How do you feel?

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

How do you guys feel about letting algae grow on the glass in a freshwater tank?

 

[Bettababe1011]

Is it for an algae eater?

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

Nope just as a cheap plant...

 

[Bettababe1011]

I suppose if you really wanted to, you can. My preference is to scrape, because the algae looks bad to me. But you don't have to.

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

I leave mine because my parents think plants foul the water... Yea I've showed them countless articles that say to the contrary... And for me it gives it kind of a natural look.

 

[Bettababe1011]

Yeah. My parents don't care whether I have plants. I have one java fern.

My parents also think I'm obsessed.

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

Yeah. My parents don't care whether I have plants. I have one java fern.

My parents also think I'm obsessed.

My parents don't think I'm obsessed they know I am

 

[Cdepriest6009]

Just as a question but I get what you mean about a cheap plant but don't you want to be able to see your fish if it was me I would scrape it off the front and sides but leave it on the back for the plants and it adds a natural backdrop too

 

[jetajockey]

plants foul the water? do plants foul the air? They actually help clean the water (and the air).

 

[Demonknight]

I liked the looks of my long hair I had growing on the back of my tank.. but you have to watch it or it does its best to take over

 

[Herotilapia_Multispinosa]

plants foul the water? do plants foul the air? They actually help clean the water (and the air).

Told them somthing along the same lines. I think they don't like them because it would involve me keeping the lightt on longer than usual now that I think about it.

 

[jetajockey]

Told them somthing along the same lines. I think they don't like them because it would involve me keeping the lightt on longer than usual now that I think about it.

There's several plant species that you can keep in ambient room light. I have some tanks with plants that don't have any light on them at all. they don't grow fast, but they stay alive. Java moss and java ferns work great for this.

I use plants in all of my tanks to help keep up water quality.


Just an idea, but if they are against it I don't know what to tell ya lol.

 

[needmorecowbell]

I doubt it but they may mean like mondo grass. They will foul your water because they aren't fully aquatic.