Vase Planted Tanks

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sdadlani

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Tried a search, but didn't find much... I'm gonna be setting up a very large tank and I would like to go with a bare bottom (no subtrate ) But wanted to put a few potted/vased plants.

Just looking for Ideas if you guys have any pics...

Thanks!
 
Are you sure? It doesn't exactly look that good and I'm not sure what particular benefit it would serve that outweighs this...
 
I seen it done well a few times but this involved hiding the pots in rocks or driftwood. You could also go with a planting rock. The plants if healthy are a great benefit to the tank especially in dissolved oxygen levels and nitrate control. I have a gravel bottom tank and upgrading to a large sand bottom tank. I have java fern growing on an old decommission HO filter that creates a great place for small fish and fry to hide. Also have lots of java moss growing all over my drift wood. My dissolved oxygen level have pegged every test kit I could find.
 
vladfloroff;3091779; said:
I seen it done well a few times but this involved hiding the pots in rocks or driftwood. You could also go with a planting rock. The plants if healthy are a great benefit to the tank especially in dissolved oxygen levels and nitrate control. I have a gravel bottom tank and upgrading to a large sand bottom tank. I have java fern growing on an old decommission HO filter that creates a great place for small fish and fry to hide. Also have lots of java moss growing all over my drift wood. My dissolved oxygen level have pegged every test kit I could find.
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So you want to do rocks, driftwood, and potted plants yet no substrate?

Do you hate gravel vaccing that much?
 
Here ya go: Bare bottom planted :D

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Wow. Neat tank!
I have the same question, so I won't start a new thread.
I'm doing a 60 tall with a sunfish, five angelfish and a macro shrimp. I hate the way gravel holds muck and would rather keep the muck in filter media than in the tank itself.
Can put some small gravel into ordinary plastic planter pots with plants and arrange them as I like?
I read the great sticky with species info, CO2 requirements, etc., and now am wondering which species won't outgrow my tank...
I'm only going to use easy, beginner plants because my goal is simply to have more stable water chemistry for my more sensitive inhabitants.
I don't care how it looks, really. I want pretty fish, the tank comes second. So if you know of some plants that will fit this kind of duty, please suggest, and I will research.

Also, what kind of vase is okay? Fully enclosed, root openings, holey all over, etc.?
 
I was thinkin more tanks like this....

What plants are those? and what would you guys use for subtrate? would it be okay to put any glass vase in a tank?

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sdadlani;3146744; said:
I was thinkin more tanks like this....

What plants are those? and what would you guys use for subtrate? would it be okay to put any glass vase in a tank?
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Not sure if the plants in the glass vase is aquatic.I have something simmilar in my tank and was told before they arent true aquatic plant.

anyway,only problem I see with the glass vase is that its small and your fish might knock it over and chip the vase or your tank.otherwize its seems like a good way on keaping your tank free of debri eg.
IMO I think for safety a heavy vase would work better
 
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