Do you have any photos of links of Java Fern growing out of water? You know, java fern growing emerged in a terrarium or vivarium?
I've heard it can be grown this way, but haven't seen many photos of it.
Yeah, I've searched it. Just not a lot of good photos out there. At least, not growing in a terrarium or vivarium. I was hoping some of our amazing Planted Tank Members would post up photos of plants they've grown.
Wow, I just stumbled upon this! Thanks for posting those photos Zapins!
Can you tell us a little about the growing conditions? Maybe what the humidity level is at?
Thanks again for posting up!
I'm not sure what the humidity level is. I don't have a humidity meter. I try to keep the piece of glass I have covering the top of the tank mostly closed. There is about 1/2" of space that runs the length of the 10 gallon tank that is open to the air. I do it this way mainly to avoid condensation forming on the glass. The size of the air gap was adjusted so there is just barely large enough space for fresh air to enter the tank to prevent the condensation but not more than that.
The tank was set up with miracle grow (1-3" deep) about 2 years ago, I sloped it up towards the back and then poured about 1 to 1.5" of water into the tank. In retrospect, miracle grow was a mistake. It took almost a year for the ammonia to get used up and stop burning the plants. I had many burned lower leaves on all plants because of it. Ammonia production is greatly increased when high organic soils like miracle grow are kept wet/submersed. This is why miracle grow is not a good soil for aquarium use without being mineralized first.
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