phoenix44 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 yes, that is the one. forgot its name :lol: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yes but the concentration of CO2 you exhale is about 100 times greater than the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere so the plants should love it...but of course you would have to keep breathing into the box as the plants use it up! [co2 atmos]*volume in box + ([co2 breathed out]* volume of breath) / volume of box = tolal [co2] assume 2L lung capacity (on the large side) 5% would be 100ml CO2 by volume / breath divided by volume of box... say, what? 20 L or so? probably more? Increase of [co2] in box by 0.005% of [co2] by volume. plus atmospheric CO2. assuming that the extra 2l is part of the 20l box. :lol: I think I broke the internets... Now... if he were to continuously breathe the air in the box, then shut it.... youd still be left with ~10% increase in Co2 in a perfect container without escape, before he passed out... DO IT! and we want picture evidence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Luv the calcs. Gases are fluids but don't behave like liquids. The plants will thank you anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Now the leaves are proper leaves, and there is no cover on the setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 tomorrow after work :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 tomorrow after work :lol: ok so i lied then. this flower took a lot longer to flower than I expected. This is what I found a few moments ago. congo fern flower from that sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 15, 2010 Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 the sword you sent me has flowered and the flower is out of the water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 yeah, that's cordifolia that I sent you. its a great plant. now my emersed sword is growing totally out of water. there is no plastic covering over the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I would like to make a mini set up like this (ie one bucket worth) and propogate the dwarf sag from Alan and some twisted val - will it work if I anchor each plant with the lead strip or must they be in pots like Phoeonix's? this might save me if the algae that is threatening to return ruins my plants again 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 probably easier to set up a smaller tank and grow it submersed. subulata is pretty hard to kill. or just chuck them out side for a few weeks in a box like I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I don't have another tank, is why I want to try it in a bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 as long as it gets enough light it will be all right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 and you think they will be alright being weighed down or should I put them in pots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 they will be best in soil or gravel and water. chuck the lead stuff out. its not needed, and needs to be removed before planting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I will go scrape the drive for some gravel now ... thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 my experiment worked! in the end I had some sagittaria and val pieces anchored in sand by pebbles in a dark blue bucket. I covered them in water and had a glad wrap roof tied down on top. I put them on the back patio and first of all they got too much light and went fadey. Moved to another location and now nearly a month later they all have new growth and the sagittaria has lots of green baby runners. I didn't actually need them in the end as the algae so far hasn't taken off like I thought it was going to but I'm happy with how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 and now you have more plants for free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 at this rate I will have more than enough and may even have enough to put a few bits n pieces on TM to pay for some of my hobby this is getting very dangerous indeed haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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