2.5 gall emersed w/ mud substrate layer experiment - Aquascaping

foofooree · 04-12-2008, 08:25 PM

light-27 watt home depot
substrate- mud with sand on top
flora-hc and a. nana so far
hardscape- oak twig and lava rock

i boiled the mud to sterilize it and i also boiled the twig
i want this to be mainly diy
i thought about making it rimless but i have cats! (they would drink the water)
hopefully the mud helps the plants grow better!

dirrtybirdy · 04-12-2008, 10:39 PM

i think you might need more light. but im not expert. keep us updated. i want to see how this turns out

Jervis · 04-13-2008, 07:50 AM

Interesting! I am planning to start an emerse nano too. Will follow this thread closely

oregon aqua · 04-13-2008, 08:25 AM

I have the same light on my 4 gallon it works great.

foofooree · 04-13-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by oregon aqua

I have the same light on my 4 gallon it works great.

cool, i have heard of many people using these 27 watt lights on their nanos and i have heard that they work great, plus it was only 20 bucks!
also, if it works on your 4 gall., it should work great on my 2.5, the dimensions are 12L X 6W X 8T

foofooree · 04-13-2008, 05:54 PM

oh and i forgot to add, i added a small glass with water in it in the empty corner, i then put a diy co2 line into it with a bamboo diffuser, the bubbles in the glass will raise the humidity a lot , hopefully this will also help the plants grow

foofooree · 04-28-2008, 07:25 PM

update:

oregon aqua · 04-28-2008, 09:41 PM

looking good. lots of growth

i keep forgeting to update my post thanks for reminding me=0)

modster · 04-28-2008, 09:59 PM

omg! that's only 15 days!?

foofooree · 04-29-2008, 06:42 PM

yep, i too am surprised at how fast it i growing, the clay/mud must be workin! lol