Message: 7
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:22:28 +0000
From: "Andy Lavery" <wagoneer78 at hotmail_com>
Subject: [APD] Plant filters
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
G'day all!
I'm going to ask a somewhat stupid question... So bear with me...
My schedule until april, is looking mighty insane... And my 55g Discus tank
is getting somewhat neglected; which I really need to do something about.
3-4 water changes a week are almost impossible right now.
So I'm wondering, what plants could I add to help keep the
nitrates/phosphates levels to a minimum between water changes.
The tanks current setup is a 30/70 flourite/gravel substrate, 80-160w of NO
flourescent (2 40w fixtures - usually run 80w but 160 is available),
temperature is 84F, kh 80mg/L gh 160mg/L. For the time being, I'd rather
keep away from CO2 (the discus are still younger - trying to keep the water
conditions as stable as possible).
Right now I've got some hygrophilia polysperma "sunset" in there - along
with a couple crypt wendtii. Growth isn't bad; but the recent BGA outbreak
set them back a ways...
Thanks in advance,
Andy
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