floater for tank with strong current

3935 Views 15 Replies 9 Participants Last post by Monster Fish, Sep 18, 2012

le0p

Discussion Starter · Sep 17, 2012

I need floaters to help dissipate light on my tank but the high flow seems to be killing any frogbit I put in there. Any suggestion on something that will hold up to a strong current?

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EnigmaticGuppy92

· #2 · Sep 17, 2012

how bout salvinia auriculata i had that in a medium to high flow tank once

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acitydweller

· #3 · Sep 17, 2012

a long string of salvinia will tend to group up in a corner in a tank with lots of surface aggitation but single plants get upset easily and brown if turned upside down..

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EnigmaticGuppy92

· #4 · Sep 17, 2012

ye they do tend to group up a bit

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SpecGrrl

· #5 · Sep 17, 2012

I have anachris as a floater in a cold high current goldfish tank and it's doing okay (3 weeks).

Also water wisteria has been holding its own in the same tank (1 month).

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Kathyy

· #6 · Sep 18, 2012

Try one of the stems that likes to float instead of a real floating plant. Pennywort, Najas and hornwort come to mind.

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le0p

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 18, 2012

i used wisteria for awhile but it gets ugly after it floats for awhile.. I'm going to be trying some large duckweed and water lettuce soon. See if that's any better

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aokashi

· #8 · Sep 18, 2012

Duck weed will be succcchhh a mess!

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SpecGrrl

· #9 · Sep 18, 2012

aokashi said:
Duck weed will be succcchhh a mess!

Iawtc.

Unless you have goldfish in which case duckweed will be dinner. And lunch and breakfast.

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Monster Fish

· #10 · Sep 18, 2012

Try Hygroryza aristata if you can find it.

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Mike1239

· #11 · Sep 18, 2012

Water lettuce a good one

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aokashi

· #12 · Sep 18, 2012

Monster Fish said:
Try Hygroryza aristata if you can find it.

the one vivadawolf was giving out? how big does it get?

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MrBrongher

· #13 · Sep 18, 2012

Watersprite will work too.

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Monster Fish

· #14 · Sep 18, 2012

aokashi said:
the one vivadawolf was giving out? how big does it get?

I think it just grows the length of the tank. The one she gave me is slowly growing in a sea of duckweed.

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aokashi

· #15 · Sep 18, 2012

I want one now XD grow some for me for the next meet up

It was fun seeing her introduce the air pockets they have to stay afloat. really interesting plant

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Monster Fish

· #16 · Sep 18, 2012

aokashi said:
I want one now XD grow some for me for the next meet up
It was fun seeing her introduce the air pockets they have to stay afloat. really interesting plant

It looks like floating husks of corn.

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