Red Root Floater (Phyllanthus fluitans)

Anyone have suggestions on how to keep Red root floaters from being sucked into the filter? the filter i am using is a marineland bio filter fitted for tanks up to 50 gallon tanks but I use it for my 20 long.

The problem I am having is keeping my floating plants away from where the water is being filtered out (if that makes sense).

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Permalink Reply by owen on March 6, 2014 at 9:37pm

So is the filter outtake washing the plants down into the water column? If so try to slow the water flow rate, or raise you water level to where there is no direct surface agitation

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Permalink Reply by joe on March 6, 2014 at 10:42pm

Well if I raise the water it'll make the water splash up to the light.
But what I'm think of doing is getting suction cups and tie it half of the tank so that it doesn't go towards the filter.

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Permalink Reply by owen on March 6, 2014 at 10:44pm

What about putting a sponge on the intake ?

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Permalink Reply by LED on March 7, 2014 at 6:46pm

You can use a floating ring that disallows floaters from going into the ring. Similar to a feeding floating ring. it could be suction cupped to the glass and have the ring under the water that falls into the tank. This would prevent any floaters from being pushed under the surface.

Simply use foam and cut to size similar to the picture.

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Permalink Reply by Fishtank Thumbnail on March 8, 2014 at 12:29am

if its in a corner you can use fishing line attached to two suction cups to block off a triangle in the corner

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Permalink Reply by LED on March 9, 2014 at 5:04am

even nicer provided the water splashing in isnt causing waves. otherwise the waves will make the floaters eventually move in. with the fishing line its much more clean looking. No unsightly blue floaters like in the picture