Scissors should work well ill test nitrates tonight and then again tommorrow night. But within a day or two the water did get noticeably less stained.

 

[Hawkfish3.0]

Very cool setup. I like this idea!

 

[Zanzag]

Thanks! Heres a side view of the tank. 50 plus guppies, 50 plus tadpoles, one ghost shrimp that just wont quit and a big ol opaline gourami. Plus snails of course

 

[Zanzag]

Annnnnnd the nitrate results are.
Last water change was about 2 weeks ago. Usually i just top off evap.

 

[Zanzag]

Grass has gone to seed but no water test today because i had to do a water change so i could clean up the hornwort needles. These tadpoles are sure messy though.