Plants and water hardness...

[Solo707]

Will aquatic plants do anything to the hardness of your water? The reason im asking this is because i know some plants such as duckweed are rarely rooted in soil therefore the must receive their nutrients directly from the water, right? So if that theory is correct, will the plants lower the TDS or hardness?

[White Worm]

Dont know but just wanted to give a shout out to a fellow 707. I'm in Vaca also but moving to Oregon next month.

[Solo707]

To admins:

Could you guys please move this thread to the planted tanks section? Its been 3 days and not a single response...

Thanx in advance!

[BSW]

I can't move your post
Plants will use some calcium and magnesium, but over all don't do anything to lower your PH or TDS. They do have many benefits though, one that is well known is using ammonia and nitrate. RO is your best bet, and most stable way to lower PH and TDS.
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