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[Roadrunner]

Hi As anybody got any clue what this Oxygenating Plant is ?

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[stroppy]

yes its called pennywort will survive our winters but looses most of its leaves, but they grow back in the spring
and it floats

[Roadrunner]

Nice one Stroppy

[koiguy1969]

if it floats on the surface but isnt growing up from the floor of the pond it isnt really an oxygenator. oxygenators grow submerged. if the plants above water level its giving the air axygen not the water.

[Roadrunner]

Can these be used in a veggie filter should I say do you think the fish would benefit from them being plated in a veggie filter ?

[koiguy1969]

yep..plants like hornwort, they are hungry and will grow quickly. them submerged and water hiacynths and lettuce as the floating plants and you'll have a winning veggy filter. you'll be selling off the overgrowth.

[stroppy]

you could try watercress too it grows fast and is easy to get here in the uk ...i dont have to much luck with water lettuce it might be our weather

[DrDave]

Isn't it overcast a lot there?

[PS3]

Does water lettuce grow as fast as hiacynths do. mine have sporuted

[DrDave]

Yes they do.

[stroppy]

DrDave said:

Isn't it overcast a lot there?

yes it is i dont think they like the changes in the weather one day hot the next cold, mine always seem to shrink...

[cauzeneffeckt]

Now, are water lettuce just as beneficial as Hyancith???

[DrDave]

I have both and I think the water lettuce are better since they offer more shade. The roots are longer and filter more as well.

[AlanN]

Ive got this weed in my pond, can anyone tell me what it and and is it any good?
Sorry if this picture is a bit on the big side

[addy1]

AlanN said:

Ive got this weed in my pond, can anyone tell me what it and and is it any good?

That looks like the plant you buy to help oxygenate the pond. Is it submerged?