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Im trying to find a fast growing and sturdy plant to assist with the filtraton of my tank as well as meet my RES's veggie requirements.

Someone recently suggested introducing a controlled green hair algea bloom. Will a RES eat that? If so will it fill its veggie needs?

I have had little to no success so far with plants. Either skippy eats them faster then they can grow (duckweed), tears them to shreds without eating a bit (Anubias Nana), or both. I cant afford to run a seperate grow tank, i cant afford the frequent purchasing, and i cant afford an optimal filter. On top of that, my house runs on fuses still and its a constant task to limit active power use.

Im really grasping at straws here.

My tank currently has just small rocks in it. I plan on adding sand and some larger rocks that could provide abundant growing space. In fact im sure i could have some rocks "seeded" for free with the stuff at my local aquarium store. A few of the tanks there are kept in bloom to feed the fish that they sell to eat the algea.

I know it can be a problem in tanks so i want to ensure the turtle will eat it before i add more then my placo can manage.

P.S. i dont think the turtle will be at risk of algea growth on her, isnt uv light supposed to kill algea? She basks under one for hours every day.

I haven't come across any info of RES eating just a diet of that stuff. Though variety is a key aspect in any diet, so I wouldn't rely on it.

Why does it have to be aquatic plants? Have you tried using fresh leafy greens? I buy a head of red leaf once a week to give my two RES.

I also have a separate tank (10 gallon) that has some anarchis and snails. There's no filtration, UV light, heater and it does well.

They can eat it (mine did without any ill effects), but there's no guarantee that a turtle will eat it consistently enough so that it would be controlled. It will not by itself fulfill your turtle's veggie needs.