In a separate tote add ammonia to the water (or fish water) and keep steady light on. Use airstones for oxygenation/movement. Some leaves will die but more will grow underwater. Submerged leaves will grow smaller but roots will take off along with the vines. It can be done! Pothos has to be conditioned this way first for full immersion. I've grown pothos underwater in fish tanks. There is always some dieback when adjusting but then it will grow. Just clip bad parts and leave submerged.
Very informative. I have a well established pothos, and a couple of monsteras that I want to do this with. They're over a few years old and very large. I would love to combine them in a new aquarium. My question is, will it be a big shock to the plants to the point that they won't recover?
The plants shouldn't have any problem with this as long as: 1. There's enough nutrients in the water column. 2. There's good water flow around the roots. 3. The initial stem cut angle let them feed freely (if you use cuttings) 4. Your fish don't eat the roots. 5. Your plants have access to natural light or full spectrum light. This is specially important at the beginning. You could test it with just a cutting if your stressed about it. Note that if you have a established planted tank, pothos might use to much of the nutrients from the water column, making it difficult for your aquarium plants to thrive.
Love the way you've held the pothos in the basket at the back there with the outlet feeding into it, never seen that before, the growth looks amazing how long has it been growing there?
Hey i have a pothos in my tank but the thing is that it's not growing horizontally like yours its just growing more leaves at a single node point. Got any tips for better growth?
It will mainly depend on water flow and oxygen in the water. You can keep the whole plant under water and it will still grow, it will be slow but it will grow.
There lots of factors that will affect this like how many pothos, pothos size, fish size, fish stock, tank size. But I'll tell you before I started with pothos my tank nitrates level was climbing by 40-60ppm weekly, after a few months with pothos it was only climbing by 10-20ppm weekly.
In a separate tote add ammonia to the water (or fish water) and keep steady light on. Use airstones for oxygenation/movement. Some leaves will die but more will grow underwater. Submerged leaves will grow smaller but roots will take off along with the vines. It can be done! Pothos has to be conditioned this way first for full immersion. I've grown pothos underwater in fish tanks. There is always some dieback when adjusting but then it will grow. Just clip bad parts and leave submerged.
Thanks for the input. I know you can grow it full submerged but i never tryed it. But I grow it partially submerged in some other tanks.
Very informative. I have a well established pothos, and a couple of monsteras that I want to do this with. They're over a few years old and very large. I would love to combine them in a new aquarium. My question is, will it be a big shock to the plants to the point that they won't recover?
The plants shouldn't have any problem with this as long as:
1. There's enough nutrients in the water column.
2. There's good water flow around the roots.
3. The initial stem cut angle let them feed freely (if you use cuttings)
4. Your fish don't eat the roots.
5. Your plants have access to natural light or full spectrum light. This is specially important at the beginning.
You could test it with just a cutting if your stressed about it.
Note that if you have a established planted tank, pothos might use to much of the nutrients from the water column, making it difficult for your aquarium plants to thrive.
Beautiful tropheus .👊🏽🇨🇦
Thanks!
Hopefully I can get them to breed soon.
Love the way you've held the pothos in the basket at the back there with the outlet feeding into it, never seen that before, the growth looks amazing how long has it been growing there?
About 3 years but I trim it at lest once a year because it get to long and attach itself to the paintings.
Hey i have a pothos in my tank but the thing is that it's not growing horizontally like yours its just growing more leaves at a single node point. Got any tips for better growth?
It will follow light so maybe put a floor lamp near the tank, so it grow horizontal towards it.
Very informative. Thank you
Welcome
gotta get me some pothos
You can't go wrong with pothos
If you put the stem in the water, will it rot? Cheers.
It will mainly depend on water flow and oxygen in the water. You can keep the whole plant under water and it will still grow, it will be slow but it will grow.
How much is it reducing your nitrate?
There lots of factors that will affect this like how many pothos, pothos size, fish size, fish stock, tank size.
But I'll tell you before I started with pothos my tank nitrates level was climbing by 40-60ppm weekly, after a few months with pothos it was only climbing by 10-20ppm weekly.
@@BenAfricanCichlids that’s awesome!
Nice!! Check out my Pothos over my aquarium bro!