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Gambusia
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So my current dilemma is that my city switched its main water line so my water is now containing tons of phosphates which ive been fighting with plants. But I recently upgraded to a 130g tank for my bass and went with a sand bottom so currently all I have is some moss wrapped around the driftwood. That is until a bass decides it doesn't like it there. So my question is this.
I have a few leftover HOB filters... Is
It possible to add plants to those so they will grow out of tank but with
The roots and bottom of the plants submerged I'll still get the benefits of plants without the headaches?!?
If not the filters maybe those net baskets that hang on the edge of the tank?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you in advance


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There was a thread here somewhere on i think plant only filtration... might be worth looking it up and see how they setup their tanks, coz i remember the plants were basically all above the tank with pretty much only the roots submerged underwater which will in theory help reduce the phosphate problem?
 
I'll try to search for that later on! The plants won't be the only filtration but hopefully enough to keep the phosphates down so I'm not constantly adding things to the filter to keep it low


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Yea, i just thought it would be more useful for you to see how others hung their plants thats all :)


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After research I went with lucky bamboo. It can be found pretty much anywhere. A local grocery store near me had 6" sticks for a dollar so I grabbed a few of them. And basically from what I've read on the care for these plants you can simply throw them in a cup of water and change it every few days and add plant food.. But with it being in a HOB filter the water is constantly changing itself and the plants can thrive off of the nutrients and waste in the water of the tank.. There also a minimal light plant so no extra lights needed as long as they get some sun thought the day. Here's pics from day one.. Nothing really to look at but waiting to see some benefits from them


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hmmmm, id love to see some number my water source is effin horriable here.... i have high nitrate and phosphate right outta my tap.. 20ppm nitrate, and 1ppm phosphate .... darmn brown algea in my tank lol ... can you just cut the bamboo down when it grows too big ?? how many of the bamboo sticks would ya really need to make a difference ? im about same size of tank as you
 
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hmmmm, id love to see some number my water source is effin horriable here.... i have high nitrate and phosphate right outta my tap.. 20ppm nitrate, and 1ppm phosphate .... darmn brown algea in my tank lol ... can you just cut the bamboo down when it grows too big ?? how many of the bamboo sticks would ya really need to make a difference ? im about same size of tank as you
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All questions i still have too.. Have 4-5 sticks into my old filter but feel like its too soon to have any concrete results


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i read up on this lucky bamboo and just reg bamboo ya see at grocery stores in vases are better ... these dont suck up alot and will take a long time to see anything frm whati was reading and been told i maybe wrong tho ... oh a just a FYI the leafs on lucky bamboo if thats what ya have are mildly toxic so keep away from childern and pets
 
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