Plants in filter output (water stream)

[rowdyates]

Eek sorry about the title but couldn't think how best to summarise, anyway...as my plants seem to be growing nicely the cambomba is now almost at the water surface (bout a 1" - 1.5" to go) but this is where the water moves the most with the output from the filter (Juwel fixed in corner filter) this might sound a daft question but does it matter if the plants grow into the stream of water and get pushed about? I've tried pointing the water flow in various directions but there always seems to be a current bending a couple of plants over. Sorry again if this is a daft question

Cheers,

Keith

 

[zig]

I have the spraybar in my own tank pointing downwards at some plants in the tank and they move about, but this is beneath the waterline and i have very little surface agitation to retain my co2, if its the same in your case then im sure its fine, a bit of movement is quite natural looking IMO.

 

[pseud]

I have a HOB filter and the water current when it returns is pushing on my Hygro' Poly' and making it grow sideways. It looks kinda cool though, like it's forming an arch. I like it anyway.

 

[modernhamlet]

I planted some thai onion bulbs directly under my HOB on my 29g tank back in the day. The long stems grew up to the surface and continued to grow out over the surface, pushed by the HOB current. Provided a little shade and a great effect.

In my current tank, the rock directly in front of the HOB always has the lushest, coolest looking algae.

 

[sub.42]

Eek sorry about the title but couldn't think how best to summarise, anyway...as my plants seem to be growing nicely the cambomba is now almost at the water surface (bout a 1" - 1.5" to go) but this is where the water moves the most with the output from the filter (Juwel fixed in corner filter) this might sound a daft question but does it matter if the plants grow into the stream of water and get pushed about? I've tried pointing the water flow in various directions but there always seems to be a current bending a couple of plants over. Sorry again if this is a daft question

Cheers,

Keith

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Keith,

What tank do you have? Rio, Rekord?

Sub.

 

[rowdyates]

Tank is a Vision 180.

Keith