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Going to grab one at Lowes on my way home from work. Gonna start by putting them in my 2 Penguin 350's. Keep ya'll posted I guess.

Was thinking...if you had any problems with your stock nipping at the roots, you could always get a few of those things that pet store hang on the side of the tank when they are getting out a fish for you. The little plastic things. You could drill some holes, and have it hang inside your tank near filter output to ensure water circulation. Or you could point a weaker powerhead torwards it. That way the roots stay protected but get water flow. Just a thought.
 
I use shower caddies for in-tank planters and betta boxes. They are larger, transparent, come with suction cups and often cost a dollar. I just filled one with gravel in anticipation of some potential root chewing. I hope that a pothos can root in large gravel.
 
Exactly like that! I found clearer ones at Big Lots for something like 2.00 apiece, but that one looks perfectly serviceable as well.
 
As far as the old roots vs. new roots, I've never experimented with it myself, and only have information that I have read, so your guess is as good as mine! I would leave it and see if you witness any browning/softening of the roots. If that happens, then I would cut away the part that's rotting to a part that is still rigid.

The variegated plants will do just as good a job as the plain ones. If you have less light, the variegation will disappear, and it will take it's original green color form. You can keep them in pretty high light, the more light it has, the more it can photosynthesize, the more nutrients it will use, etc. You can keep it in pretty high light without ill effects, and the yellow variegated types will often become more yellow, less green. If you plan on having it in high light, and it's accustomed to low light, I would acclimate it over the course of a week or two, to prevent burning the leaves.

And yes, it can root in large gravel, similar to hydroponics, but the roots will be staying submerged instead of only damp from the water creeping up the rocks/gravel/whatev.
 
I always wanted a long horizontal tray that sat at the back of the aquarium. In it, I would put either ceramic rings or bio balls and pothos. Have water pumped into one end, and have a pipe on the other that goes back into the tank.

Kind like whats at 4:46 of this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=magQpeXpMxQ

What do you guys think? Looks like it would be fun to make and have.
 
I like the idea of planting the pothos into actual ceramic rings. I have a little acrylic trough I could try that with, actually.
 
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I like the idea of planting the pothos into actual ceramic rings. I have a little acrylic trough I could try that with, actually.
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Seachem claims you can root things into their Matrix products. I'm going to try it out in my sump.
 
Well I went to Lowe's and got a pothos. Also went to Big Lots and got the shower caddies (they aren't completely clear but were dirt cheap!).

I put two of the caddies with some broken up pothos in the empty spaces on the back wall. They 2 penguin take up the other space on the back and I put some in there too. So now I have a full wall of pothos along the back of my 6ftr.

I took pothos and crushed ceramic media and planted them in the two caddies. I had 2 cheap low flow wave makes laying around and put them next to the caddies so they get some better circulation.

Had an extra caddie and some left over pothos so I put that in the 40gal exodon tank.

I will try and get pics up tmrw.
 
Many apologies on the horrible picture quality. My phone is junk.

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