Howsie Posted August 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 A small update with some pics. cup number 1 went without watering for a few days and the alternathera on accident but after a mini flood its back to growing again. The bacopa is growing out of control it seemed to slow down but after the flood it has nearly doubled in size. the unidentified plant is growing ok and the indian fern is growing pretty well to but I forgot to get a good shot of that. Im going to be on the look out for a container for a new one to possibly replace the smaller container. But anyway here is the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 look what I got: Im going to try and make a proper moss ball type wabi kusa tomorrow if I have enough time an moss Dont know if this will be enough My fancy hanging light system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 :spop: looking good man ive got 2 jar wabis going atm but still eraly stages for 1 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 If you have one you should post a picture of then. I might be able to steal your ideas. Just finished making a ball and adding moss. This ball is approximately 1 part compost: 1 part flourite sand: 3 parts daltons aquatic mix and seems to be holding up alright. Im thinking about adding the alternathera to it or maybe try a crypt thats in the tank at the moment but for now I want to get the moss growing well and I might add something else down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 ill post some photos tonight. maybe put some finer sand pebbles amoung those large ones? lookning good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 yeah the stones were just chucked in to keep a gap between the glass and the ball also to some extent to keep the ball from disintegrating in the water.I will do something nicer but for now im more focussed on plant growth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/aidsax/ <---this is where im getting some ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 damn....those are some nice wabi kusa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 here are my 'wabi kusa' i would really call them that the first on is sort of an iwagumi scape just without water. the second is just seeing if these plants grow im not covering them just misting lots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 nice variety however I think you have an unfair advantage . is that indian fern in the back of the last pic? Ive got some of that growin at the moment and it looks really different emersed. looks good and let me know how the hair grass goes would like to try some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 nice variety however I think you have an unfair advantage . is that indian fern in the back of the last pic? Ive got some of that growin at the moment and it looks really different emersed. looks good and let me know how the hair grass goes would like to try some a little unfair eh yup got it in a bag with an amano shrimp so i thought id try it out. tthink itll do well sending out runners already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 It might be a while before i upload any pics as i just dropped my laptop and cracked the screen pretty bad. but i can stilk use my phne so I'm not completely cut off. while I'm here how fast would a crypt grow emersed excluding acclimating time. i have a few small crypts that could look alright in the new wabi but obviously i want it to eventually grow to a decent size. i know they are slow geowers in the tank but are they any faster out water? Thhanks sirry about the typos they're a pain to fix on this phone and sometimes new ones pop up when i try to fix them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr A Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'm going to give one of these a crack, got the perfect bit of glassware at home for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm going to give one of these a crack, got the perfect bit of glassware at home for it too. awesome! Make sure to post some pictures when you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr A Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yep, would quite like to try get some of my carnivorous plants in the mix (sundews etc would work) - you couldn't fertilize and would need pretty high light too. I've got plenty of them growing outdoors in my bog garden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Here is what my emersed project used to look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 thats very cool liam! loads of new growth on my eliocharis and h.japan but my staurogyne is having a hard time converting :(its getting brown tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 how are the wabi kusa Howsie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Pretty good. I got my computer back yesterday so I can finally upload some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I found a flower on the bacopa. I need to find the cord for the camera :cry1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 oh man cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howsie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 So here's some pictures so far: The Moss ball is acclimating well, still need to find some smaller stones Lots of growth in here so I think I'll thin it out and put some Alternathera in with the moss ball This ones not looking good at all but I'm not too worried as I'm focusing mainly on the other two The Flower Another shot of the flower Another little flower close to opening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 sweet photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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