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In the interest of KISS I'm moving to a CF system, at least to start, with my new tank. I know it's suboptimal but system heights will not let me do any single-pump CHIFT system without burying the sump pretty deep.

Does anyone have advice on plants that do particularly well with continuously wet feet? I am testing right now and I can already see that my peppers don't like it any. This is in about a 300mm deep mix of ECA and pea gravel. Thanks in advance for any info! I

Taro and ginger come to mind.

If things seem to be unhappy it might be worth lowering your water height a bit?

So far everything I've put in has been happy with CF. I've got silverbeet, kale, broccoli, cabbage, onions, garlic, radish, peas, beetroot, celery, brussel sprouts, pineapple sage and a variety of lettuces and everything is fine. I'm also experimenting with some carrots and so far they have been growing well.

I think you mean Continuous Flood; you can grow anything in Continuous Flow.

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Thanks for all the suggestions! It was only the peppers that didn't seem to like it but honestly the peppers in the dirt aren't happy either (padron peppers - was really looking forward to having some, too!) so I wasn't sure whether to attribute it to the CF. We are just a couple months from greens and brussel sprouts season so I might just give those a shot.

Pepper are probably the only thing I noticed that didn't like it. I can never make peppers happy anyway so I grow twice as many. The roots tend to congregate at the top more which can make it a little more difficult when pulling plants and starting new ones. I don't think the worms are as happy either.

Something that I have found works wonders in a continuous flooded system is Chinese Water Chestnuts. That and the Taro. The Taro likes gravel media, but the water chestnuts seems to prefer soil. I have two systems, and the chestnuts that are growing in soil are doing the best. But it could also be that there is a lot of nutrient in the soil as it has been in operation for 2 years.

umm tomatoes.. and lettuce grow great...