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Hi you clever people Looking at adding a couple of small house plants to grow emersed from a 30 litre tank So i need your help 1. Which plants would look good on that size aquarium ? 2. How to secure the plant in place ? Obviously its only 30 litres so suspending pots would look bad and...

I have this large piece of wood that juts above the surface by about 6cm As you can see I tried to grow a crypt on it but it creeping down to the water So what plant can you clever people suggest to grow on it ? It’s an open top tank so no real restrictions Would you put something on the...

Hi All Forgive me if I’ve missed a thread somewhere and this has already been covered I’m experimenting with a few small bowls some just have molar clay as substrate so the plants will need some food What do you use in such circumstances Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking at making a plant wall above my corner tank so it looks like continuous plant growth I have lights and pump already in place But I have some questions about the materials and basic design and if there are any problems you clever bunch can foresee I’d like to use the plant wall as the...

I know people in warmer climates than the UKs use vats with tilapia in them in green houses or in their gardens and there’s lots of information about these on YouTube etc But Has anyone ever used their planted aquarium to feed an aquaponics system in the house ? If we use the ei ferts daily...

Hi all is there any threads showing how to make peat balls ? If not any tips ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all Just wondering what your favourite is and why Or is there a holy grail substrate out there ? Regards Dean

Has anyone tried this emersed? I've read conflicting reports, some say its a true aquatic other say it also grows in marshes

I bought a vase from a boot sale that had these jelly balls in it, no one knew what it was so I've been looking and found out about them "Crystal Mud Balls" Thought they could add another dimension to emersed growing Check out this video on YouTube: Has anyone used them?

anubias nanna going yellow at edges of leaves, planted in aquatic soil topped with cat litter in a goldfish bowl about two weeks ago, piece of glass covers the opening water level with surface

What substrate do you find works best? I've used aquatic soil with no real success as it dries out really quickly :-(

Marshal was my sons gecko who has gone off to a relatives on permanent loan therefore I've gained a 2ft vivarium :-) Going emersed on it What's a good substrate ?

Hi all here's my first go at an emersed set up I got a very cheap goldfish bowl :-) Substrate I used a bit of house cactus soil (just to get rid of it) and pond soil I also chucked in a bit of slow release ferts and a bit of laterite (just because its laying around) Plants HC Bacopa (species ?)...

This may be a stupid question but I want to grow some anubias emmersed so normally you would attach it to something and drop it in the water, so now do I use soil? Or just gravel or still attach it to something and does it need to be kept covered of can I leave a lid off completely ??

whats the smallest species of plants has anyone grown emmersed? i have a couple of small square ikea vases so looking for plants and ideas

I was taken shopping today :-( but it was my choice we started with breakfast at Ikea, they have some nice vases and cylinders, so I bought two vases, then into town to see if PAH had any good plants at reasonable prices... Nipped next to to B&M bargains and found some nice 20cm round glass...

I'm looking at attempting an emmersed bowl, it will be in the bedroom and I like my bedroom cool so usually the radiator is turned off and the window is open, so what's the best way to keep a bowl warm? I was going to use an LED lamp that's only 3watts but bright as hell, but this will not give...

Hi all I am interested in setting up a tank for a splash tetra capella arnoldi, I was thinking along the lines of an aquarium of say 24" long 24" tall 15" wide half filling it with water and having some plant growing above the water line in hope that the tetra may breed, so im asking for...

Hi all I'm very interested in this method but there's a lot of questions I have as I can't find a post that explains it in detail A. Open top bowl 1, Substrate, which is best? 2, Water, How much to put in it? Keep it level with top of substrate or just make sure it's wet? 3, Plants, just remove...