It can be messy. I attach it to those "trees" that most people glue moss to. Makes a great looking tree ornament and keeps it under control. Just keep it trimmed back. I don't have the floating issue, but they do accumulate in the low flow areas in piles on the bottom so you can vacuum them up. As messy as it is, it's an important plant to have in a community tank... especially with fry or shrimp.
I always pull the majority of it out when it starts to block my light. It usually gets to that point before it starts to fall apart anyway. I just leave a couple of newer healthy strands, and it always grows right back. Great plant for top cover and nutrient export.
Good in Tanganyikan tanks. I used it in my overcrowded Shubunkin goldfish tubs for nitrate export. I would harvest the rear sections, throw them in the worm pile and keep only the front 6-8". Most aquatic plants like potassium, potash, K2O5 so a little fert would not hurt
Ben : do you have a video on setting up an Xpertmatic AF-2000 internal filter? No manual came with it. There is a website listed on the box but it says no longer available. I have not used a filter like that before and am concerned that I will have water spraying all over the place if I don't install it "by the book". Thanks!
Horn wart sheds like a long haired dog😮 and because I have a lot of surface agitation is why I don't use floating plants. But good point on attaching somewhere
Aquatic plants absorb 90% of nutrients (ammonia, nitrates, etc) through their roots. Since hornwort essentially has no/minimal roots, it falls far short of floating plants like water lettuce and water sprite in purifying your aquarium water.
Oh, do they melt in your water ? Vals do that in my tank. Now I keep mostly column feeders like wisteria and water sprite. I use liquid fertilizer and that's about it. Just find low-light and low-CO2 plants that work for you and you should end up with a beautiful planted tank😊
Thanks for watching! Here's a link for that Aquarium Co-Op Easy Planter Planter:
www.aquariumcoop.com/products/easy-planter?sca_ref=3301874.0yH4KEHjB2
It can be messy. I attach it to those "trees" that most people glue moss to. Makes a great looking tree ornament and keeps it under control. Just keep it trimmed back. I don't have the floating issue, but they do accumulate in the low flow areas in piles on the bottom so you can vacuum them up. As messy as it is, it's an important plant to have in a community tank... especially with fry or shrimp.
Great tip on the hornwart 😊👍
Good tips
I always pull the majority of it out when it starts to block my light. It usually gets to that point before it starts to fall apart anyway. I just leave a couple of newer healthy strands, and it always grows right back. Great plant for top cover and nutrient export.
Good in Tanganyikan tanks. I used it in my overcrowded Shubunkin
goldfish tubs for nitrate export. I would harvest the rear sections, throw them in the worm pile and keep only the front
6-8". Most aquatic plants like potassium, potash, K2O5 so a little fert would not hurt
I don't know why, but it struggles in my tanks. I have also a bunch of different plants, and they are fine.🤔
Ben : do you have a video on setting up an Xpertmatic AF-2000 internal filter? No manual came with it. There is a website listed on the box but it says no longer available. I have not used a filter like that before and am concerned that I will have water spraying all over the place if I don't install it "by the book". Thanks!
I love hornwort because it’s so easy to grow
Almost too easy🤣🤣🤣
@@BenOchart 😊
Great video Ben. Did the hornwart end up surviving your severums or did they eat it?
I dropped a hornwort test piece in there and it was gone in 2 days, LOL!
@BenOchart so I guess the rumor is true they eat all plants and even try to eat plastic plants haha
Happened to me also. Hesatint to get more live plants after I got an invasion of snails. I am new live plants.
Some fish, like loaches, can help get rid of those snails.
Horn wart sheds like a long haired dog😮 and because I have a lot of surface agitation is why I don't use floating plants. But good point on attaching somewhere
Yup, this happened to me once and I’ll never get it again. Just not worth it. There are so many other plants out there.
Same. It was a nightmare for me. Now I keep a combo of water sprite, wisteria and brazilian pennyworth.
How about filter instead of sponges. Like a pro Marine filter.
Aquatic plants absorb 90% of nutrients (ammonia, nitrates, etc) through their roots. Since hornwort essentially has no/minimal roots, it falls far short of floating plants like water lettuce and water sprite in purifying your aquarium water.
I wish I could grow plants😅
Oh, do they melt in your water ? Vals do that in my tank. Now I keep mostly column feeders like wisteria and water sprite. I use liquid fertilizer and that's about it. Just find low-light and low-CO2 plants that work for you and you should end up with a beautiful planted tank😊
Every time I bought horn wort it dropped its needles and died.
I hate hornwort for that very reason.