Plant help

[CJs Aquatics]

Hey all, things have gotten a bit out of control in a tank that I have I honestly don’t know what to do about it so I’m hoping if I post a pic or 2 someone more knowledgeable then me can kinda give me some step by step instructions on the direction I can take to clean it up, started as a planted tank, now it’s planted just not in the substrate, the floaters, stems, duckweed and everything else have completely blacked the tank out, help lol

[Pepere]

I have airline tubing corrals that hook on to posts attached to tank walls with suction cups to contain floating plants so they do not get under my light.

 

of course I end up removing floating plant volume at least weekly.  You just reach in and remove the excess.

[CJs Aquatics]

@Pepere how much of it should I keep vs remove would you say?

[Pepere]

I keep mine corraled to the front half of the tank.

It is over some anubias and other low light plants.

 

I usually remove until that area is mostly covered but with some gaps.

 

and within a week it is usally densely covered again.

[CJs Aquatics]

They literally killed every plant in this tank sitting beneath them but I will admit I love red root floaters, do you just throw it out when you essentially cull the plants?

[Pepere]

Yep. But dont worry. You will have plenty to replace what you throw away shortly.

[CJs Aquatics]

@Pepere, thanks gonna try to get this under control so I can replant this tank over time, I appreciate the feedback 

[Pepere]

I sort of look at floating plants as a nitrate remover.  Cuts down on water changes.  You remove the nitrate by removing the plant mass.