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    Best plants for denitrification??

    I am extremely new to plants in an aquarium, so please bear with me..

    What are the most efficient/effective plants for removing nitrogen compounds (nitrate/ammonia, etc.) in a freshwater fish tank?  I am in the process of planning out my filtration for a large aquarium and I will be using a sump and refugium similar to what you might see on a saltwater system.  I don't know how much of a flow I will need to go through the refuge part (some plants may not like the current), so I will have a valve to control this "slip stream".

    Anything will help!!!

    Thanks in advance!
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    Re: Best plants for denitrification??

    fast growing stemmed plants like hornwort and ludwidgia are good for sucking up nutrients.
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    • #3
      Re: Best plants for denitrification??

      Agreed. I like anacharis too.
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        Re: Best plants for denitrification??

        Hornwort's probably the best...anacharis leaves come off much easier and would tend to clog up the works more.
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          Re: Best plants for denitrification??

          Wisteria
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          • #6
            Re: Best plants for denitrification??

            Hmm...I'd go with anacharis and hornwort. I've never really had a problem with the leaves of anacharis, as long as I observe it and prune off the older parts when it starts to really take over.
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            • #7
              Re: Best plants for denitrification??

              Excellent question.....and answers.......I'll have to tuck this one away for my future reference.

              thanks all..

              CF

              Just thought of this.....will most of these plants be food if placed in a cichlid tank?
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              • #8
                Re: Best plants for denitrification??

                Hornwort gets my vote as well.  Float it if possible to give it access to air co2 and it'll grow ridiculously fast, soaking up a lot of excess nutrients along the way.

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                • #9
                  Re: Best plants for denitrification??

                  Originally posted by CichlidFan";p="
                  Just thought of this.....will most of these plants be food if placed in a cichlid tank?
                  Depends on the type of cichlids! Severums seem to be particularly fond of eating plants, and I've heard that some other SA/CA cichlids are the same way. However, I haven't heard of many Africans eating plants...
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                  • #10
                    Re: Best plants for denitrification??

                    If these are going to be going into a refugium, parrot's feather might not be a bad choice, you could just float them in the water. I've seen similar setups in pond applications, but you may have to go to pond shop to pick some up.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Best plants for denitrification??

                      Java Moss?

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                      • #12
                        Re: Best plants for denitrification??

                        DUCK WEED!!!  and Wisteria

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