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I am going to buy a ten gallon fish tank, I want to place plants for fresh water that does not need a filter, please let me know all my options. Thank you!

2007-09-29 14:25:26 · 3 answers · asked by racm_86 3 in Pets Fish

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I'm not really sure what you're looking for here - plants don't really require filters - in fact, they may do better without, since floating plants will get pushed underwater by the return, and the leaves of any near the uptake may get caught inside (or wrapped around) the strainer at the end of the tube. The only benefits the plants may get from having a filter is that it helps in removing solid particles that might block the plants from light, and it will circulate nutrients.

The filter mostly benefits fish in the tank, so if all you're planning is an aquarium with plants, you wouldn't have to use a filter. It is a good idea to have one (even if just a sponge filter or partial undergravel) if you have any type of fish - they need to have the aerated water at the top circulated throughout the tank, and the dissolved carbon dioxide needs to circulate to the surface where it can be released.

A bigger issue for you for keeping plants is your lighting. Depending on the depth of the tank, type of lighting (fluorescent, T-5, compact fluorescent, single or double tube), distance from the light to the plants, how densely the tank is planted) will play a bigger role in how well you can get any plant to survive. As a general rule, you should try to provide around 2 watts per gallon to keep plants, although there are some that can withstand lower amounts and some which need higher. Some good species to try if you're just starting with plants are Java moss, Java fern, and Anubias - all of these require less light than most and are among the easiest to keep. The aquarium "bulbs" (Aponogeton) do well also, but need a little more light. They also have leaves that can float on the surface, so these might block light if there are other plants beneath them.

2007-09-29 15:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1 0

A plastic one. i'm actual serious. there's no fish that would fortunately stay in an unheated, unfiltered bowl. no longer even a betta (tropical = want a heater) or goldfish (messy = want a filter out). A betta would desire to stay to tell the tale in such an surroundings, even nevertheless it would do properly. i'm curious how previous adventure has taught you to no longer get the flaws that fish want. A filter out and a heater are rather common and not in any respect particular, and make a great distinction to the existence of your fish. no longer in basic terms that, yet an unfiltered bowl is amazingly extreme maintenance, while a larger, filtered, cycled tank isn't. Fish poo and uneated food rot interior the water, generating a chemical called ammonia that's actual undesirable on your fish and might in basic terms be stored at risk-free concentrations via daily 50% water variations. A cycled, filtered tank desires in basic terms 25% weekly water variations. while you're lifeless prepared on the bowl ingredient, get a bi-orb, the sole bowl it rather is risk-free for fish. it rather is totally high priced, nevertheless. A tank may well be lots extra appropriate. having mentioned which you would be able to renounce your self to retaining in basic terms shrimp and snails. this could be a call between an unfiltered, unheated bowl and a fish. you won't be able to do the two.

2016-12-28 07:26:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Plants dont need filter at all, they just need CO2

2007-09-29 15:22:33 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0 1

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