Plants only tank.
 

My tank is becoming over grown with plants and it's time to start removing some of them. I want to put them in a 10g I have. My question is will they live with only Seachems Flourish and no fish. I really want to do this with equipment I have on hand and not buy any thing,(like root tabs). The main plant that needs to be reduced is Wisteria.P.S. My tap water comes with >.5ppm ammonia. Would this feed them if I did a weekly or bi-weekly water change?

I would think so since your tab water has ammonia in it. I would certainly try it. Better then just throwing way the trimmings and if it doesn't you haven't wasted any money. Just a little time and effort.

Thank you.

it wouldn't take many fish to keep the plants growing. And you could just use some kind of plastic tub instead of a tank as well. Perhaps some locals can harvest some fish from thier tanks. I did that with live bearers all the time. And the LFS has feeder guppies here for like 3/$1 or so.

or you could even collect some small fish from local streams and lakes.

just a thought.

Worth .02

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Plants love ammonia, so I would try it with the Flourish Comp and weekly water changes. Water changes for the ammonia and Flourish Comp to balance it out.

This will work, though plant growth will likely be less than in a fish tank. I have a 20g that is my QT for new fish, and I keep it running permanently with plants culled from the other tanks. Right now it has been maybe 3 or 4 months without fish, and previously I have had it running for half a year or more without fish. I dose Flourish Comp 3 times weekly and do regular weekly water changes of 1/3 the tank just to keep it fresh, but I do not use water conditioner as there are no fish and plants will take up the chlorine.

I dose FC three times but that is because all my tanks get the same. I have very soft water and found that I need more than just once or even twice weekly.


I have noticed that the plants remain green and healthy, but they do not grow as fast--less spread on floaters, fewer runners on chain swords, etc.

Remember there is some nitrogen (= ammonium and nitrate) in Flourish Comp. Plus, you would be amazed at the amount of detritus that collects in the substrate even with no fish. I still don't know where it all comes from.:question: Some is undoubtedly plant leaves that have fallen off and not been noticed. And I do have snails in this tank, Malaysian Livebearing and pond.

Byron.

When my 20L had plants and no fish, I fed the plants fish food (small amounts twice a week).

That's the solution, thank you.

Awesome, I wanted snails in the tank but didn't think there would be food for them. With no water conditioner are the snails not affected by the chlorine? I assume no heater is ok for the plants and snails. The water would never get below about 70f.