In late summer I added a few rooted cuttings of the common house plant,Syngonium to the back cutout of my 240 gallon Aquarium with plants. The larger its gotten,the longer I have been able to go without large water changes or even washing the floss filter. Its grown in all directions and now pops out of one of the three middle cutouts. The fish love it..hang under the roots all day for some. Since adding liquid iron...the whole tank has seen a flush of new deep green growth over all the plants. The combo has a way of keeping the water clear no matter how often I feed..or what I feed. Beefheart can pollute..but so far no problems.
I think its sort of Aquaponics and although the light from a large window powers the Syngonium,others would have to put a very bright light over the Syngonium to get good ,fast growth and thick roots system. It could even be planted in its own basin...water pumped to it and gravity flow back to the aquarium.
This is not a "plant aquarium" it's an aquarium with plants ..that also get sunlight with the artificial lights about 9 hours a day.
I think its sort of Aquaponics and although the light from a large window powers the Syngonium,others would have to put a very bright light over the Syngonium to get good ,fast growth and thick roots system. It could even be planted in its own basin...water pumped to it and gravity flow back to the aquarium.
This is not a "plant aquarium" it's an aquarium with plants ..that also get sunlight with the artificial lights about 9 hours a day.