390. How to remove Duckweed or floating plants. Removing duckweed from your aquarium

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Duckweed is a major pain in most aquariums. I like to call it the herpes of aquarium plants. Once you get it, it doesn't ever go away. Duckweed is actually a highly beneficial aquarium plant for excess nutrients. But when you want to get rid of it, it can be a huge pain. This is how you can get rid of duckweed in your planted tank. You take your siphon as you are doing water changes. Just turn it upside down while not losing the siphon and you will be skimming the duckweed out of the aquarium. Removing duck weed while doing water changes kills two birds with one stone. I will say that knowing how to remove duckweed is a good thing, but you will not want to remove too much when you have just set up a planted tank. Duckweed can help remove excess nutrient when you have just dirted you planted tank. This is how to remove duckweed from your planted tank once it is rolling. Removing duckweed or duckweed removal in your planted tank. How to remove duckweed in your planted tank.

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  • Duckweed = Aquarists' Herpes

  • I would love to have duckweed, but the goldfish ate it all.

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  • Ha! I hate duckweed, I'm trying to get it out of my tanks!

  • pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas let me have some i can never find it!!!!!!!

  • Genius

  • @Francheska7778 there is different kinds, but his is growing under artificial light. Your seller was most likely growing it outdoors.

  • do they have roots? i purchased some at ebay but they have roots yours looks different

  • CAN I HAVE SOME DUCKWEED ILL PAY FOR TEH SHIPPING!!!

  • On my smaller tanks I just use a plastic fork to skim the top

  • Dustin i want some duckweed man! shane gave me some and my filter raped it. Does ur filter push it down?? my tank looks like its snowing with duckweed..

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