Plants in the WETdry

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I started the Nitrate portion of the filter today on the 6. anybody using? Notice a difference? Yes I followed firemedics thread and was inspired.

Whats plants did you use?
 
Any plant, try fast growing and multiplying algae-swords-anubs pretty much any plan will serve the same purpose. I added a chamber specifically for this and works like a charm. Nitrates are 5-10ppm after a month of so of no W/Cs. Pretty sweet.

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I use pothos, Lucky bamboo, and water hyacinth. They all work great but I still do weekly water changes.
 
apriliarider15;4811377; said:
I use pothos, Lucky bamboo, and water hyacinth. They all work great but I still do weekly water changes.
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I've got pothos in my set up. Hyacinth roots get ridiculous! I'm going to replace or supplement the pothos with mangroves (someone told me they work for freshwater) or bamboo.
 
I dont have a specific chamber for plants in my sump....just a 55g full of ceramics...where could I put some bamboo? And do I need a special light on it? Will my simple flourescent tube work?
 
Sounds like a good idea. You don't see freshwater refugiums that often but I am sure they work.
 
I put a seperate light on my sump that has a timer to match the main tank timer. I have access to mangrove but the mangrove grows so slow I think other plants will work faster. With Nitrates in mind I would assume the long roots would be great for nitrate removal. I plan on trying Bamboo and a maybe a couple others to test for long roots and nitrate levels. In answer to the flourescent lights question, my experience is that a regular flourescent will work but some bulbs are better than others. Bigger spectrum of light etc.
 
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