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UGF question (was Algea in the undergravel filter (on purpose))
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UGF question (was Algea in the undergravel filter (on purpose))
Hydrogen sulfide can develop under the UG plates with is not something
plants roots can handle. That would be my best guest. Da'fishboy "Ben" wrote in message ... wrote: Wright's still around. I doubt you'll find much support for algae. Less algae is better for plant tanks. UG filters are not what folks want for the plants either. Regards, Tom Barr Besides plants roots getting tangled in the UGF, why are UGFs negative for plant growth? Thanks, Ben |
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UGF question (was Algea in the undergravel filter (on purpose))
"Ben" wrote in message ... wrote: Wright's still around. I doubt you'll find much support for algae. Less algae is better for plant tanks. UG filters are not what folks want for the plants either. Regards, Tom Barr Besides plants roots getting tangled in the UGF, why are UGFs negative for plant growth? Thanks, Ben If you were to use fertilizer sticks in the gravel near the roots, a UGF would pull the fertilizer's compounds into the water column, probably causing an algae bloom. Layering substrates is also made more difficult with a UGF. NetMax |
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UGF question (was Algea in the undergravel filter (on purpose))
Ben wrote in message ...
wrote: Wright's still around. I doubt you'll find much support for algae. Less algae is better for plant tanks. UG filters are not what folks want for the plants either. Regards, Tom Barr Besides plants roots getting tangled in the UGF, why are UGFs negative for plant growth? Thanks, Ben Gives a better environment for roots to extract iron and other nutrients from the gravel. Too much flow removed a fair amount of this. While at slower growth rates, folks that fertilize the water column etc, this is not as big of an issue, you can see noticable differences. Point is, why have a UFG if you don't need one in the first place, it takes up a good deal of tank space inside you tank and has ugly lift tubes that need to be hidden. the tangled root issue can be gotten around easily. Reverse flow UG's work much better. But still, it's something you simply do not need. You are growing plants here, not bacteria or algae(unless you like those). So grow the plants well. Add 3-4inches of flourite, some dirty mulm from an established tank, a bit of ground peat and your done. That will help a tank better than any other set up as far as the substrate goes. Wright would likely agree with it too Regards, Tom Barr |
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UGF question (was Algea in the undergravel filter (on purpose))
Thanks for the info. I was never into real plants but was thinking of
doing my next tank with them. I've always had lots of plastic ones and i love UGFs. (My pl*co LOVES the "ugly lift tubes", as did my angel). SO who knows what I'll do when I finally set up my next tank but at least now I'll have more info whichever way I go! Thanks, Ben Ben, I was big pleco guy till I got into plants a bit too much. I used deep 2-3 mm sand for my substrate which many of the plecos seemed to like that I had. Many like to dig. the samd was too fine to have a regular plate style UG so I made my own CPVC 1/2 pipe grid and ran it reverse with a maxi jet powerhead. This works very well and cost at most 10$ for even the largest of UG's. Plastic plants with a good crust of green algae look nice and was something I strove for on my rocks/wood etc. Floating water sprite is a nice plant they will not eat and grows easy even if you don't do anything different than you are now. Makes nice shaded spots in the tank for fish. Soaks up NO3 etc. I kept many plants over the years without doing anything special. Most did pretty good. Water sprite, a few Crypts, moss, java fern, Anubias etc. You can get into plants at whatever level you so choose. There are no "rules":-) The plants will be here when you are ready. Regards, Tom Barr |
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