Advice with Frogbit!

[AVN]

Hey guys, just got some Frogbit from a ROAK the other day, it's my first time dealing with any floating plants.

Could you kindly share your experiences with keeping it from getting sucked into the filter intake, or an aesthetically pleasing/discreet way of keeping it floating in one area?

I built a mesh cage to hold it near the top of my tank and to provide protection for fry and eggs, and it works great. The only downside is that any new plants that grow are so small they manage to squeeze by and end up getting circulated underwater and into the filter intake.

[rodcuda]

I make a ring out of air tubing for mine. It mostly keeps the small plants in also.

[Knotyoureality]

Mini suction cups and a length of black acrylic cut from some random cover I had laying around. Might have been part of a glass cover hinge.

My filter return is in one corner; found it worked best to put one cup on the back wall and the other half way along the side wall. This created a curved section that the floaters couldn't get into and the tension from the curve helped keep it in firmly set in the suction cups. You could also silicone it to top edge of the tank if you can't find inconspicuous cups but the cups are much easier to slide up/down to adjust for changing water levels.

[somewhatshocked]

Fishing line also works wonders and disappears visually.

[AVN]

Basically create a floating buoy line that keeps the floaters corralled?

I've got some small suction cups, I'll try to make something out of that.

[somewhatshocked]

Yep, exactly. Just something to keep them in one section of the tank so they're not disturbed by too much surface agitation.