jettej's Emersed Plants!!!

shout out to binbin9....

I purchased some plants from binbin9 and they are nice and gave me a very good deal!
But a few days later I noticed my plants are dying/melting because I don't give the plant the proper care , so idk what to do, till I contacted binbin9 again.
He suggested that I should try "Emersed Planting" since I don't have a tank that is well set-up for plants, so I got all excited and purchased the materials.

All can be found at Walmart: (If not go Home Depot)
Brinks Light Timer-$4
Sterelite Tub-$7.50
Scotts Top Soil-$2
Total with tax: $15ish 

Things i got:
Light-Fluorescent 8000k
6x Paint Mixing Tubs

Here are the Pics:

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SO LETS START THE CLOCK AND WAIT FOR THE RESULTS!!!

Sweet definitely interested in seeing the results

Is the plant in the center of first row nymphoides taiwan? Is so it will not grow emersed.

binbin9 same here!!!


hobbyorobsession I am not sure. But binbin9 might know about it.

That's awesome, I'll have to follow this one.

Addicted2CAs

Thanks!

Btw
Updates:

I went to a longer light
From 15w to 17w-not a big change but better coverage. I am thinking i should get a ultra light for them but i'm worried that the light will be to strong and basically dry out all the plants. My Light time is approx 12-13 hours a day. Rest is light coming from outside during the day.

Any suggestion guys to improve growth and colororations?

its definitely a lilly which cant be grown in emersed. I would put it back in water if it isnt too late.
try to keep the humidity high by keeping them covered and mist with a spray bottle every few days to keep them from drying out.

binbin9 definitely. I will do that once i get home from work. Thank you!

As far as light goes, that really is the deciding factor in growth rate, all other factors follow. For an example, the Kale I am growing in my sump gets 18h of 150w 4300K Metal Halide and shows explosive growth. Keep in mind, the more light, the more you will need to be on top of nutrients.  I would also switch to a more red light if you want faster growth, something like a 2700k bulb. Blue light works great as well, I have just noticed red to promote noticeably quicker growth.

So nutrients meaning?? Fertilizers? What i did atm is i added 1 more 15watt Eclipse natural daylight that will be turning on the same time with the 17w . I did spray some fish tank water on them. I added some java ferns, anubias and other stuff i'll take some pictures when i get home tonight after work.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Adding more light and more plants wont help the struggling ones. It just adds more competition for nutes.

Chad,

Check out Roys emersed setup to get a better idea.

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*Roy I hope you dont mind me sharing your thread. I think it's a wonderful read.

Updating a bit..

I Rearrange plants HELP ME ID THEM PLEASE
17w+15w Light One natural daylight one decorative light.
Some anubia stems dropped in the water source. I will try putting my subwassertang trimings.

Also binbin9 is the plant on the lower right #6 corner also a lily? Are there any more plants that are unemersible from the pic?? Thanks!!

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Lights!!!

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PvtPain66k wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Adding more light and more plants wont help the struggling ones. It just adds more competition for nutes.

Yes, the more light you add the more you will have to tend to nutrients.  Light is simply the easiest growth rate factor to control in a controlled environment, however more light means more nutrients will be needed. Being as that is immersed I wouldn't go too hardcore on the light or it could get easy to dry your environment out.

for the anubias, may have been better if you didnt split the leaves off and dont bury the rhizome.

Over all the plants look a bit dried out, so try a bit more misting. Subwassertang should be kept submersed. Other mosses can grow in logs if kept in high humidity.

Yeah that's fine man. It is said that Fluorescent bulbs lose about 10% of their effective PAR output every year. I replace my halides, high pressure sodium or flouro bulbs every 6 months as I have noticed a decrease in growth rate from about month 3 to 6. That is simply personal experience.

OK if you pick up the HOB from me I'll give a couple plants that do well emersed for free. =)

UPDATE!!!


My indoor Emersed is not really giving a decent amount of improvements (personal judgement) so I wanted to optimize their needs. I installed a aquarium heater and set to low and now it's on a test run with lights on. so i have a base Temp. and not go over the limit. the bacopa seems to be growing well java fern starts to grow and the plant# 6 from previous picture are starting to grow leaves. I added some plants here and there temporarily.

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AND next one is i set up an outdoor Emersed plants.
Both have covers against rain and direct sunlight.

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Another Mini update.

I just realized that my set up that I generated regarding the Plant Box's internal environment is working great!!!

I have set the water temp. in the box to go from ranges of 75F to 80F. And a Mist at least a day with tank water infused with co2. The results are great after 5 days from last post^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bacopa Keep growing taller.

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Here is #6 They dried a little bit on the first week of the set up. and they grow slowly. (But at least they survived!)

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Here's a Marsilea that i just literally planted 4 days ago with only 2 leaf now its 4.

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Another shot of #6 Pot

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#2 and # 5 No significant changes

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#4 Pot Staying strong.

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Here how my Box looks like With all the humidity/moist, and perfect temp. you can compare it with my previous update.

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