Re: Fwd: plant filtration

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

Ed Pon wrote:

> By the way--Many years back,  I remember reading in an Aquarium digest
> about someone growing a potato plant with the roots hanging into the
> tank water to keep up water quality.  Potatoes are supposed to be a good
> source of minerals,  I wonder if a potato plant has any water softening
> qualities by taking minerals from the water.

You can't win. When you're half Norwegian, half Irish, everything
eventually comes back around to fish and potatoes.
Let the experiment begin.
- -Gary Elson