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  1. tim

    Window sill emersed glass mini tank! (310 x 200 x 170 mm)

    Looks great hoggie, keep the updates coming.
  2. tim

    Emersed Setups- a growing collection

    Great thread :-) most plants I have grown emersed are smaller/ have smaller leaves than their submersed counterparts, don't be suprised if they revert once back under water.
  3. tim

    Window sill emersed set-up!

    keep the pics coming Hoggie, are you just relying on natural light for this one ?
  4. tim

    Wabi Kusa-Kusamono ?

    Probably because the term wabi-kusa is now used to describe any aquatic plants grown emersed, I should of lifted the driftwood out of my low tech and entered :lol:
  5. tim

    Wabi Kusa-Kusamono ?

    Nice mate very nice, glass in the link looks good too for the money, isn't wabi-kusa a term coined by ADA ? So you would be correct the image in your first link would be kusamono.
  6. tim

    Advice on what will happily grow on top of floating cork bark.

    Wrapping the cork bark with moss then placing the hc over the moss may work as long as the moss stays damp the hc will root into it, spraying/misting the hc a couple of times a day may also help.Micranthemum Monte Carlo may be a good alternative to hc also.
  7. tim

    Floating plants

    These were under artificial light around the same intensity as in the tank, I'm hoping it'll have the effect of a heated propagator without the cost ;-)
  8. tim

    Floating plants

    Evening folks, I've had a few tubs of various plants going for a little while mainly moss and hydro trip Japan, started to notice a drop in growth I'm assuming due to lower winter temps, so I've decided to float them in my low tech, a week in the moss looked very happy so I've added a few more...
  9. tim

    White thread like fungus

    Anchor moss grows really well emersed if you chop it up and paint it on lava rock or wood etc it takes off really well. Looking forward to seeing your emersed setups.
  10. tim

    White thread like fungus

    Use a small artists brush to paint the peroxide/ liquid carbon onto the fungus easier to stay away form the plants, worked for me with a couple of wabi's I kept too moist.
  11. tim

    Propagator

    I had the same happen mid summer, I put it down to too much heat on a south facing windowsill.
  12. tim

    Show us your propagator

    Sort of :) just below the exclamation point rasbora I'll try and get a better pic of it over the weekend mate.
  13. tim

    Show us your propagator

    Hi Michael, Xmas moss on most of the wood with some fissidens on two bits, fissidens struggles and on the rocks is anchor moss this stuff does really well emersed ime.
  14. tim

    Show us your propagator

    Mines moss at the moment all bits of wood/rocks from previous scapes I chuck em in and see if it'll stay alive until I want to use them again.
  15. tim

    Wabi kusa - Spontaneous setup - unexpected visit - Ladybug

    Looks superb mate, lovely to see flowers :-)
  16. tim

    Wabi kusa - Spontaneous setup - unexpected visit - Ladybug

    That azolla is a stunning little plant.
  17. tim

    Best way to attach Fissidens fontanus to bogwood tree?

    Time to update the thread with a couple of new pics then Martin, looks fantastic mate.
  18. tim

    Terrarium?

    Always used to use tap but you can see the build up on the plants over time, plus not having to clean the glass is always a bonus :-)
  19. tim

    Seeking guidance- my first Wabi- Kusa project

    Hi sacha, if you intend to flood the tank like above use an Ada type substrate, tmc nutrasoil or Colombo florabase are cheaper alternatives, John Inness will need capping ime.
  20. tim

    Kokedama

    Yeah mud pie brings out the kid in me :-) funny my little 8yr old said daddy your disgusting, your hands are filthy go and wash them, city kids eh :rolleyes: I'll be off out tomorrow to find myself a ceramic welly :D
  21. tim

    Terrarium?

    No mate, Ro doesn't contain any minerals so the plants and glass stay nice and clean.
  22. tim

    Kokedama

    Hi mick, it is indeed crassula ovata, got a couple of cuttings from my grandad last year and just stuck them in pots with cat litter, hoping the percentage of cat litter and hydrolecea in the bottom will keep the roots dry enough for it to thrive whilst a quick daily spray will keep the moss...
  23. tim

    Kokedama

    Ha wish it did maybe I could afford a real bonsai :lol: I'm hoping a daily spray of the moss will be enough to keep it uncovered as it was growing just up the road it should do ok in room humidity.
  24. tim

    Kokedama

    Inspired by Antonis thread http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-kokedama-venture.31999/ I thought I'd give my own a go :) Mud pie mix of worm castings from the garden and some tescos cat litter Some moss I found growing on a local fallen tree Lined a bowl with cling film to shape the mud pie...
  25. tim

    Terrarium?

    Yes mate here's a bad pic of one of mine Excuse the big gap I took some staurogyne out of it yesterday for a new scape, currently has rotala, hydro japan, ludwigia sp, anchor moss, hygro pinatidifida, I often chuck a few cuttings in see what bounces back, there a very few truly aquatic plants...
  26. tim

    Terrarium?

    Your bio orb would be perfect mate, I like to use a layer of hydrolecea capped with Colombo florabase ( nice and fertile ) add hardscape if you wish for aesthetics and plant it up, you can use cuttings from your tanks or buy fresh plants spray with ro water once a day, keep covered to keep...
  27. tim

    Terrarium?

    Emersed plants grown above water submersed plants grown below water, I only asked because you said low tech tank no co2 etc etc. Google wabi kussa I think it may be more what your after.
  28. tim

    Terrarium?

    The bowls above have no water sacha, plants are grown emersed, are you looking to set up a low tech tank or a terrarium ?
  29. tim

    Wabi kusa - Spontaneous setup - unexpected visit - Ladybug

    This is lovely mate, Im hoping to get some wabi's started on the windowsill soon now spring is here and a koke dama or two, watching with interest.
  30. tim

    Terrarium?

    It's a cookie jar by the looks of it Richard tescos sell them cheap, I'm using one to house a sort of wabi kusa bottle garden at the moment works well due to the lid I only have to spray it once a week.
  31. tim

    My Kokedama venture

    Very nice, are you planning to hang them somewhere. I'm wanting to try a few of these in the garden once it warms up slightly
  32. tim

    Grow tank?

    Long as it's covered with water should be fine, it may well turn on and off more so you could expect a shorter life span, photoperiod will be fine I ran a wabi kusa on a 6am- 11-12pm photoperiod and was all good.
  33. tim

    Grow tank?

    Shouldn't cause any issues it'll cut in and out as the surrounding water reaches temperature.
  34. tim

    Grow tank?

    Simple and cheap like me ;-) amanos would be perfect little cleaners I'd only add ottos if you have a lot of diatoms if not hold off until you get the big tank they can be sensitive little fish when moving tanks.
  35. tim

    Grow tank?

    You could just tie the anubias and ferns to suction cups and stick em to the glass they only fall off if they get too big.
  36. tim

    Grow tank?

    Yes it does :-)
  37. tim

    soon to be wabi kusa

    Mate a wall unit full of em all artificially lit would be epic, my wife would not be impressed :lol:
  38. tim

    soon to be wabi kusa

    That's looking sweet mate, roll on spring got a few windowsill wabis I want to set up, keep the updates coming mate.
  39. tim

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY EMERSED SETUP :mad:

    Maybe too wet Dominic, I only misted my wabi kusa once a week but kept them permanently covered, even though the plants looked dryish the glass was always steamed up.
  40. tim

    Cyperus spp

    How about this as an alternative Cyperus prolifer [Dwarf Papyrus Sedge] - £5.50 : Shrubland Park Nurseries, Buy Exotic and Hardy Plants Online in UK, Mail Order, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk
  41. tim

    Cyperus spp

    Would cypress helfri not work mate
  42. tim

    Join the club

    :-( ah well always next spring :thumbup:
  43. tim

    Join the club

    Hi foxfish, really like this tank, have you considered flooding it as a low tech experiment, certainly has the plant mass to get going.
  44. tim

    soon to be wabi kusa

    Good job with the light mate, looks very bright indeed will be keeping my eye out for updates :thumbup:
  45. tim

    soon to be wabi kusa

    Looks good planted mark, what type of light are you using above it ?
  46. tim

    Humidity over moisture

    Well I think I shall grab myself one of these Friday Should be planted up Monday :lol:
  47. tim

    Humidity over moisture

    Only one way to find out chaps :-)
  48. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Hi Roy, thanks :-) it was a nice little experiment with the emersed growing, taken the tank down for the winter now but I am planning a larger wabi for next spring.
  49. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Not a great shot :-) Everything seems to be settling into its new home, apart from the fern and bolbitus may come up with something else for the left just kept covered haven't opened or sprayed since it moved, lights on for 14 hours a day.
  50. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Hi mark, yes there's anubias in there it did ok in the other tank with its roots in the water I kept it covered though so must have been the humidity, it may struggle now under the LEDs ill keep you posted.
  51. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Had to take this down to make way for another project, it's new home is an old fluval spec with the filter chamber removed sat on my old fluval edge stand for lighting may need a heat mat if I want to keep it going longer term the LEDs don't seem to create as much heat. Added a little bolbitus...
  52. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Just used wardrobe rail from wickes, rail brackets, and a 90 degree elbow from wickes. Looks like this
  53. tim

    My emersed project

    Looks like they have been quite wet mate, maybe submersed without co2 has made them melt ? Try removing melted parts and leave the roots keep moist and you may get new growth.
  54. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Thanks mark, using this light suspended about 2 ft above the tank NEW T5 T8 Aquarium Fish Tank Overhead light Lamp Lighting Coral Plant Ornament | eBay The three 8wt5 version
  55. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Just over a week and things growing well :-) some of the submersed leaves melting but new growth showing still in two minds wether to add any shrimp or not.
  56. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Hi dean, so far rotala rotundifolia, staurogyne, hydro tripartita, ludwigia repens, crypt wendtii brown, glosso, pogostemon helfri, want to add some peacock moss Anubis bonsai and maybe some juncus repens.
  57. tim

    Wabi kusa attempt

    Insipired by this YouTube Started with DIY substrate ball Colombo flora base wrapped in a cut up wash bag for baby clothes Some tana sand and petrified wood and a few Plants later ( no pics men can't multitask :lol: ) Spraying twice a day at the moment with ro water shouldn't need ferts as...
  58. tim

    Lots of Dry Start Method questions!

    Very interesting thread this is turning into George don't have any advice on dsm as I've never attempted one I do have one question though will the manzi be pre soaked or will you rely on the daily sprays to water log the branches just I've found manzi very light and it'll happily float for a...
  59. tim

    smallest species of plant grown emmersed

    is it this thread by foxfish ian Join the club | UK Aquatic Plant Society i want to try elatine hydropier emmersed if i can get my hands on some
  60. tim

    Emersed Garden cube

    dispose of them by selling them another stunning setup
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