Hydroponics Question

[swomley93]

Hello everyone I am thinking about setting up a plant or two on top of my 55 gallon tank, I don't know what plants I want yet but I want to know what cheap lighting fixture can I get, and how much has to be in water and how much has to be above it, and all that jazz it's gonna be a diy project but I just want to know the basics of the must haves for it to be a success , I have big fish in there and good amount of nitrates and it's a very established tank.

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[Fat Homer]

I would go with Pothos, they dont need much light, but with the roots in the water would really help suck up nitrates etc...

 

[Wailua Boy]

When you combine hydroponics and fish tanks you're actually getting in aquaponics and there is ton of information online about that. Either way you be happy with the nitrate removal....