WeedCali

Howdy APC

I've decided to start a thread for my emersed aquatic plants and such. I'll be updating the thread as I get more plants in my collection. So far, I mostly grow Crypts and Anubias.

Species
A. Afzellii
A. Barteri
A. Barteri Nana 'Golden'
A. Coffeefolia
A. Hastifolia
A. Lanceolata
B. Monnieri
C. Beckettii
C. Cordata 'Blassii'
C. Moehlmannii
C. Nurii
C. Parva
C. Pontederiifolia
C. Usteriana
C. Wendtii 'Green'
C. Wendtii 'Brown'
C. Wendtii 'Red'
C. Wendtii 'Green Gecko'
H. Corymbosa 'Siamensis'
H. 'Tiger'
L. Mini 'Vietnam'
P. Yatabeanus


I'm going to start the thread with a picture of my Emersed tub. I'll upload pictures of individual pots sometime in the near future :P

This is the setup as of 4-17-12

Seattle_Aquarist

Hi WeedCali,

I use a similar system with container and egg-crate. My pots (coir) are semi-submerged; do you run a filter in there? I like the Hagen Elite Mini (58 GPH; sponge filter) the filtration seems to help keep the algae and mulm lower.

Some of my favorites for emersed growth are:

Erio parkeri
Pogostemon erectus
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Ranunculus inundatus
Hydrocotyle sp Japan
Anubias barteri nana 'Petite'
Eleocharis sp

Klaus07

I bought a tub a lot like yours as well as the egg-crate months ago to accommodate my larger growing Anubias as they get to large for my hydrodomes and tanks. I am presently using the tub for storage though. I think it will be a couple of weeks before I set it up. I also have a Schismatoglottis that is outgrowing my aquarium,

WeedCali

Very nice SA! I love the hairgrass! Would you be interested in selling/trading any emersed H. Pinnatifida? I tried growing it submerged and it died off before i could emerge it. plus I think it looks better emersed.

Klaus, I would love to see some pictures of the Schismatoglottis in your tank. I had no idea they can grow submersed. or is it emersed?

Almost forgot, I have a powerhead circulating the water and a 100W heater keeping the water at 75F

Seattle_Aquarist

Hi Weedcali,

Sure, we can do a trade or two if you would like.

-Roy

WeedCali

The patch of C Unknown I got from 954baby is sending out a spathe finally. Only one good photo of it so far so I'll get some more later.

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Green Thumb Aquatics

for you guys with the egg crates at the bottom, how high is the water level in your tubs? how do you stack the egg crate and do you rely completely on water for fertilization or soil as well

are the bottom of the planters constantly in water or are you just relying on humidity?

WeedCali

The water level in my tub is about 2/3 up the side of most of the pots. I use water from my planted 36g and a light dosing of GH FloraNova Grow.

Oh and some superthrive.

954baby

What type of substrate are you using, I can see a hint of leaf littler or some organic matter. I had read from someone to use oak tree leaves so I went to a local oak forest and found some really nice stuff and so far so good. It's really seemed to help.

WeedCali

That left side of the paludarium is sorta the mud bog of the tank. The only plants in that section is the Crypts and some Dwarf Sag that is starting to come back.I forgot exactly whats in the substrate but its mostly potting soil. I let the dead Crypt leaves just melt away into the dirt. I gotta try the oak leaves though, sounds like a good idea. do they lower the pH of the soil? I would like to know what potted Crypts I have that would benefit from it. The water I have is around 8.1pH