What kind of plants to grow emmersed in HOB filter?

atom · 11-21-2012, 07:39 PM

Hi,

Can anyone recommend any plants that are suitable to grow emmersed out of the HOB filter?

I've seen a few people doing it and really like how it looks, but don't know which aquarium plants or non aquatic plants I can plant in there.

Thanks.

**bababooey** · 11-21-2012, 07:41 PM

huh? growing plants inside filter? have a pic?

hotrodprincess · 11-21-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bababooey

huh? growing plants inside filter? have a pic?

Search planted hob there are a bunch. I am told baby spider plants. I haven't tried it yet but I want to as soon as I can find one. right now I have some Taiwan in ours its growing like crazy.

**xmas_one** · 11-21-2012, 08:01 PM

Almost all of the plants we grow in our tank will grow emersed. The short list is the ones that are true aquatics.

Hmoobthor · 11-21-2012, 10:37 PM

bamboo shoot or lucky bamboo found at petco

ADJAquariums · 11-21-2012, 11:51 PM

I agree with luck bamboo, I also think you can do Mondo Grass, im thinking of trying that

atom · 11-21-2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bababooey

huh? growing plants inside filter? have a pic?

Like this!

http://www.shrimpnow.com/forums/show...-freaking-hard

JunJunJenn · 11-22-2012, 04:58 AM

Pejerry who posted that tank is a member here with a thread in the main forum dedicated to these

Elppan · 11-22-2012, 05:03 AM

I have some silver tipped mondo grass I got as a small plant I yanked from a big plant at the home depot I work at lol, it's growing fantastically. I also have a pothos that has been in there for almost two months now... it's not really doing anything though, for some reason it hates me and refuses to grow lol.

wicca27 · 11-22-2012, 05:29 AM

a friend of mine grew a tomato plant in hers lol i will look for the pic and see if i can find it

wicca27 · 11-22-2012, 05:39 AM

i have some airplain/spider plants i may try and also some christmas cactus i will give a try to once it gets more roots on it

AirstoND · 11-22-2012, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by wicca27

i have some airplain/spider plants i may try and also some christmas cactus i will give a try to once it gets more roots on it

Please keep us updated via this or the planted HOB thread, and I'm VERY interested in how this ends up.

atom · 11-23-2012, 03:55 AM

I will have to track down Pejerry's thread then. Thanks.

I've always wondered about airplants, but I don't think they can be wet for long periods of time.

wicca27 · 11-23-2012, 05:11 AM

ive had mine growing in water for a couple months now they are just babies the lady at the plant nursery gave me off the huge mother plants they hang out side so who knows

Hidden Walrus · 11-23-2012, 06:31 AM

Almost any tropical plant you can find for sale as a houseplant with the exception of desert cacti.

Pothos, lucky bamboo, chinese evergreen, peace lily, and heartleaved philodendrons do really well in almost all situations.

With more light, pileas are pretty and they stall small. Purple waffle plants will in time grow large but slowly and will do very well with good lighting. Creeping fig takes a while to establish but in time it will easily take off and grow enormous. In big tanks sweet potato vine is great, with the roots down in the tank. Syngonium likes good light but will do with less and in time becomes a very sizable vine. In very good light try mint as well.

Try almost any of those little 3 inch pots of foliage available at any Walmart or Lowes. I've yet to find a plant that didn't adapt.

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wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,706	i have some airplain/spider plants i may try and also some christmas cactus i will give a try to once it gets more roots on it

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atom Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 207	I will have to track down Pejerry's thread then. Thanks. I've always wondered about airplants, but I don't think they can be wet for long periods of time.

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wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,706	ive had mine growing in water for a couple months now they are just babies the lady at the plant nursery gave me off the huge mother plants they hang out side so who knows

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Hidden Walrus Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Hobart, Indiana Posts: 124	Almost any tropical plant you can find for sale as a houseplant with the exception of desert cacti. Pothos, lucky bamboo, chinese evergreen, peace lily, and heartleaved philodendrons do really well in almost all situations. With more light, pileas are pretty and they stall small. Purple waffle plants will in time grow large but slowly and will do very well with good lighting. Creeping fig takes a while to establish but in time it will easily take off and grow enormous. In big tanks sweet potato vine is great, with the roots down in the tank. Syngonium likes good light but will do with less and in time becomes a very sizable vine. In very good light try mint as well. Try almost any of those little 3 inch pots of foliage available at any Walmart or Lowes. I've yet to find a plant that didn't adapt.