DIY Floating Plant Corral | Aquatic Plant Forum I recently bit the bullet and purposely introduced duckweed to a 10gal tank of mine in an effort to reduce the lighting and be a fast grower And sure enough in a week the top of the tank was entirely covered This made putting ones arm in the tank for maintenance rather unpleasant to say the
Of Mystery Snails (and Duckweed!!!!!) | Aquatic Plant Forum So, today I made the most fascinating discovery in my fishroom: mystery snails eat duckweed!!!! I have a habit of keeping one in each tank to help clean various algae, since they don't bother my plants or fish (unless the latter are breeding) This is mostly because a ) I have lots of tanks
How to easily get rid of duckweed - Aquatic Plant Forum To service Duckweed was the principal work that I needed to perform every few days in order for Duckweed to allow the rest of my plants to live with it Now that Duckweed is gone I've gone back to enjoying life again The irony is that I never actually needed Duckweed anyway Duckweed go bother someone else But how did I get rid of it?
Who eats duckweed? - Aquatic Plant Forum Preferrably cheap and something that I won't want to get rid of after the duckweed is gone? I also have anubias, java fern, Christmas moss and a lily in the tank presently
Getting rid of Duckweed with fish? | Aquatic Plant Forum Duckweed is a nuisance, but since it removes ammonia and nutrients, so it is something I am willing to live with My duckweed removal tools: A small test tube-type bristle brush that you can roll over the surface collecting the duckweed
How much light does duckweed need? | Aquatic Plant Forum I am planning on putting some duckweed in the sump section of my wet dry filter About a 10" x 13" exposed surface area How much light do I need I run two light timer each for 8 hours with a 4 hour overlap, so I would like the sump area to be lit 8 hours I was think an incadescent style fixture with a compact flourescent bulb Thoughts? How much wattage?
Pothos as an alternative to floating plants - Aquatic Plant Forum I was wondering if anyone had any experience having pothos instead of the usual floaters (frogbit, duckweed, salvinia, water lettuce, etc) Floaters tend to explode in numbers and hence block the light from reaching other plants This wouldn't be a problem with pothos, while still retaining the
Pennywort versus Duckweed - Aquatic Plant Forum Right now the duckweed has sprung back to life and the pennywort is failing I recently changed out 2 of my flouescent bulbs for new ones (I use spiral fscrew in flourescent bulbs)