Plants that do well in filter flow?

tekonus

tekonus

...meh?
Nov 20, 2008
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Long Island, NY
Hi guys, I've only been into planted tanks for the last year, and I've stuck to low light for the simplicity (and I'm a college student so it better fits in my budget).
Right now I have a 33g long tank which is 48" long and about 12-13" high (i forget the exact #, but its one of the two) with a single 48" 40w Hagen Powerglo bulb over the tank in my light fixture over the glass toppers. I also dose Flourish about once a week.
Right now I've got a few Crypt Wendtii, Baby Tears, Anarchis, 1 Java Fern, and some Java Moss. All seem to be healthy, the Wendtii seems to be growing the fastest.
I have 2 Aquaclear 50's for filtration, and they are placed closest to the center of the tank, one on either side of the center brace. I keep one on almost full power for circulation and one cranked down lower in flow for better filtration. Problem is any plants that I've tried in front of either of them as they just get blown around too much. I would like to put some plants toward the center of the tank to compliment the large piece of driftwood I have there, but I don't know what to do. Are there any good low light plants that will work in my situation that I should look for? Any and all recommendations (aside from ones that cost a ton like upgrading lighting) are welcome.
 
What about some anubias nanas? I have two of them attached to my driftwood in the center of the tank and I think they look great and the don't get disturbed by the flow one bit.

I have the same problem with my anacharis. It's pushing 24" and the tops of the stems get into the filter flow and starts making things look messy.

Here's an older pic of one of my anubias:

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No problem. If mine were bigger I'd split the rhizome and send you some. Good luck in your search.
 
Other than what was already mentioned -- most Aponogetons, Crinums (especially dwarf onions), or Bolbitis heudelotii.
 
Do you have the water cascading into the tank? If you raise the water level just above the lip of the filter it will alleviate some of the force of the return. At least that's what I do on my 20 gal. I don't know what type of hood cover you have on there but if it an open top place the filters on the side so the current travels the length of the tank with a high water level would work too. I do that on my 55 gallons since they have hanging lights with Aquaclear 300's.

If you get a lot of evaporation it will be a fulltime job topping off everyday but it works and is cheap...LOL
 
JAY973 said:
Do you have the water cascading into the tank? If you raise the water level just above the lip of the filter it will alleviate some of the force of the return. At least that's what I do on my 20 gal. I don't know what type of hood cover you have on there but if it an open top place the filters on the side so the current travels the length of the tank with a high water level would work too. I do that on my 55 gallons since they have hanging lights with Aquaclear 300's.

If you get a lot of evaporation it will be a fulltime job topping off everyday but it works and is cheap...LOL
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Tried this, raising the water level that high isn't an option, it tends to hit the lid that way. For some reason the AC50's hang pretty high on this tank. If i make the water level touch the lip and then stick my hand in the tank to do things I have to worry about overflow lol. Also, hanging em on the side is not an option.

To the others that commented, thank you very much. I'll be looking out for your recommendations.
 
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