scrubbies or bio-balls in overflow?
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Just added some to my overflows a week ago. I though it was a great place to hide the roots and still have great flow. How long did it take to get established and start sucking up nitrates?
Man I tell you, I was worried that there might be too much flow in the overflows for the roots, but boy was I wrong. Stuff literally sprouted runners and more roots into the tank and grew a few inches over a few days. Id say about 2 weeks to get comfortable and start working and after that you just have to keep it cut back and periodically and check to make sure it's not blocking your drains. Other than that, the stuff grows like a weed and stays out of the tank(for the most part lol)
I have an average stocked tank and I now hit 10-15ppm at my weekly water change. Water clarity seems better too.
I have an average stocked tank and I now hit 10-15ppm at my weekly water change. Water clarity seems better too.
I have mesh bags stuffed loosly with pot scrubbies in the overflows of my 265. Main reason was because I wanted to quiet the noise without having to make standpipes. I had tons of scrubbies and mesh bags so figured why not. Not only does it deaden the sound but it's two overflows worth of bio filtration; can't hurt.
Pothos only works well in smaller tanks for massive plant setup like as large as the diaplay tank. Put nothing in the overflows. You have a sump for a reason.
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uh..... gonna beg to differ here.
and I really don't feel like a) digging around my pothos in the sump to change the socks and b) lighting my sump. Overflows work just fine for me. Plenty of threads around here showing Pothos effectively reducing nitrates. Really depends alot on your stocking levels of said display too
Nothing wrong with a little extra filtration... makes perfect sense to positively utilize otherwise wasted space.
Exactly. My Overflows are pretty wide, so it only made sense to try the Pothos there. I can fit a large hanging basket and a half in there and my nitrates are around 5-7ppm at each water change. I don't own any cats currently and my dogs would be fit to be tied trying to get on top of a 5' and 6' tank, so the whole toxicity issue is pretty much null and void.
Plus, Im old and grew up with metal Tonka Toys lol. I also use toilet cleaner in my bowls and have never had any pets die from drinking the water, because Im sure it's toxic too
I also grew up in house with lots of cats, Tonka Toys, toilet cleaner, Pothos in almost every room and haven't had any weird issues as of yet.......
Not to say I wont die from all of these substances, but my daughter doesn't wear headgear to get the mail or feed the fish and is a Monsterfishkeeper in training. She wants a Killer whale and I don't think anyone on here can suit her needs with a current setup.....lol
