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I had aphids in my emersed scape. Flooding is the only practical solution. Especially if there are fish around to eat the aphids. A flood for 24 hrs and then drain won’t affect a dry start (I.e plants won’t transition to submerged growth in 24 hours). You do need to get rid of them, they really...

That will work, also you will probably get ferns etc germinating in the moss. Anubias growing aerial roots Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Marcel, on your advice I’ve raised the level of the water in the pool. There is free water beyond the Petri dish of substrate. Definitely some daphnia in there from my rain butt. UG spreading slowly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Can’t believe how well this is working. Probably going to need a trim soon. Java moss emergant Weeping moss emergant Added some little anubias around the cave, UG slow but steady. Thanks for looking. T Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good work, does seem to need high humidity. I’ve got some “Narrow leaf” Rhizome buried in moss in my emersed set up. It keeps putting out leaves but they just crisp up :( Humidity in the mid 70 % range. Will probably try adding a lid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks, Hendre. My friend who grows carnivorous plants says sundews and urtricularia are pretty much weeds in amongst the other pitchers plants, fly traps etc. One man’s weed is another man’s treasure! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Little update. The oasis works surprisingly well. Even moss right at the top is growing. I decided I didn’t like the high vase it was in so transferred the lot to a Petri dish. This now sits under the cloche. UG was starting to grow till I uprooted everything. I’m sure it will rally. Added...

Needs more help! I think I’m suffering from some kind of deficiency in the emergant plants, particularly the Hydrocotyle species. Mosses doing fine. Leaves seem to be yellowing. There were some aphids but seem to have delt with them but still got yellowing. Same plants grow well above...

Looking amazing. I love the depth created by the trees. Great piece of DIY! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think it’s not a true aquatic species. It tolerated periodic submersion for me but seems to do best emergant. I’ve previously used old ADA Amazon successfully but would guess it prefers low nutrient environment. I use rain water with it. T Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks fantastic, can’t wait to see it planted up. Why not some shrimp? In a mature, well planted tank, they need virtually no care and add some movement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes I’ve played with carnivores before. They seem to appreciate humidity. Will post up some pics on the journal when sundews arrive! Quick snap while running past: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve had some little black gnats in my emergant set up. Going to give sundews a go. Also noticed a small spider in there too! Nature knows best! Nice growth T. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Think it will be a question of how much water the Oasis can support in a vertical column. I can always cut it shorter. Pretty sure I will need a dish under the cloche, condensation will run down the glass.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Ady, I’m hoping the UG takes off. I’ve had it grow quite well in the past, just on a window sill: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I bought a pot of UG to use in my DOOA Wall scape but decided it wasn’t right there. I still think it’s an awesome little plant, especially if it can be induced to flower. I wanted to do something to go on the window sill where my propagator was (now ransacked to do other scape). I found an...

Thanks, I seem to remember having some R.Wallichi in my big tank back then, a lot of the stem plants seemed happy to grow out of the top of that tank. It was probably a cutting from that. This is going back to 2009 now! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve got a fogger but not sure it actually does a lot for humidity. Still looks cool above the water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Foxfish and zozo, thanks for all the great information. Was on Pinterest and found some of my old Wabi kusa. Seems I managed to get a number of things growing in room air. Certainly species like Hydrocotyle, Rotala and Hygrophila seem pretty resilient as long as the roots stay wet. Can...

Thanks Marcel, excellent knowledge! The small amount of Java fern I tried did die back but the rhizome is putting out new leaves, so I’m hopeful. I’m also trying some Bolbitis but I just trimmed that back to the rhizome straight away. Can you recommend a hygrometer, there seem to dozens on...

Can anyone advise on Humidity I should be aiming for? Hygrometer in tank reads in the mid 70%. Is that humid enough? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Impressive DOY skills! I’m finding that I can only get around 70% humidity with my open top Pali. Guess it can be affected by temp from lights, air circulation and amount of wet surface for water to evaporate from. Good luck [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks mort, I’m probably OK with that. I like the contrast between the green above water and the bare rocks below. I’m going to have a few anubias underwater but nothing else. I’m going to fert the water, as this will fertilize everything. T Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Darrel, I’m hoping the emergant growth will out run algae in the race for nutrition, given it has unrestricted access to CO2. Added some Hydrocotyle verticla to the Wall, it usually goes like crazy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, Was wondering how to get the best out of my emersed growing plants in my pallidarium set up https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-falls-dooa-wall-60.55928/ I’ve got a dimmer now for the twinstar light, running at 50% seems to cause a lot less desiccation. Thus I was wondering if I...

Wow great information. Never heard of that kind of lake before. Certainly mine looked pretty dead before growing again. T Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Darrel, I must it twice a day, seems to do a lot better than in my high teck tank! For emersed set up I will try a reptile fogger to keep it very humid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had some Willow Moss in my big tank but didn’t really like the submerged appearance. I pulled it out and put in my emersed “Bits Box”. It looked very black and dead for a while but has just started putting out new growth, looks really cool. Like little green fern leaves. Hope to use some in...

Thanks for the suggestion the Aquael was a front runner! Green Aqua would build an optiwhite custom for about £54. Decided in the end to go wider, bought a 60p, should be an exciting project! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi there, I’m looking for a tank with a 30x30 cm foot print (would consider larger), that’s not a cube. Really I want something tall 35 - 45 cm tall would be ideal. Only found the Nano Cubes (35 cm tall) so far that fit the bill, I’m not a massive fan of the round corner. I would like...

I have the same on Christmas Moss, presumably they can reproduce by spore underwater? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If anubis is anything like Java fern it's going to be tough. My goldfish bowl does get super humid but Java Fern has never thrived in there. T

That's cool James, I would love to see someone pull off an emergent then into the water carpet of glosso!

Re: My emersed growth setup for the first time. Any suggesti Cool set up Daniel, I've grown UG in normal room air but the leaves do get smaller with lower humidity. T

Any photos yet ? T

UG and moss go together very well, the UG I have growing on my mossy island looks pretty healthy and is spreading underwater. Riccia also seems to work well. The moss island project worked out quite well this all based on some kind of terrestrial moss.

Plant definitely grow well emersed but they seem to have varying preferences for humidity. HC grows very slowly (if at all) at normal room humidity, same goes for many others. Easy ones I've found are Hydrocotle, Amazon swords, hair grass, Riccia and Bacopa sp. Providing loads of light without...

Would have been good but boredom stopped it from getting finished! HC grows well emergent, doesn't need particularly humid conditions but needs lots of light without getting dried out! T

Slow in my experience ! It doesn't like being partially submerged, keep the water level well below the leaves. T

I think every one has a plant they can't get to grow right, for me it's Glosso... :crazy:

Well, this tank is now running on the rays of the sun, at least algae is not a concern! The glosso is growing all leggy under British winter sun and the HC is microscopically slow. A nice thing about this is you can pick it up and look at the underneath, the glosso has already formed an...

Little up date, the HC has finally turned emergent, now running it with moist substrate only, no surface water. The glosso continues to grow like mad, had to stop it over-running the HC.

I find the whole CO2 in emersed a bit confusing aswell. In a tank you aim for 30 ppm CO2 and it's already aprox 325 ppm in the atmosphere, is it really neccasary to add more as long as the ventilation is adequate? The glosso I've got in a open cube is growing far quicker emersed than it ever did...

For anyone who's interested, after about 10 days the glosso is sending up loads of emergant leaves that are smaller and darker green than the underwater leaves. The HC is just at the surface but spreading under water. This seems to be a great way of propagating Glosso. Should have plenty for my...

Hi, this is what happened to my Pico after the comp. I had a few abortive attempts at Wabi-kusa but then decided to try a low maintainance emersed set up. I've put a level bed of ADA amazonia in the bottom, I filled it so about 5 mm of water covers the substrate. Same 20 w desk lamp as...

That is awsome the mist looks so Jurrasic Park, I expect a Velocaraptor to jump out :lol:

Was trying to re-scape my big tank but my Cat, Aslan was being a total pain. He thought moss cotton was put on this planet to amuse him and unlike most cats he loves to get his paws wet. Thus I resolve to give him his own scape to destroy. I used some mint (the kind you get in the pot at the...

Matt could you could post a photo of some of you're mosses growing emersed. I'm fascinated to see if this damp flat green thing on my window will ever look beutiful, I need some inspiration :!:

I also had good results with a plastic tub under my tank light with HC, seems to grow faster and with bigger leaves. It was going well until I went away for a weekend and it had dried to a crisp - doh! Are you guys using any artificial light or just a sunny window sill? T