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Reed, Cana or Papyrus?
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Christoph,
Thanks for the link.
The reed species I believe is Phargmites Karka, the common reed found here. The plant with red and yellow flowers is Canna.
Wanted to know which plant is better for a Horizontal Flow CW, Phargmites Karka or Canna?
Also are there any tested mechanical methods to increase aeration in a HFCW, like vertical pipes or something?
Thanks.
Hemendra
Thanks for the link.
The reed species I believe is Phargmites Karka, the common reed found here. The plant with red and yellow flowers is Canna.
Wanted to know which plant is better for a Horizontal Flow CW, Phargmites Karka or Canna?
Also are there any tested mechanical methods to increase aeration in a HFCW, like vertical pipes or something?
Thanks.
Hemendra
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Hi Hemendra,
have a look at this publication:
www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib-2011/giz2011-0...water-wastewater.pdf
[note by moderator: that link doesn't work, did you mean this document?
susana.org/lang-en/library?view=ccbktypeitem&type=2&id=930]
Technology Review of Constructed Wetlands 2011
there you will find useful information.
I don´t know what you mean with cana (the red plant on your picture?)and also I don´t know what you mean with reed. To many species and the terms are used often quite general.
Christoph
have a look at this publication:
www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib-2011/giz2011-0...water-wastewater.pdf
[note by moderator: that link doesn't work, did you mean this document?
susana.org/lang-en/library?view=ccbktypeitem&type=2&id=930]
Technology Review of Constructed Wetlands 2011
there you will find useful information.
I don´t know what you mean with cana (the red plant on your picture?)and also I don´t know what you mean with reed. To many species and the terms are used often quite general.
Christoph
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Reed, Cana or Papyrus?
I am in Kathmandu, Nepal. I built an ABR and horizontal flow CW to treat my house wastewater. I planted Cana and Reed. Cana is vigorous and is preventing Reed from spreading.
-- how often should I harvest Cana?
-- would it be better to replace all Cana with Reed? Which plant is better for root zone aeration? I use all well water and it is probably short on dissolved oxygen.
Thanks.
Hemendra
-- how often should I harvest Cana?
-- would it be better to replace all Cana with Reed? Which plant is better for root zone aeration? I use all well water and it is probably short on dissolved oxygen.
Thanks.
Hemendra
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