Love it. Started my own grow out tank today with nana petite and have some others on the way. Would love to see just how you cut the rhizome in a future video.
I just so happen to have a couple bags of eco complete laying around; however, I'll be needing them to set up a new Betta tank this fall. I might try to grow some of these though if I can find a cheap secondhand tank to grow them in.
Great video! Can you tell me what your ratio of liquid fertilizer to water is for the spray bottle? I use Easy Green for my regular tanks, so how many ml of easy green to water, in the spray bottle? Any help appreciated! Thanks
Hey I actually live in Singapore and is wondering if I should just leave them on my balcony and just let it grow? And also wondering if I could use those big plastic boxes instead for affordability
Hey, Will. It's very interesting to experiment with emersed growing, especially with anubias!!! I have some questions for you, though, if you don't mind... 1- Is it really true that anubias (and any other aquatic plant really) grow much faster when emersed? If so, how much faster? 2- How long did it take for you to have double the amount of anubias you have there? 1 month? 2 months? 3- Why do you say we need to spray the leaves with fertilizer when you also have fertilizer on the substrate? And why do you need to add liquid fertilizer also when you have the soil, which is already rich in nutrients? 4- So, you keep up the humidity levels by adding water until it almost touches the top of the substrate and then syphon it out, right? Keeping the lid on helps to keep the humidity in. Do you have to do anything else to the the humidity levels? Thanks so much for the info. Subscribed to the channel. It's really interesting.
all great questions! most aquarium plants are actually marginal plants, they tend to grow WAY faster out of water. Anubias is somewhat of an exception, it does grow faster but not crazy fast. mainly it just grows healthier. I would say this setup doubles Anubias every 1.5 months or so if sprayed consistently. you don’t have to spray the plants with nutrients, but you will get slightly faster/healthier growth that way. it’s just another way to deliver nutrients to the plant! the substrate I’m using is inert so I have to use liquid fertilizer. if you were using nutrient rich substrate (such as soil) then you wouldn’t need to use liquid ferts. keeping the humidity up is easy with this setup. use a lid, make sure there is some water at the bottom. spray 1-2 times a day and you will keep the humidity very high! that’s it! good luck!
@@AquariumPlantLab perhaps i missed it being mentioned in the video, but whats the water to fertilizer ratio you use in the spray bottles for your chosen brands?
You said aquaponics early in the video, would that be better you think? Have the water level rise and drop. Also just like a fish tank for your nutrition, like a biological fertilizer?
What you are describing would be an Ebb and Flow hydroponic system. This would be king! I am about to start building a huge Ebb and Flow setup actually!
Hey! I would definitely recommend checking out some of my more recent videos on Anubias propagation. While this setup worked alright my more recent setups are far better. 👍
Absolutely, you may need to experiment with a few locations and light intensity. Anubias doesn't need that much intensity so I would try to avoid locations with long periods of direct light.
Hi! Is it okay to use compost soil insted of gravel ? And can we place the tank in a shady place where it can get low sunlight instead of using a bulb?
Yup that should work just fine! I actually recommend using soil over gravel. You might need to try a few different locations to get light dialed in, but that should work great!
This was a very informative video, amd I might try this out myself, but I do have a few questions. 1. For the water you use to water the plants, does it have to be like distilled or anything special, or do you just use tap water? 2. When adding the nutrients to the water, is there any specific ratio that you use that works well for you? These are just a few questions I had after watching the video, and if I do try this out myself, I might have a few later on.
1. Aquarium water is best because it is already dechlorinated and is chock-full of nutrients 2. Will sometimes depend of the individual plants but should be added if seeing signs of malnutrition
I use a hydroponic fertilizer. It is not for use in aquariums but works great for propagating plants! The brand I use is called Foliage Pro by Dyna Gro
sunlight, definitely, I would go for limited direct sunlight though. don’t bury the rhizome that will generally kill Anubias. root tabs would probably work but in this setup I would opt for liquid ferts. garden soil would be an excellent substrate and may work even better :)
If you do use garden soil, you may want to bake it at 200 for a half hour or so to kill the wild algea and other seeds that want to sprout in the nice conditions.
I’ve never tried it with Buce, but Buce is very similar to both Anubias and Java Fern so it should work well 👍 that said I would recommend soil over this particular setup. I’ve got other videos covering soil based setups 🌱
You know I actually never had an issue with mold in that setup nor have I in my more recent soil free setups. Mold is much less of an issue with inert substrate as it is with organic substrate (like soil). I have had mold in soil setups but I typically also have springtails, isopods, and other small organisms that like to eat the mold in such setups. In soil based setups the key is to get the soil moisture content wet enough for the plants but not so wet to cause too much mold.
So long as there is daily fresh air circulation by removing glass pane for misting water, then mold shouldn't be much of a problem. Also, don't mistake algae growth for mold.
It’s pretty close to sealed, one of the glass panes doesn’t lay perfectly flush so there is a small gap. Everytime I open to spray fresh air is circulated through. Cheers!
Can somebody explains to me, i thought anubias can't be planted in substrate it would die if the rhizome is buried. I'm new to the hobby but that was the case I've read everywhere
There is a difference between roots and rhizome. The rhizome is the part that leaves and roots come out of. Don’t bury that part. The roots on the other hand can be planted into the substrate and in my experience should be in substrate for best growth. 👍
I am not positive but I believe that most Anubias will grow best emersed actually. In the wild they are generally found along the edges of water bodies rather than within them!
I’ve got dozens of videos about my setups, they have changed a lot since this one and I’ve used lots of different types of fertilizers. I am currently using Foliage Pro by Dyna Gro which is 9-3-6. It’s not fish safe, but fine for growing out plants. That fertilizer has given me best results, so far 👍
@@AquariumPlantLab Thanks! also awesome job with the quick reply especially on a video that’s over a year old! you just earned yourself a loyal subscriber!
Hi I am trying this with a store bought nana which they had kept immersed. I can see the leaves start turning yellow and dying inspite of 12 hours of light and spraying. Is that normal for the old leaves to die
Immersed is the same as submerged. As long as you have a lid to maintain humidity and are spraying to keep humidity up, the plants should convert and start growing new leaves specialized to be out of water. Do you see any new growth coming in?
Fluval plants light for emersed growing plants is too much light in my own experience. The leaves kept drying. Unless I misting plants every hour for 10-15 seconds. 15 watts day lights from Home Depot is good enough. Fluval plants lights designed for plants growing submerged.
