Pothos in Aquarium Plant Filter - Removes Nitrates 

P.s. Do yoy think pothos can live under water???

Simply Betta can you put any of them in a tank?

KnifeCrazzzy I tried. Unless the stems are really thick and hard, they will kind of wear down and start to rot in a few months

So can you actually put them down in the aquarium or just the root? Can you post pics

Anubias and Pothos are both from the Aroid family. There are no coincidences :D

@@kimstout2574 Just the roots. Leave the leaves sticking out of the top

Yup my pothos must go through several gallons of tank water per week. I took them out for a couple of months and had very little evap .... put the cuttings back in and sure enough back to weekly gallons .... worth it though!

@Leonard Persin correct. In my experience, the leaves start to breakdown after being submerged in the water.

Same with lucky bamboo.

Great point. I think the pros certainly outweigh the cons since this is easily remedied, but very important to look out for. Hate to waste free real estate

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You are doing an awesome job sir!

#IConcur

Glad, we can be of help True Onion!

Sweet, I have to try that, thank you.

+David Betancourts aquariums Jimmy is awesome!

David Betancourts aquariums Sup brody

Have you measured the nitrogen level before after pothos? If you have please do share and how much pothos do you have

#iconcur

so true

Felt like I was being waterboarded 😤

yeah

YES! Rack em up! No pun inteded.

Haha! Great pun :-)

It works directly planted into substrate fully submerged?

@@Beko610812 so far

I had to put that shot in. It was my favorite.

We're experimenting. It's a lot of fun working with multiple cameras. Thanks Pete.

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Be vigilant for Easter Eggs. There should be more on the way!

Thank you Jane!

how much light does mint plants require?

I have a south facing window, and after one week it is growing like crazy already. According to my google search " They (mint family) do well in lightly shaded areas with adequate moisture and relatively fertile soil"

HalfMan HalfCichlid Looks like I'm going to be buying some mint soon. Thanks for the tip!

Pennyroyal is a wetland mint plant, I'd be a little cautious about it as it's quite productive of an oil that might be toxic to fish.

thanks for the heads up. From my research pennyroyal is the only toxic member of the large mint family.

+smorc655 a tie it to a suction cup

+Aqua Oscarman 100g on the acrylic tank

+V Betta in my experience it is fine for fish to nibble on but might slow the lithos growth down.

We actually have and use two gimbles currently.

Was that one long sentence?

Any udpate post pothos reg nitrate levels?

@@iampoojakiran I must have written that in my first months into fishkeeping. Currently I've got 5 aquariums running. Pothos run-down: It can take a few weeks for the Pothos to transition to water-roots from soil. It's very good at removing Nitrate, but it can actually be TOO good if you're trying to grow other plants without much or any fertilization. It steals all the nutrients the other plants might need. For Nitrate removal without taking up much space in the tank, it's great. But if you want Nitrate removal, easy propagation (even carpeting if you trim and replant), on a plant that's entirely submerged, I think Anacharis is a great plant. It's a very "plant and forget" type of plant, but if you put work into it with shaping and propagating, you can get a lot from it. All that said, if you don't want any plants in your tank and just want something that will rip Nitrate out of your water in a sump or filter, Pothos is top tier. And if you want your aquarium to be so filled with foliage you can't see the back of it, throw in a handful of guppy grass and let it go for 6 months. (My shrimp tank is like this)

@@MrBoondaba thankyou for the detailed answer. Very helpful!

I am unsure in a turtle tank specifically. As to type of pothos I believe all common varieties work.