Re: Veggie Filter?

[ponder]

The idea is that the roots filter the water

"chet" <chet-at-surewestDOTnet> wrote in message
...
> A veggie filter is essentially another aquarium or Tupperware container
that
> is heavily planted. Plants in a veggie filter are often emmersed (not
> immersed), fast growing, non-aquarium plants. Water from the aquarium with
> fish is circulated through the veggie filter and the plants consume
ammonia,
> nitrite, and nitrate and other stuff. The plants also oxygenate the water.
>
> Here's a picture of one variant.
>
> http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/downstairs.html
>
> Lots of plants, lot of light and water circulating between the bodies of
> water.
> Take time to work out the water movement system so that a power or pump
> failure doesn't lead to an overflow.
>
> chet
>
> "Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > I'm primarily from the aquarium side of things. Can anyone tell me what
a
> > veggie filter is?
> >
> >
>
>