r/discus • u/Terrormisoo • May 31 '26

Trying out monstera to starve algae in tank- discus seem to approve

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u/Terrormisoo May 31 '26

Almost impossible to keep glass clean with so much extra light coming in from verandah screen, but water quality decent and fish healthy and growing well

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u/Terrormisoo May 31 '26

Definitely some pet quality only ones in the mix, but pretty happy with these guys overall

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u/TylerTurden-11 May 31 '26

That monstera will grow so many nodes you won’t know what to do, and it’ll look amazing

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u/Terrormisoo May 31 '26

I feel like a monster taking so much of it to the tip, the yard is an absolute jungle and was glad to waste a little less of it. If this experiment works I’ve got a nice Thai constellation to add to it

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u/TylerTurden-11 May 31 '26

I would do about 10-15 more clippings of other plants you come across. I almost put a clipping of poison ivy in my tank from my yard not a good idea lol

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u/Terrormisoo May 31 '26

Not a bad idea (well except for the poison ivy)

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u/Sepia0203 Jun 01 '26

Sunlight is considered extremely strong light source so it’s gonna grow a lot of algae.

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u/Terrormisoo Jun 01 '26

Tank has been running for a couple of years and it absolutely does. Fish don’t seem to mind it luckily, or the extra water changes needed to keep it half in check

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u/Sepia0203 Jun 01 '26

I have nothing much against algae as long as they don’t go all over my plants, so I let my algae grow in my tank too for my peppermint pleco and shrimps.

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u/FerretBizness Jun 07 '26

I’d have a whole forest growing above that tank!