Filtration in a Plant Tank

you mean with wool?

Originally Posted by |squee|

Biological filtration isn't very important when your planted tank is growing well, because ammonia is taken up by the plants. More important will be mechanical filtration to have crystal clear water

Originally Posted by 12etard

you mean with wool?

Wool sponge ceramic rings .... any mechanical media that can filter out small particles to make the water clear.

lightedmouse, ur planted tank no fauna at all arh.... hmm.., y not add some shrimps or sumting? it not only beautifies ur tank but aso help eat away and insect larve. later the garmen pple cum ur hse they can fine u for that lehz, say u bleeding mosqito..

they can fine you for anything la...

Hahaa, yar. Put in a few tetras and some shrimp. Eat larve and algea.

Originally Posted by jytong

Is there a need to put ceramic rings into the filter?

hi

i dont think theres a need to. i placed them because i think they dont choke easily, less cleaning. I got fishes in the tank now.

Originally Posted by reversebungee

lightedmouse, ur planted tank no fauna at all arh.... hmm.., y not add some shrimps or sumting? it not only beautifies ur tank but aso help eat away and insect larve. later the garmen pple cum ur hse they can fine u for that lehz, say u bleeding mosqito..

Hi

Mine actually have but being a small tank, molly seems unmatching, too big.maybe will get tiny fishes.

Originally Posted by lightedmouse

Hi

Mine actually have but being a small tank, molly seems unmatching, too big.maybe will get tiny fishes.

some rasborados or tetras wld be great.

Originally Posted by |squee|

Biological filtration isn't very important when your planted tank is growing well, because ammonia is taken up by the plants. More important will be mechanical filtration to have crystal clear water

I would like to reflute on that... Biological filtration is as important as mechanical filtration. While mechanical filter will stop all debris in water, biological filtration is the one that acutally clean the water in microscorpic level. Most planted tank with crystal clear water are result of biological filtration either in cannister or internal filter with multiple layers of filter medium. The last layer is usually ceramic ring or ball with lots of tiny pore for micro organism to live in. They are the one that treat the water as it pass through.