I had a 10 gallon planted tank that had a homemade air-powered filter run off of another air pump that was shared with another tank. The filter was similar to the old style box filter and was made out of a glass jar with a piece of PVC pipe and a couple elbows. The pipe was placed in the jar and an air line was placed at the bottom so the bubbles went through the pipe. Then, I just filled the jar with aquarium gravel and let it bubble away. Might not be the most professional way to go but the colored gravel didn't look too bad and it actually worked. This tank had no fish, no heater, and the lights were regular compact fluorescent lights with cheap shop type reflectors. The plants grew great and the filter kept the water clear and the surface agitated. Another benefit to this type of filter is that it won't suck tiny fish or other creatures in like a hang on back filter might. Mine had pond life (snails, bugs) in with the plants and they all did OK together although the plants might have just grown fast enough to outgrow the tiny snails feeding. Larger snails (like Apple snails) have cleared a tank of plants and algae so fast I ended up buying them food to keep them from starving so you probably shouldn't mix snails and plants but I was just playing anyway.
...Brian in PA
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> Hey folks. I recently got my hands on a 10 gallon tank. Because I don't have enough free outlets in my house to have a tank with fish, I was curious if I could make it a planted tank. I'm new to aquatic plants, so I'd go simple, but I was curious if I could pull it off without a filter? I understand I'd need a light, and I can manage that. I could even manage an air stone--just hook it up to my current pump for my goldfish tank.
> Think it could work?
> -Ava
>
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