Question about Planted Tanks

Blackheart · 01-25-2013, 10:56 PM

So I had kinda an odd question.... We obviously all love planted tanks. Has anyone on here ever done a planted tank and not stocked it with any inhabitants? Just for fun?

Tenor1 · 01-26-2013, 12:02 AM

I had strongly considered it, but others convinced me to have fish. The fish are really incidental to me.

puopg · 01-26-2013, 12:08 AM

I feel like it would be so hard to fight algae without any cleanup crew. But if possible, that would be fun.

Diana · 01-26-2013, 12:19 AM

Sure, I have quite a few tanks with no livestock.
They are in a cool greenhouse, and temperature fluctuates too much for fish. Plants thrive.
Algae occasionally grows. Since there is no livestock I use an algae control chemical along with removal by hand.
Mostly there is no algae. Just lots of plants.

01-25-2013, 10:56 PM	#1
Blackheart Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan Posts: 642	Question about Planted Tanks So I had kinda an odd question.... We obviously all love planted tanks. Has anyone on here ever done a planted tank and not stocked it with any inhabitants? Just for fun?

01-26-2013, 12:02 AM	#2
Tenor1 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Pedro, California Posts: 239	I had strongly considered it, but others convinced me to have fish. The fish are really incidental to me. __________________ After 50 years I do a lot of things right, but still get things wrong

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01-26-2013, 12:08 AM	#3
puopg Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 517	I feel like it would be so hard to fight algae without any cleanup crew. But if possible, that would be fun.

01-26-2013, 12:19 AM	#4
Diana Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Contra Costa CA Posts: 5,012	Sure, I have quite a few tanks with no livestock. They are in a cool greenhouse, and temperature fluctuates too much for fish. Plants thrive. Algae occasionally grows. Since there is no livestock I use an algae control chemical along with removal by hand. Mostly there is no algae. Just lots of plants.