Okay, so a topic I just responded to on another forum got me thinking, why on earth did I spend days and days tinkering and farting about with an idea and not share them so here is one of my success stories.
Back when I had time to burn I set up a shallow tank and grew plants emmersed.
I used an old 4ft with upside down nursery pots (plastic ones that had been well rinsed).On top of these I had driftwood/rocks etc with anubias (primarily) attached with fishing line.
I had an old pond pump that I rigged an inline irrigation setup to with the misting watering nozzles set to spray across the entire tank.
I always kept the water level at a height that kept the pump covered but prevented the plants from being submerged or immersed. I still used a heater in the tank to keep it nice and humid and added plenty of aquatic plant ferts to give them the best growth. I also had a ridiculous amount of cherry shrimp that just cruised about and bred like rabbits in there.
Apart from the huge reduction in attaching time by the rhizomes/roots I was also rewarded with more flowers than I have ever seen before or since.
Once they were attached they ran the gauntlet in my African tanks.
I have been thinking about doing it again when I buy a house and set myself up properly.
Back when I had time to burn I set up a shallow tank and grew plants emmersed.
I used an old 4ft with upside down nursery pots (plastic ones that had been well rinsed).On top of these I had driftwood/rocks etc with anubias (primarily) attached with fishing line.
I had an old pond pump that I rigged an inline irrigation setup to with the misting watering nozzles set to spray across the entire tank.
I always kept the water level at a height that kept the pump covered but prevented the plants from being submerged or immersed. I still used a heater in the tank to keep it nice and humid and added plenty of aquatic plant ferts to give them the best growth. I also had a ridiculous amount of cherry shrimp that just cruised about and bred like rabbits in there.
Apart from the huge reduction in attaching time by the rhizomes/roots I was also rewarded with more flowers than I have ever seen before or since.
Once they were attached they ran the gauntlet in my African tanks.
I have been thinking about doing it again when I buy a house and set myself up properly.
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