plants for sumps
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Bang for Buck pothos as said above. Low light and roots are submerged in water. My 10$ plant reduces my nitrates by 50%
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Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763
I have put cryptocoryne to use in sumps as a submerged, low light, low growing plant. The entire sump, using a shallow bed of sand became a massive tangle of roots and nitrates held between 2-5ppm, although they are no substitute for, and I continue with lots of regular water changes.
below is the sump, during a water change, you can see the pump chamber walls used to keeps roots from growing into the equipment
I also use separate refugiums in between some tanks and sumps (solely used just for gear like pumps, heaters and filter socks) to house emergent and floating plants where possible (some with pothos).
below is the sump, during a water change, you can see the pump chamber walls used to keeps roots from growing into the equipment
I also use separate refugiums in between some tanks and sumps (solely used just for gear like pumps, heaters and filter socks) to house emergent and floating plants where possible (some with pothos).
