true unfiltered aquarium without even aereation?

[syddakyd]

plants should be able to thrive in an aquarium with proper lighting without any water movememnt, right?


i just set up a 10g and dropped a few plants and have 4 wpg. im going to get alot more plants soon. the only fish is a male betta.


if plants MUST have water movememnt then can i get by with just an aereator?


its not that i dont have money for a filter i just wanted to try something different.

after the plants fill in i think i will get 2 dwarf frogs and a few ghost shrimp



and recommendations on plant-friendly snails?

 

[mellowvision]

the surface is going to get stagnant and smell

 

[jpappy789]

I agree but it can be done.

 

[Animallove]

if you can get an aerator there are types of filters that work just through the air pump, that way you your betta would be happier and you could get some more fish, plus it wont smell as much.

 

[Coler]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110192&highlight=filter+experiment

interesting post on an unfiltered & unheated set-up which seems to have worked...if you search that member's posts you'll find the rest of the relevant threads.

 

[syddakyd]

in terms of the smell and surface stagnation.... i do own a python since i have a few tanks


thankyou for that link



maybe i will get a small box/bubble filter and drop in like 6 neons

 

[mellowvision]

read up on diana walstad.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

just get a sponge filter or box filter.

 

[kj5kb]

just get a sponge filter or box filter.

ditto...or at least put an airstone in it...

I'm not sure how to describe it, but my plants look better with at least a small bit of movement vs none...

 

[syddakyd]

k will do