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First time attempting emersed

bennell

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Evening all!

Just sharing my 1st attempt at emersed growth.

Ive taken cuttings from my R.repens rubin to start with.

Im using a 30l aquaone cube with potting soil as the base
Twin led 6500k 20w lights with a combined lux of 1760 but also gets direct sunlight.

Currently the humidity is at 85 but i only stuck the hygrometer in a few hours ago.

Looking for tips and a heads up if anything looks wrong.

Cheers

Joe
 

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Hi Joe
Nice project!...........:thumbup:
The substrate looks a tad too wet and not deep enough......try sloping/banking it from the rear to the front!
You could add a few rocks to keep the soil in place!
I usually have the lighting switched on for approx....16 hours.
hoggie
 
Hi hoggie,

Thanks for the reply mate - i will do as you sugggest and try mopping up some of the water.

Off to the lfs so will pick up some more woodstone with this tank in mind.

Cheers!
 
No problem.....you could always purchase a small bag of inert aqua gravel to place on the bottom then add the compost!
But that means striping out the compost again!
hoggie
 
Hi
Well it would help with drainage...also compost tends to compact if its too moist when it dry's out!
Therefore base layering and adding some grit or small sixed gravel to the compost has its advantages!
Also it lets air into the compost so helps with root development!

On another point what size is that hygrometer?
I may purchase one!
hoggie
 
Would pal sand work? Ive got a 15kg bag of the stuff that i use to top up my main tank.
If it does ill pull the compost out and start again.

Thr hygrometer i bough off ebay mate (171913610217) there is also a reptileone (aquaone) version (262384717822) i just prefered the one i bough aesthetically-wise

P.s its a 2" diameter with a sticky back
 
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