Camogirl28
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Am looking for a plant like fern . Not to fast growing and easy to take care of. Also look natural in community tanks.
Fast growing stem plants are best for sucking up nitrates. You could try water sprite or water wisteria, although they do grow quickly. As Max mentioned you might want to try Java fern or any type of anubias as they grow very slowly. Bolbitis is another option that could work and Amazon frogbit is a good floater too.Am looking for a plant like fern . Not to fast growing and easy to take care of. Also look natural in community tanks.
Am looking for a plant like fern . Not to fast growing and easy to take care of. Also look natural in community tanks.
Hello Cam... Nitrates, at a low level, under 50 ppm, aren't going to harm most aquarium fish. Floating plants that take in nutrients from their roots are effective if you want to remove nutrients, like nitrate from the tank water. Hornwort, Anacharis and Pennywort are good examples. I keep these plants in all my planted tanks. They help filter the tank water and maintain a stable water chemistry. You'll still need to remove and replace half the tank water weekly to ensure safe water conditions for your fish and plants. B
What about when I want to remove the plant. Since it floats and reproduces fast how do I get rid of it. Also is there any good hardy plants that you can plant in the gravel. My book says bitter grass can't live in a tank with a temp above 68 degrees, is that true?
As others have said, it's really not that hard to jeep nitrates under control without plants. A weekly water change would be fine.
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And with nitrate in the water like that I wouldn't drink it either it isn't safe. You may also want to look into RO or reverse osmosis water that you remineralize. That is what I do.