neilshieh

I tore down all of my tanks and turned them into emersed tanks! yay! free co2 and cheap substrate and best of all... no algae! woot!
So i set up two styles of emersed tanks.
zachary's "dirt in a box method" (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...tank-dirt.html)
and zapin style
My 6 gallon rimless was the zapin style and since each species is grown in its own pot I can keep a bunch of species in my collector tank. I have a cheap fogger I bought off ebay and the top is made of some plastic cover sheets. The light is a 23 watt cfl bulb and i think it's 6500K (it's a anonymous brand with no info on the bulb). The soil in the pots is miracle grow potting soil. with the fogger running 24/7 the humidity is 80-90%. I also have a 25 watt heater running.
My 10 gallon was the dirt in a box method. The cover is also made of the plastic sheets and a glass cover from my unused 2.5 gallon tank. The substrate is miracle grow potting soil that i got at hd for around 3 bucks for a huge bag. I mist once a day and my humidity is around 82%. (Fremont's usual humidity is in the 40's)
alright enough talk time for pictures! the plants are a motley assortment: dhg, hc, crypts, anubias variegated, hygro's, and some rarer stems
I just planted most of the stem plants yesterday so they're still wilting a bit, but most of them have started to recover and are rooting! the HC has been in there for 1 or 2 weeks already

with fog

without fog

top view of plants


P. 'Kawagoneum'


B. Lanigera

H. Lorentzianna

10 gallon dirt in a box style

plants are still wilting from shipping but are starting to perk up

left side of the tank. B. Japan is the fastest to recover and is already starting to grow!

HC starting to spread
I'll update with new pictures every now and then! tell me what you think!

asukawashere

Your plants will need bigger pots - several of the species you've got (the Persicaria, Hyptis, B. lanigera, etc.) will grow huge and spread all over the place once they get established.

neilshieh

thanks for the heads up! I'll probably be setting up a 46 gallon emersed tank or a 20 gallon long tank

asukawashere

Go with the 46 - the 20L won't provide enough vertical room for very many species. If you're just trying to grow foreground/carpet plants, it'll be fine (also many Lindernia, Bacopa, and Rotala spp. prefer to grow out horizontally rather than vertically...) but most species prefer the extra height.

Keep a particular eye on that purple bamboo, too - once it roots and settles in, it takes off and doesn't look back. Over the course of a couple months, I've seen it fill up a full-size rubbermaid tub, overflow the sides, and creep its way over to and start rooting in adjacent tubs.

neilshieh

New updates! I just redid my 6 gallon and cleaned the water and repotted everything into paper pots with black polyethylene shells. I will be getting some coir pots soon because people have said that the paper pots will disintegrate pretty fast. DON'T LINE YOUR POTS WITH COFFEE FILTER, THEY DISINTEGRATE IN A WEEK!
I'll be setting up my 46 bowfront to house my emersed collection soon so they won't be crammed in a tiny 6 gallon. I'll post pictures when i get around to doing that.

6 gallon tank (i've set the fogger to run 20 minutes every 2 hours because otherwise the plants are too wet and fungus grows




I have a couple plants converting from submersed to emersed. H. Tiger, Ammania sp. Bonsai, C. nurii 'Pahang', and some C. wendtii



P. Kawagoneum I really like how the red is developing on the new leaves and upper portion closest to the light
btw the light is a 23 watt cfl bulb... nothing fancy




anubias variegated


Gratiola Brevifolia


C. Nurii converting from submersed to emersed


L. India very robust grower!


C. Wendtii, It JUST converted from submersed to emersed and is putting out new emersed leaves!


Ammania sp. Bonsai, just planted these submersed stems 2 days ago.


You can see my cheap fogger i got off ebay and the grid that everything is on.
I still need to ID that crypt LOL


Fog on.

10 gallon dirt in a box tank!
I'm getting so many flowers in this tank! dirt in a box method is great!


P. 'Kawagoneum' you can see the bud starting to form


E. parvula is starting to spread. My anubias variegated isn't doing so hot though the leaves are yellowing any suggestions? i think it's the humidity... the humidity in this tank is only 70-75%
The plants are growing nicely and should start filling in a couple months!


L. India flowers!

My windowsill foreground plant collection
I have a whole bunch of these small plastic cans with plastic screw on lids and they're so useful for storing things and growing thing and shipping things!
I currently have e. parvula, HC, and marsilea minuata.
I got some glosso from Nathan today and I will have those planted soon
I'll be getting some UG from Tony soon too thus I will have most of the foregrounds!




HC started as a small sprout and spread nicely


E. parvula starting to spread


Marsilea planted 2 days ago and will convert to emersed clovers soon.
that's all for now!

myjohnson

Wow! Nice collection of emerse plants dude.

Ever thought about kokedama?

neilshieh

My 46 gallon bowfront
I have three tubs that i lined with screen at the bottom and the bottom has holes and terra cotta pots with screens at the bottom. I have two heaters running (because i don't have a 100+ watt heater) the temp is around 30 C. I also have a 201 powerhead running with a diy filter attachment and my fogger is also funning which is why the pictures are so foggy.
Some new plant additions:
Downoi
Polygonum sp. Sao Paulo
glosso
HC
UG
E. belem
Ludwigia sp. 'hybrid'
Ludwigia Pillosa
Hygro tiger
E. tennelus
and some riparium plant i have in the planter from hydrophyte on TPT
My crypts are starting to grow like crazy!




;-; you can see how the other two stems of downoi just melted but atleast i have one!

my poly. sp. Sao Paulo... I planted it near my P. Kawagoeneum and it has a great contrast! The ludwigia hybrid next to it is flowering :P


Ludwigia pillosa (pretty darn expensive!)
Sorry for all the fog... and i just planted plugs of UG and DHG Belem everywhere LOL

zachary908

Any updates, Neil?

neilshieh

My 46 gallon has been growing nicely and so has my 10 gallon tank. I trimmed most of the stems in my 10 gallon tank because they were almost at the limit! i compiled a list of the plants i'm growing. some of them aren't pictured and are actually in containers on my windowsill

1. Anubias var 'variegated'
2. Bacopa 'Japan'
3. Bacopa Lanigera
4. Bacopa Madagascariensis
5. Bacopa Monnieri
6. Bacopa Salzmanii
7. Cryptocoryne Ciliata
8. Cryptocoryne Lucens
9. Cryptocoryne Nurii 'Pahang'
10. Cryptocoryne Pontederiifolia
11. Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green'
12. Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Red'
13. Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Tropica'
14. Cryptocoryne Willisii x Lucens
15. Echinodorous Tenellus
16. Glossostigma Elatinoides
17. Gratiola Brevifolia
18. Hemianthus Callitrichoides
19. Hygrophila 'Bold'
20. Hygrophila Lancea
21. Hygrophila 'Porto Velho'
22. Hygrophila 'Tiger'
23. Hyptis Lorentzianna
24. Lindernia 'India'
25. Ludwigia cf. Suffruticosa
26. Ludwigia Pillosa
27. Ludwigia sp. 'Red'
28. Marsiela Minuta
29. Persicaria Kawagoenum
30. Pogostemon Helferi
31. Polygonum. sp. 'Sao Paulo'
32. Rotala Mexicana
33. Staurogyne sp. 'Purple'
34. Staurogyne Stolonifera
35. Ultricularia Graminifolia
36. Ranunculus Inundatus
37. Asclepias curassavica
and here are some pictures!


that's the monarch milkweed Asclepias curassavica. grows quite fast! the root system took over the whole planter and is growing out of the planter slits all in 2 weeks! fast grower, can't wait for it to flower.


My Ludwigia pillosa is creeping and throwing off a lot of new leaves. I trimmed my hyptis lorentzianna! the plant has a beautiful leaf underside! the P. 'Sao Paulo' is really taking off and is throwing flowers. Bacopa Madagascariensis is growing pretty fast. G. brevifolia is growing quite fast for me too


Staurogyne 'Porto Velho', Staurogyne Stolonifera, Staurogyne sp. 'Purple', ludwigia hybrid, Ludwigia cf. Suffruticosa, rotala mexicana, and some ug.


My crypts are growing really well can't wait for the spathes. downoi is growing well and forming many side shoots. HC and glosso is growing like a weed. and my anubias variegated is putting out new leaves! not sure how much variegation is on them but i'll wait for the leaves to mature. fingers crossed!


I plan to stick a portion of my marsiela minuta in the back to start growing.




the HC is already mostly filled in, the bacopa is struggling though
that's all for now!

niceseol

wow that's a lot of plants