Markos First Wabi-Kusa

@marko@ · 04-22-2013, 09:14 PM

just tried making my first wabi kusa. used one of the wk balls i got from kiran, they held very nicely. added glosso, an e. parkeri, hydrocotyle, and a fern that popped up in my emersed setup. interested to see how they do.

Fuze · 04-23-2013, 12:21 AM

It needs friends.

CPDzeke · 04-23-2013, 12:32 AM

Or a smaller bowl!

GMYukonon24s · 04-23-2013, 01:03 PM

Yeah it looks so lonely!

Politikz_Amore · 04-23-2013, 01:14 PM

I like the start, lots of room to play around as it grows in.
I think my problem with my "emersed bowl" was that I put too many plants in
from the get go, and now its a little crowded and chaotic. Best of Luck.

@marko@ · 04-23-2013, 02:46 PM

i actually like the look it gives off, a small orb of green in the bowl. looks ordered and neat, unlike my tanks which tend to look more crowded.
i think once the glosso grows in, and the pennywort grows a few more leaves, itll look about right.
ill keep you guys updated.

i added a small mound of AS under it, helps keep it steady, and it covers the ugly white sticker that i couldnt get off. the mound doesnt reach the edges though, i like the look of the bowl extending past the scape - if you can call it a scape.

gnod · 04-23-2013, 03:37 PM

nice. i like it it's different. i think giving it room to grow out isn't a bad idea. curious to see how this works out!

@marko@ · 05-02-2013, 03:39 AM

not doing to well... the e. parkeris leaves are yellowing, and new growth is minimal on the glosso. i blame the water. its the same brunswick tap water that im suspecting is giving my 20 long plants Mg toxicity. fortunately me noticing this, makes me less suspicious of my 20 long being a CO2 issue, cuz these plants are not limited with CO2 at all.

@marko@ · 05-20-2013, 12:56 AM

got a ton of growth on the glosso, a new fern frond, and 3 new hydrocotyle leaves:

**Geniusdudekiran** · 05-20-2013, 03:26 AM

Lookin' dope, Marko!

@marko@ · 05-20-2013, 08:28 PM

thanks kiran.

its your WK ball, you know. the plants seem to love it. the glosso is even flowering.

**Geniusdudekiran** · 05-21-2013, 12:27 AM

Yup, I almost forgot I'd sent you one (or more? I forgot!). And yes, that is what it's supposed to do

@marko@ · 05-21-2013, 01:05 AM

two. got the other one sitting in a baggie for now. will use it eventually.

04-22-2013, 09:14 PM	#1
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	Markos First Wabi-Kusa just tried making my first wabi kusa. used one of the wk balls i got from kiran, they held very nicely. added glosso, an e. parkeri, hydrocotyle, and a fern that popped up in my emersed setup. interested to see how they do. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

04-23-2013, 12:21 AM	#2
Fuze Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 237	It needs friends. __________________ 55 Gallon "Nature's Strife" http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...354&highlight=

04-23-2013, 12:32 AM	#3
CPDzeke Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 712	Or a smaller bowl! __________________ Have a rare/cool moss that you think I don't? PM me about it! Eheim Pimp #542 Treeless Mountain V3

04-23-2013, 01:03 PM	#4
GMYukonon24s Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: MICHIGAN Posts: 2,805	Yeah it looks so lonely! __________________ 110g Tropical Community & Sakura Shrimp 55g BN Breeding Grounds, Peacock Gudgeons, Panda, Pygmies, & Smudge Spot Cories, Rili Shrimp 10g RCS and show guppies MIAPG - Come join us - Plantedtank - MI - Greatlakesaquaria

04-23-2013, 01:14 PM	#5
Politikz_Amore Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 96	I like the start, lots of room to play around as it grows in. I think my problem with my "emersed bowl" was that I put too many plants in from the get go, and now its a little crowded and chaotic. Best of Luck. __________________ Politikz's 7ft 210g Planted Discus Tank Journal - Old Journal

04-23-2013, 02:46 PM	#6
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	i actually like the look it gives off, a small orb of green in the bowl. looks ordered and neat, unlike my tanks which tend to look more crowded. i think once the glosso grows in, and the pennywort grows a few more leaves, itll look about right. ill keep you guys updated. i added a small mound of AS under it, helps keep it steady, and it covers the ugly white sticker that i couldnt get off. the mound doesnt reach the edges though, i like the look of the bowl extending past the scape - if you can call it a scape. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67 Last edited by @marko@; 04-23-2013 at 02:47 PM.. Reason: added info

04-23-2013, 03:37 PM	#7
gnod Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (29/100%) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ny ny Posts: 1,352	nice. i like it it's different. i think giving it room to grow out isn't a bad idea. curious to see how this works out! __________________ ~~2.5 nano~~ ~~V1 - 4 gallon~~ V2 - 4 gallon @ 3.17.13 wabi ball #1

05-02-2013, 03:39 AM	#8
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	not doing to well... the e. parkeris leaves are yellowing, and new growth is minimal on the glosso. i blame the water. its the same brunswick tap water that im suspecting is giving my 20 long plants Mg toxicity. fortunately me noticing this, makes me less suspicious of my 20 long being a CO2 issue, cuz these plants are not limited with CO2 at all. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

05-20-2013, 12:56 AM	#9
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	got a ton of growth on the glosso, a new fern frond, and 3 new hydrocotyle leaves: __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

05-20-2013, 03:26 AM	#10
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,355	Lookin' dope, Marko! __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

05-20-2013, 08:28 PM	#11
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	thanks kiran. its your WK ball, you know. the plants seem to love it. the glosso is even flowering. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

05-21-2013, 12:27 AM	#12
Geniusdudekiran Prodigious Plant Pundit (View User Tanks) PTrader: (43/98%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 5,355	Yup, I almost forgot I'd sent you one (or more? I forgot!). And yes, that is what it's supposed to do __________________ "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Steve Jobs ADA Mini S "Treeless Mountain" Do!Aqua 20-C: Wabi Kusa

05-21-2013, 01:05 AM	#13
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,437	two. got the other one sitting in a baggie for now. will use it eventually. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

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