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Photosynthesis occurs when the lights come on and all the other elements (i.e carbon dioxide and nutrients) are present. Plants will absorb and take in all of these environmental components and then release oxygen as a waste product.

Are Banana Leaves Good for Aquariums?

Banana leaves are used as a botanical in blackwater and shrimp tanks. They release beneficial tannins and are also a food source for micororganisms and invertebrates such as shrimp and snails. Persimmon, oak, guava, mulberry, magnolia, and loquat leaves are some other aquarium-friendly botanicals.

The recently highlighted issues concern only LIVE zebra mussels, which have been classified as invasive in the USA only – there hasn’t yet been a live one reported in the UK, nor any issues of invasiveness, and it’s only live ones that are cause for concern.