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Guillermo · 02-19-2008, 05:27 PM

I wanted to share my emersed setup, here the specs.

Tank : 6mm glass 40” l x 16” w x 20”h tank with glass top covers.
Water circulation : Astro 1000 submersible pump with DIY PVC fixture to make a "curtain" in the front glass.
Filtration : Just a guppy breeder net to avoid clogging of the pump.
Heating : None
Lighting : Sun light.
Misting : Exo Terra Fogger
Pots : 22 4 “ x 4” plant pots.
Substrate : Coconut fiber, peat moss, Sera super peat, Osmocote, Vermuculite, Perlite mix topped with gravel.
Fertilization: None (yet) I need some input here if you please.
Water changes: Only when it looks dirty.

For plants, let’s go with some pics

General views

I have two pieces of 3mm glass in the inner part of the aluminum frame and one 6mm glass on top.

Covered the pump with a guppy breeder net to prevent clogging.

The Exo Terra fogger Works fine

Bacopa Caroliniana

Bacopa Monnieri:

Cryptocorine Balansae crispatula

Cryptocorine Wendtii Brown

Hetherantera Zosterifolia

Eleocharis Parvula refusing to grow LOL

Marsilea Hirsuta, does not cooperate and grows tall

Higrophylla Siamensis

Microsorium Pteropus

Hydrocotyle (sp?) Excuse the blurry/foggy pic.

Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis

Limnophilla Sessiliflora

Rotala Rotundifolia:

There is another pot with Hygro Rosanervig tiny plantlets, I thought it had died.

For what is worth I began this project in August 2007. I put the plantlets straight from some aquariums, I didn’t “acclimate” them, I guess this is the reason for the slow growth.

All the plants are doing fine despite the slow growth, the only one who died in my 2 attemps was some Pogostemon Stellatus (Eustellaris Stellata).

I have some plastic containers with HC, but they are in another thread called “Windowsill Experiment"

This is my first time trying to grow emersed plants, I’ll be glad to read your inputs.

Thanks in Advance

Guillermo / Mexico City

02-19-2008, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guillermo Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mexico City Posts: 63 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 4600	My first emersed setup (56k W) I wanted to share my emersed setup, here the specs. Tank : 6mm glass 40” l x 16” w x 20”h tank with glass top covers. Water circulation : Astro 1000 submersible pump with DIY PVC fixture to make a "curtain" in the front glass. Filtration : Just a guppy breeder net to avoid clogging of the pump. Heating : None Lighting : Sun light. Misting : Exo Terra Fogger Pots : 22 4 “ x 4” plant pots. Substrate : Coconut fiber, peat moss, Sera super peat, Osmocote, Vermuculite, Perlite mix topped with gravel. Fertilization: None (yet) I need some input here if you please. Water changes: Only when it looks dirty. For plants, let’s go with some pics General views I have two pieces of 3mm glass in the inner part of the aluminum frame and one 6mm glass on top. Covered the pump with a guppy breeder net to prevent clogging. The Exo Terra fogger Works fine Bacopa Caroliniana Bacopa Monnieri: Cryptocorine Balansae crispatula Cryptocorine Wendtii Brown Hetherantera Zosterifolia Eleocharis Parvula refusing to grow LOL Marsilea Hirsuta, does not cooperate and grows tall Higrophylla Siamensis Microsorium Pteropus Hydrocotyle (sp?) Excuse the blurry/foggy pic. Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis Limnophilla Sessiliflora Rotala Rotundifolia: There is another pot with Hygro Rosanervig tiny plantlets, I thought it had died. For what is worth I began this project in August 2007. I put the plantlets straight from some aquariums, I didn’t “acclimate” them, I guess this is the reason for the slow growth. All the plants are doing fine despite the slow growth, the only one who died in my 2 attemps was some Pogostemon Stellatus (Eustellaris Stellata). I have some plastic containers with HC, but they are in another thread called “Windowsill Experiment" This is my first time trying to grow emersed plants, I’ll be glad to read your inputs. Thanks in Advance Guillermo / Mexico City