growing plants in hang on filters?
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I'm not sure if you can or not but they would need a light source.
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I`ve seen a number of filters with "lucky bamboo" sticking out of them.
Best guess, they have little or no effect other than looking a bit wierd.
Best guess, they have little or no effect other than looking a bit wierd.
Java moss has a tendency to colonize filters, so does duckweed, but non-floating plants have a tendancy to clog filters. I have java ferns that go into mine, but i have to clean them out otherwise they can stick the impellers. If you're looking to filter the water with plants I would suggest getting some pumps and a relay-plunger shutoff and make a vegetative filter in a refugium-type thing or a sump
or look into aquaponics if you're willing to spend a lil extra money. Its a magical thing and you can grow yourself some lettuce or spices
You could easily grow some pothos in your HOB with the roots submerged... I would guess it would actually lower your nitrates. Pothos are HUNGRY! Wouldn't need much of a light source either--that's why they make good house plants.