So a while ago I decided to try growing a sweet potato plant on my 20long breeder to see how this compared to pothos for removing nitrates and providing shelter via roots for my platy fry.
My main concern about the sweet potato was how it would do long term as I couldn't find much info online on this and I remembered reading that some people experienced rot after a few months in the actual potato part of the plant.
Well, after 2 months in I have to say this plant is going crazy and growing super fast. I find myself trimming it weekly. The roots get crazy as well and could easily substitute any kind of breeding mop if left untrimmed. I'm talking about 12 inch long roots! For me that helped immensely.
Without any kind of light other from what bleeds out of my tank and natural light from my window this thing has been growing very well. I'd say the sweet potato plant's growth rate has surpassed my pothos and even water wisteria by at least 75% every week.
Now today I made a discovery that I think might change how I use it in my tank. I had tossed a clipping on a glass of water to see whether or not it could be propagated via stem rather that the potato (in case it does decide to start rotting in the future) and low and behold... the stem did not slow down in growth after doing this. Instead it started sprouting roots like the mother plant.
My main concern about the sweet potato was how it would do long term as I couldn't find much info online on this and I remembered reading that some people experienced rot after a few months in the actual potato part of the plant.
Well, after 2 months in I have to say this plant is going crazy and growing super fast. I find myself trimming it weekly. The roots get crazy as well and could easily substitute any kind of breeding mop if left untrimmed. I'm talking about 12 inch long roots! For me that helped immensely.
Without any kind of light other from what bleeds out of my tank and natural light from my window this thing has been growing very well. I'd say the sweet potato plant's growth rate has surpassed my pothos and even water wisteria by at least 75% every week.
Now today I made a discovery that I think might change how I use it in my tank. I had tossed a clipping on a glass of water to see whether or not it could be propagated via stem rather that the potato (in case it does decide to start rotting in the future) and low and behold... the stem did not slow down in growth after doing this. Instead it started sprouting roots like the mother plant.
