Re: Stephens Plant Tank II

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Stephens Plant Tank II
From: mark.stephens at gsfc_nasa.gov (mark stephens)
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 09:14:29 -0400

>From: "shaji (s.) bhaskar" <bhaskar at bnr_ca>
>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 21:43:00 -0400
>Subject: Re: Stephens Plant Tank II
>
>It's the CO2, I believe.  H. Polysperma is a much prettier plant if
>you don't use CO2.

Has anybody else experienced this?  The internodal distance in the CO2ed
tank was at least twice as long (say a total of 1") than the ones grown
outside.

>
[snip]
>Why do you think you need a bio filter at all?  You could probably do
>quite well with just a couple of powerheads for circulation.

Good point.  I would like a sump, so will at least get an overflow box.  I
might make a filter out of a 10gal aquarium with the filter media
submerged.  It's what the canister filter is doing now anyway.

mark

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