This is a further iteration of my experiments with riparian filtration of my aquariums.

The plant is a common peace lily purchased at Home Depot. I did meticulously remove it from its pot, loosen up the roots, remove all of the soil, and re-pot it in LECA.

The substrate is LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate), a common hydroponic material you can get on Amazon (search: Hydroton) or at your local plant nursery if they have hydroponic supplies.

The planter is a glass cube that I got at the thrift shop for a buck. I find these things all the time at thrift shops so I think they are pretty common. But this is the biggest one I could find.

Water goes into the planter via a 1/4 inch "push to connect" bulkhead that would commonly be used in reverse osmosis systems. Yes, it is small. But it can flow more water than I'd ever want to introduce to this plant.

Water exits via a Lifegard brand 1/2 inch slip/thread bulkhead, and drains back down to the aquarium.

I still have more work to do before I'll be happy with this. My water pump is overpowered (400GPH) but I have to get the water up about 4 feet from the sump on the bottom shelf to the planter up on the top shelf. Smaller pumps have more desirable flow rates (maybe 100 GPH) but can't build enough head pressure to lift the water to the top shelf.

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