[ikuzo]

hey, just want to share something

my emersed HC on dec 01 2007

on february 02 2008

close up

now i'm trying to grow anubias nana

 

[A Hill]

Wow nice results!

Your location can't hurt either

-Andrew

 

[dr.tran]

but how? lol.

Wow that looks really good. Is that just regular ground soil?

 

[ikuzo]

yes a regular garden soil mixed a bit with crushed root tabs. i made a mud back then but got lazy adding water everyday and the soil hardened. it's fine though as those HC has already rooted.

oh and it grow with about 70% sunlight.

 

[Jdinh04]

Wow nice stuff! I am thinking about getting a couple soup containers and trying to grow some as well, but its still winter over here so I might have to wait a while before doing it.

 

[ikuzo]

hey i bet you can do it indoor too with good lighting. a soup cup is a good idea.

 

[Jdinh04]

I'll give it a shot, first I need to get some HC hahaha. I am thinking about trying it with Aquasoil and Soilmaster.

 

[ikuzo]

i think you can do it faster than mine with those enriched substrate. the sooner that the roots have access to nutrient the better.

 

[NeverEndingNinja]

You could also use potting soil, but just enrich it yourself with NPK+T. All the dry ferts we use for aquariums are intended to enrich potting soil, so it should be a breeze. Just be careful, because you can burn a plant with ferts.

 

[Jdinh04]

I think i'll actually try some garden soil as well

 

[Gatekeeper]

that is sweet! Nice job roud:

 

[CobraGuppy]

if you grow it emmersed and then put it underwater, do the emmersed growing leaves die?

 

[frozenbarb]

Is emergeed Anubias different from submerge? How come you can plant the rhizomes under the substrate when its emerged and not when its submerged

 

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i think i see the rhizome on 3 of them actually, but im not sure.

 

[jeffboyarrdee]

i dont think the anubias will grow as well dug in like that...i think they can grow find emmersed if you just put them in a dish with a low level of water...

 

[ikuzo]

CobraGuppy, if what you mean is for the HC, yes there will be a transition from emersed to submerged leaves.

as for the anubias i didn't bury the rhizomes.

 

[CobraGuppy]

no, i was talking about the anubias.

Be sure to update on those!

what did you do with the hc btw?

 

[ikuzo]

anubias leaves don't die if you put it underwater. they die from old age as usually i noticed the back most leaf from growth point die first.

i made a mud and just lay HC n top and put it in a little shaded sunlight. pour water everyday. twice a day is recommended.

 

[Raimeiken]

any updates on the anubias?

 

[fishscale]

Did you use a screen over the HC? I grew HC indoors over the winter emersed, I would like to do it outside this summer (no bill for lighting )