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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #1330
In a message dated 10/15/99 3:57:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com writes:
<< Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 09:40:29 -0700
From: Ron Bednar <ron at dahothouse_com>
Subject: Fresh Water Reef
Hi,
There has been some discussion on this list regarding fresh water reefs and
terrestrial plants as filters. I have decided to setup a 10gal test prior to
a 40gal main tank later on. I am thinking of using Spathphyllums as the
filter plant in the outside container and have found a sm
grained fired clay product used for growing hydroponic orchids to use as the
medium. My question is the exchange rate to and from the outside container.
Should the water trickle in and out like a hydroponics system via a lift tube
arrangement or pour in and out from a powerhead like
an outside filter? If the latter, can the Spaths tolerate having their roots
constantly submerged? Or would a bog plant like Marsh Marigolds be a better
choice as the filter plant. I would think that you would want a plant with a
fairly high metabolism as the filter plant. Anyone
have any experience with this? Thanks much.
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I too am very interested in creating the freshwater equivalent of a marine
reef. I use water hyacinths as a biofilter and bonsi'ed cypress and water
tupelo trees as the equivalent of coral heads. Is anyone else doing this or
interested in doing it? freshwater inverts are of course a big part of this
type of aquarium, unfortunately freshwater inverts are difficult to find.
Moon