[Aulonocara_Freak]

DAY 2:
Finished drilling both small tubs


Add potting soil 1-3" high into the small tubs, Then put both tubs into the large tub


Add water into the large tub, 0.5-1.5" worth


Add plants




Close the lid and let magic happen!

 

[h4n]

Nice!

Are you goign have this under light or outdoors?

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

Nice!

Are you goign have this under light or outdoors?

Outdoors, My patio is the first place i'm going to try. It might get to much light or get to hot there so I'll have to watch it.

 

[h4n]

cool! Ya I was going try this soon also. Outside patio but in a place that get some light and not direct to haha

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

cool! Ya I was going try this soon also. Outside patio but in a place that get some light and not direct to haha

I might end up putting it under my patio chair where it gets direct sunlight, shade, and indirect sunlight.

 

[h4n]

Re: JOURNAL & HOW TO: My Emersed Tub

Not a bad idea!

-Sent from my Samsung Note, a "Phablet"

 

[aluka]

lol, i totally just brought a tub to move my emerse set up outside!

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

I'm not sure what I'm going to do when it starts to get cold. I guess sell of the stock and restart in the spring?

What do all of you emersed tubers do in the winter?

The Official: Emersed Tub Club

 

[Adam C]

Where are you located? I can keep several species outdoors overwinter here in TX. It really seems to depend on severity of temperature, actual temp around the plants, and of course, the species. Nonetheless, L. brasiliensis managed to survive a winter her in TX. L. aromatica did not.

What species are you keeping in your set up?

~ Adam

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

I'm in SC and it gets 30* here most winters. I'm keeping ludwigia, swords, Dwarf Sag, hydrocloryte, etc.

 

[aluka]

I kept my emersed set up inside during the winter. I just kept them under a cfl desklight for 8 hours a day

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

The woman of the house doesn't want a big box in the house lol

 

[aluka]

JOURNAL & HOW TO: My Emersed Tub

Some of them flowers, just tell her you are planting flowers to give her

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

Some of them flowers, just tell her you are planting flowers to give her

hahaha, very small flowers.

 

[bacon5]

Some of them flowers, just tell her you are planting flowers to give her

I think that I am going to have to use this reasoning with my mom

 

[Platy_lover21]

Your cat looks EXACTLY like my old siamese mix. I never heard of an emersed tub, but it looks interesting and easy to do.

 

[drewsuf82]

hahaha, very small flowers.

Flowers are flowers :icon_wink

Very interesting here

 

[Aulonocara_Freak]

It's been a week since I set the tub up and surprisingly we have new growth!

Melon Sword (New Leaf In The Middle)


Ludigia Sp. (New Growth)




Hydrocotyle Sp. (New Growth)



Crypt Wenditii (New Leaf)


Frogbit


If anyone can ID the ludwigia and Hydrocotyle I'd appreciate it very much!

 

[johnson18]

Nice start! I've got an emersed set up in a 20L, they're super simple to do. I'm loving how easily most things grow. Where in SC are you? Maybe we could swap some plants once things really start taking off for you.