Cracked Tank converted to Emersed culture - Plant Physiology & Emersed Culture

FarCanal · 07-30-2008, 02:20 AM

I had this cracked tank sitting under my house for years, I just couldn't bring myself to throw it out. After reading an article about emersed crypts in the Aquascaping online magazine I decided to dust of my old cracked tank. Here is a picture of the patched cracks;

I then installed some glass baffles to create water falls and increase humidity;

Filled it with water and turned a filter on as a proof of concept;

Since then I have been gather plants and filling this tank with plants, it early days and only been running for 6 weeks. Here are some pics;

The various Anubias were one of the first plants added and is growing very well, here is a close up front shot;

I recently purchase a crypt that came with a spathe;

Another crypt that has adjusted to emersed growth;

I used this tank to germinate some Apontogen seeds;

I even have managed to get some HC to grow in here under a single T8 bulb, but it grows very slowly;

I'm so glad I kept this old tank, wish I had another one!

cs_gardener · 07-30-2008, 01:14 PM

That's a great setup and a perfect use for a cracked tank. How much water movement do you have and what temp do you keep it at?

FarCanal · 07-30-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cs_gardener

That's a great setup and a perfect use for a cracked tank. How much water movement do you have and what temp do you keep it at?

The pump used is an Eheim Compact 600 running on the max setting and I keep the temp at 25C. I also have a Eheim Compact 1000 that I was going to use to rig up a mister during summer (I'm in Central Queensland, Australia) but I may not need it as it seems to work fine as is.

Gilles · 07-31-2008, 12:18 AM

Nice setup!

AaronT · 07-31-2008, 04:52 AM

That's a nice little setup. It's fun to see the different morphology of the plants in their emsersed state.