I guess we all have to start somewhere, and I'm coming from complete ignorance. I don't even know the nomenclature of half of what I am doing.
I am trying to propagate pygmy chain sword (ET) in a tupperware container, it has a crack in it so it wont hold the water completely. I'm not totally sure how I want to set up my planted tank so I figured I could at least get started on some plants, I wanted an easy fast growing root feeder for shrimp to live on.
What I did was put a layer of about 1cm of pure clay non clumping kitty litter. sprinkled about a tablespoon of pure organic fertilizer on it, then covered that with potting soil thats over a year old that sat in my shed. I bought a little cup of the ET in what I think was agar agar for ~$11. I soaked the soil and then separated the plants, washed the clear jelly off the root system then stuck it in the soil using chopsticks.
I was covering the container with clear plastic wrap / rubber banding it, and moving it from one side of the house to the other as I have no south facing windows. Wifey thought my experiment was bonkers and was worried the small kids were going to make a mess of it.
someone was giving away a 10g tank up the road with a 24" t5 light. so now I have this set up.
Should I just keep the soil moist?
Should I fill the aquarium up to the dirt-line of the container while leaving the plants exposed to air, ( crack will let the water into the container fully submerging the root system)?
Should I cover the tank with Plastic Wrap or leave it exposed to room air circulation?
I was using normal untreated tap water (containing some chlorine), is that bad?
Some of the blades of the grass are yellowing, I'm hoping the plants are using nutrients to grow roots...
Am I just killing my $10 cup of grass?
I am trying to propagate pygmy chain sword (ET) in a tupperware container, it has a crack in it so it wont hold the water completely. I'm not totally sure how I want to set up my planted tank so I figured I could at least get started on some plants, I wanted an easy fast growing root feeder for shrimp to live on.
What I did was put a layer of about 1cm of pure clay non clumping kitty litter. sprinkled about a tablespoon of pure organic fertilizer on it, then covered that with potting soil thats over a year old that sat in my shed. I bought a little cup of the ET in what I think was agar agar for ~$11. I soaked the soil and then separated the plants, washed the clear jelly off the root system then stuck it in the soil using chopsticks.
I was covering the container with clear plastic wrap / rubber banding it, and moving it from one side of the house to the other as I have no south facing windows. Wifey thought my experiment was bonkers and was worried the small kids were going to make a mess of it.
someone was giving away a 10g tank up the road with a 24" t5 light. so now I have this set up.
Should I just keep the soil moist?
Should I fill the aquarium up to the dirt-line of the container while leaving the plants exposed to air, ( crack will let the water into the container fully submerging the root system)?
Should I cover the tank with Plastic Wrap or leave it exposed to room air circulation?
I was using normal untreated tap water (containing some chlorine), is that bad?
Some of the blades of the grass are yellowing, I'm hoping the plants are using nutrients to grow roots...
Am I just killing my $10 cup of grass?
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