Is it worth putting plants in a freshwater sump tank? Do any of you do it? Are there any real benefits from doing so?
Plants in freshwater sump tank, good or bad?
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I would add plants to the display tank if you could just because I like the look of plants in a tank. If you don't want to mess with the upkeep you could just get floating plants like anacharis/hornwort/cabomba and it would probably be easier to clean up decayed plant matter in the sump so you wouldn't have to mess with uprooting them every time you wanted to gravel vac properly. I'm about to make a sump with plants inside, but only because I have axolotl's, and they're light sensitive so I can't have bright lights in my display.
If you havn't used plants at all, they are amazing. I'm so surprised how much they help my water quality. I've heard a few people claim plants havn't had good results for maintaining water quality, but they usually only put a few plants in they're tank and expected a miracle. If you have a heavily planted tank you will definatly notice a change in your parameters
If you havn't used plants at all, they are amazing. I'm so surprised how much they help my water quality. I've heard a few people claim plants havn't had good results for maintaining water quality, but they usually only put a few plants in they're tank and expected a miracle. If you have a heavily planted tank you will definatly notice a change in your parameters
I have a severum and silver dollars in my main tank, so I cannot put plants there. I was just wondering what the benefits were in putting plants in the sump tank if there are any and if its worth it.
It really depends on how many plants you stick in there. Personally I'm not keeping another fish tank without some plants in my tank. I can't believe more people don't use them. I've found that adding aquatic plants can do wonders for my water quality. That being said the cleanup can be annoying, and I would do some research before picking a plant. There are many types of plants that can survive in different conditions, and I've found the low light plants that most people consider weeds to be the best for maintaining water quality. Water wisteria is my personal favorite, because I like the green look with the larger leaves, and it grows like a weed. Plants need nutrients, light, and co2 to survive, so I wouldn't get anything too needy for a sump plant. All you would probably need to do to put plants in your sump is a shop light and some low light plantsTheEelKing;4822634; said: