Crazy idea?

[Diego21]

Hey everyone,

I have a DIY wet/dry filter with an overflow and I was thinking about trying to put some plants in my bio tray, what do you think? I was thinking that it might help with the bio load. One problem I might have is that my filter is inside my stand which makes access to light very hard. Any suggestions for a very very low light plant?

 

[Diego21]

Nobody?

 

[greenwater]

How about putting a small LED light in your stand above the bio tray.

 

[Diego21]

Ok that makes sense, any ideas for a type of hardy plant? Are plants a good addition to my filter? Will they help at all?

 

[cyris69]

Java moss?

Moss would be a good choice since it's dense, no substrate needed, no huge lighting demands. Grows quite fast under good conditions.

 

[cyris69]

Refugiums are going to be your best bet for live filtration. Some use modified over the back filters that are converted. Or a stump tank refugium.

 

[Diego21]

Will the plants take away the O2 from the water before it gets back to the tank?

 

[cyris69]

Plants utilize oxygen at night co2 during the day. I doubt it will affect the tank any different than if it was just planted vs being in a filter.

 

[Diego21]

Cool, thanks everyone for your help