zozo
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Last year it was better late than never, but the winter was rather easy on us this time, fortunately, this year it's a very early start, there was no need to drain the tub and even the fish stayed happily outdoors all winter.
And the plywood filter box still is doing a great job.
Best of all most of the plants survived except a few tropicals.
The Cyprus alternifolius made it through the winter without any damage.
The Milfoil brasilliensis survived as well.
Potamogeton gayi kept growing all winter long.
And the Water mint only did shed off the main mother plant but its runner stayed green and growing. Actually, it's a pretty invasive plant taking all over if not kept in check. It's taking over the pot where the Bog fern is in. It smells good but I wouldn't recommend this plant in small ponds it's madness how fast it spreads and competes. We're barely starting and already trimmed 80% away and it's still all over the place.
Even my little outdoor Wabi Kusa survived ready to roll... It's a piece of DW that grew some moss and I did put some Cyprus seeds in it last year, the Hydrocotyl attached to it on its own devices.
Also noticed that the Baldellia ranunculoides already is growing some submerged runners with baby plants. Now i'm wondering, is this because its still attached to it's mother via the runners or does it have submerged potential on its'own?
To find out I plant a few submerged in the little plywood aquarium on the wall... No idea what it will do so for now planted it at the backside. In front of it there is a baby water lily - Nymphaea cearulea not yet really showing. This year I also would like the lovely Bog Arum again, I still have to source it... But that's a plant i really like. As it is the Anubias of the northern hemisphere...
Did the same with that piece of DW that now no longer is Wabi Kusa, elevated the substrate in the LH corner to emerge its Cyprus and see how the Hydrocotyl does that is now submerged.
At the right, it still has the Woll grass and the Potentilla and a bunch of submerged mosses.
Tho I have some concerns and notice some cracks developing in the plywood. I have to address this somewhere in the summer and see what I can do to stop it from going worse, but for this, I have to wait for it to get really warm and dry, can't seal it with any moisture still in the cracks. The tank is yet not leaking, so still, have plenty of time...
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All in all ready to roll and have some fun!...
And the plywood filter box still is doing a great job.
Best of all most of the plants survived except a few tropicals.
The Cyprus alternifolius made it through the winter without any damage.
The Milfoil brasilliensis survived as well.
Potamogeton gayi kept growing all winter long.
And the Water mint only did shed off the main mother plant but its runner stayed green and growing. Actually, it's a pretty invasive plant taking all over if not kept in check. It's taking over the pot where the Bog fern is in. It smells good but I wouldn't recommend this plant in small ponds it's madness how fast it spreads and competes. We're barely starting and already trimmed 80% away and it's still all over the place.
Even my little outdoor Wabi Kusa survived ready to roll... It's a piece of DW that grew some moss and I did put some Cyprus seeds in it last year, the Hydrocotyl attached to it on its own devices.
Also noticed that the Baldellia ranunculoides already is growing some submerged runners with baby plants. Now i'm wondering, is this because its still attached to it's mother via the runners or does it have submerged potential on its'own?
To find out I plant a few submerged in the little plywood aquarium on the wall... No idea what it will do so for now planted it at the backside. In front of it there is a baby water lily - Nymphaea cearulea not yet really showing. This year I also would like the lovely Bog Arum again, I still have to source it... But that's a plant i really like. As it is the Anubias of the northern hemisphere...
Did the same with that piece of DW that now no longer is Wabi Kusa, elevated the substrate in the LH corner to emerge its Cyprus and see how the Hydrocotyl does that is now submerged.
At the right, it still has the Woll grass and the Potentilla and a bunch of submerged mosses.
Tho I have some concerns and notice some cracks developing in the plywood. I have to address this somewhere in the summer and see what I can do to stop it from going worse, but for this, I have to wait for it to get really warm and dry, can't seal it with any moisture still in the cracks.
The tank is yet not leaking, so still, have plenty of time....
All in all ready to roll and have some fun!...
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