Under gravel filters

[Carmine J. Ventura JR]

Question:

Do undergravel filters affect plant growth ? If so, how ?

Thanks

[Carmine J. Ventura JR]

(LeighMo) wrote in message >...
> >Do undergravel filters affect plant growth ? If so, how ?
>
> UGFs make it hard to fertilize root feeders, such as Amazon sword plants.
> Anything you put in the gravel ends up in the water column.
>
> In addition, it makes it really hard to move plants around later. The roots
> get really, really long, and tangle in the filter plate something awful.
>
>
> Leigh
>
> http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/

Leigh,

Thanks for your help. Should I just shut off the power heads for the
undergravel filter or take out the whole setup ? If I do, do you think
a fluval 404 would be adaquate filtration for a 60 gal tank ?

Thanks again for your help.

Carmine