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Low light house plant recommendation

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Hi guys,

I am facing green, black spot, fuzz and hair algae in my iwagumi scape and looking for plants that can quickly absorp excess nutrients from the water.
Can anyone recommends house plants that can be added in a HOB breeding box and tolerates very low light conditions? Also is flowrate of this HOB breeding box enough for house plants to make any difference?
 
nutrients don't cause algae, but if you want to quickly remove nutrients from the water, the fastest way is to do a water change.

As for low light houseplants in HOB, Monstera Adansonii doesn't need a huge amount of light but it does need some light, So it all depends on what 'very low light' means.

I plan to get a Ludisia discolor for my HOB eventually, as I read that they are ok with moist conditions

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I agree with erwin. If you do decide that you want a plant to grow out of the filter anyway then ficus pumila does well in low light.
 
erwin123 said:
nutrients don't cause algae, but if you want to quickly remove nutrients from the water, the fastest way is to do a water change.
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So the “excess nutrients cause algae” thing is not scientific? I’m a bit confused, can you explain?

If that’s the case, I would probably go H2O2 injecting route then.

Cheers
 
Natthanon said:
So the “excess nutrients cause algae” thing is not scientific? I’m a bit confused, can you explain?

Cheers
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Before I discovered UKAPS I also thought that too much ferts cause algae!

Anyway, there's an entire subforum on algae, including this pinned thread:

ALGAE PROBLEMS: Read this

General plan of attack in case of algae/bad plant growth We see this question about 10 times a week and to answer each time gets old in the end. So, I decided to give some general guidelines most experienced people here think are solid suggestions 1) Light Not mentioning specific lights, the...
www.ukaps.org
 
Ehcosbie said:
One of the only house plants that will reliably flower in low to very low light is a peace lily. Don’t know if that is something that matters for you. I hear they do well in aquariums too.
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They stay smaller in lower light as well, which is good because they can grow enormous with their roots in a tank.

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Taken from Round indoor pond project queries.
 
erwin123 said:
Anyway, there's an entire subforum on algae, including this pinned thread:

ALGAE PROBLEMS: Read this

General plan of attack in case of algae/bad plant growth We see this question about 10 times a week and to answer each time gets old in the end. So, I decided to give some general guidelines most experienced people here think are solid suggestions 1) Light Not mentioning specific lights, the...
www.ukaps.org
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Will have a look through.

Thanks for all the replies, guys. Unfortunately I want only one species of plants in the tank for that HOB size,
so I gotta give Monstera adansonii a try.

Cheers
 
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