wet dry sump for planted tank

[Reef_Tank_70_Jax]

I was thinking of a wet dry sump for my 75 gallon tank with plants. Any input?

 

[Coursair]

I was thinking of a wet dry sump for my 75 gallon tank with plants. Any input?

If I remember right, Tom Barr was saying he experimented with one. He sealed it ? To help retain the CO2 ? Sorry, don't remember exact details. We talked about it at my club meeting awhile back.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Sorry not much input yet.. but I'm sure you researched by now? Here's a little more info I found on the topic.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=151121

 

[Reef_Tank_70_Jax]

Thanks Brian. Its not a fully planted tank i am going to do just a few plants for the small guys

 

[Joeysdiscus]

Thanks Brian. Its not a fully planted tank i am going to do just a few plants for the small guys

Have you thought of planting the roots of house plants into the sump filled with biomedia or gravel so they soak up the nitrification process???

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Here is a couple pictures of my sump. It is an open top and haven't thought about closing it. They are all low light plants and I don't dose anything to this or add root tabs. It looks a little lightly stocked right now because I just sold a ton of plants. They grow like weeds in there. There is also one peace lily (house plant) that was left over from my other planted tank.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I do get better growth out of my planted tank because of dosing. The plants grow a little thicker and the leaves on some n the sump start to look clear once they get s big