What's going on in everyone's emersed systems? I love that there is always something interesting going on in mine: blooming, new spathes, new plantlets, moss deciding it's gonna grow vertically up the glass.
Here are a few of the recent highlights.
Random shot
Crypt. pontederfolia
Crypt. wendtii
Crypt. usteriana x walkeri - not the best shot, I was rushing last night
Most of these are also in my emersed journal, just thought I'd try to help draw a little more attention to this thread!
What's going on in everyone's emersed systems? I love that there is always something interesting going on in mine: blooming, new spathes, new plantlets, moss deciding it's gonna grow vertically up the glass.
Most of these are also in my emersed journal, just thought I'd try to help draw a little more attention to this thread!
here is mine so far, top pic is a newer pic of the bottom tub, both have small power heads in them now but I don't think its needed. Emersed tubs are fun, anyone got any tips for transferring stems submersed to emersed?
I've got some plastic wrap on mine. For the most part it doesn't even have to be on super tight. The stuff on my 55 is taped down along the back and one short side, the rest is loose. There are slits on the top where it has torn a bit, keeps me from having to worry about oxygen exchange. The 20L is on much tighter. I have to mist it less, but I also don't open it up to look at things or trim as often because I have to unwrap/rewrap it.
I will probably switch to solid glass tops on one tank once I move to AZ later this year to see which works better in the super dry climate.
Anyone else have mold issues? The plants seem to grow ok, but it stinks, and it's obnoxious. I'm actually going to be getting rid of my large bin, but I might have a smaller container, if I can keep it from getting moldy.
Will do my best to get some pics of my most modest effort up here after work tomorrow.
Basic setup, fired clay substrate, dirty tank water, 5 watt LED lamp for 12 hours.
2 gallon angled square container with flat glass top, estimated.
Java moss on the bottom right, Rotala rotundifolia bottom left, micro sword mid to right, crypt in the top left.
snippets of myriophyllum, ludwigia, and soon some more stems.
Upgrading to a sterilite by the end of the week.
keeping the old 2 gallon and adding a new one around 10 gallons as an interim until late spring for my outside container at 24 gallons.
Hoping to mass mosses, rotalas, ludwigia, and crypts.
This tank was setup 2~ weeks ago and has a dual T5HO fixture for lighting.
Hairgrass
Anyone id this one?
Anyone id this one?
Crypt New Leaf
Rotala
Purple Waffle and Hydrocotyle
TANK SHOTS
Bump: Might as well ask my question here if anything else. As previously stated I have a dual T5HO fixture over the tank. Growth is going well but as always the faster the better...
I have a dual T5NO fixture laying around, should I toss it on the tank and see what happens? Or am I risking "burning" the plants?
My cell phone pics don't really show the change in light, I think I'll use it for a week and see how growth turns out. If it speeds up I'll keep it. If not or if it starts to bake the plants I'll remove it.
Would recommend that you thin the amount of plant material in some of those cups, especially the rotala and tripartita, that is horizontal they seem to calling for those empty cups.
Just put together a 5 1/2 gallon emersed setup, will get pics up after the dust settles.
Trying crypts, hydrocotyle, a nana, some more moss. The next tray to fill is going to be flame moss, more hydrocotyle, myrio, and extra rotala.
Would recommend that you thin the amount of plant material in some of those cups, especially the rotala and tripartita, that is horizontal they seem to calling for those empty cups.
How funny you say that, I actually spent earlier today doing trimmings and replanting. The retail especially. When switching the plants from submerged to emersed I expected a larger die off then I got!
I did too, my initial efforts may have been too cautious, as I have significantly more plant matter than space.
My newest attempt is something a bit different, my old SW "gravel" some salt and a bunch of dirt mixed for the water level, clay pots filled with just dirt, capped off with clay then plants.
Thinking the materials after the rinsings should be ok, we'll see though.
As of now the dual fixture setup seem's to be working fine, the crypt's especially seem to be loving it!
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