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Undergravel lattice for heavily planted tank?
I have a 55-g moderately-planted discus tank with a few easy-to-grow
plants like Vals, Anubia nana, Crinum (onion), apon crispus, Java
Fern, and a few others. The filtration is RFUG w/ 2 Otto PH400's w/
prefilters. I've had fair success with the 'lushness' of the plants
in this tank, but I would like to try another planted tank without the
monstrous RFUGF that's in this tank.
I had an idea to construct a 'lattice' that consisted of 1" diameter
PVC pipes that were joined together like a ladder and filled w/ holes.
I would then attach a modest power head (or 2, maybe) to push water
through the substrate, and then use a fluidized bed for filtration. I
just want to prevent water stagnation under the gravel, but use other
means of filtration.
Here's an Ascii representation...
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Am I just reinventing the wheel (UGF) here, or should I try it??
Thanks in advance,
Byron
byron_seward at ccm_jf.intel.com
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