so, I do a lot of terrestrial plants grown out of my aquariums, and the jury is still out on long term, do I want pots, or no pots...these 2 pots originally had olive trees growing in them, but they were transferred to the living room, and dirt pots, as they out grew the space available, on the tank, between the top and the light..
the pots are stainless steam table containers drilled with 1/4 inch holes, and filled with ceramic media, there are foam filters directly under them, on the bottom of the aquarium... the bubbles rise through the pot, making them percolate, and this both filters with beneficial bacteria, and the bubbles circulate the water inside the pot...
in these 2 pictures, the bigger plant, a rare black margin ( black leaf edges ) Hoya vine, was just potted, so the media has been turned over... the smaller plant ( a traditional Hoya vine cutting ) was just stuck into the existing media to root... you can see on that pot, a lot of algae grows on the media over time... I'm thinking about a "cover" for the media, to protect it from algae growth... originally thinking filter floss, but am now thinking about brown scrubbie pads, cut to the size of the pot, with a circle cut out in the center, for the plant to grow out of, and a slit, cut through to the hole, so the pad can be removed, to easily remove any algae if desired... it's possible these vines will shade the pot enough to prevent algae growth, but a plant like the olive trees did not... hoping for any other suggestions or comments, before I buy some brown scrubbers
the pots are stainless steam table containers drilled with 1/4 inch holes, and filled with ceramic media, there are foam filters directly under them, on the bottom of the aquarium... the bubbles rise through the pot, making them percolate, and this both filters with beneficial bacteria, and the bubbles circulate the water inside the pot...
in these 2 pictures, the bigger plant, a rare black margin ( black leaf edges ) Hoya vine, was just potted, so the media has been turned over... the smaller plant ( a traditional Hoya vine cutting ) was just stuck into the existing media to root... you can see on that pot, a lot of algae grows on the media over time... I'm thinking about a "cover" for the media, to protect it from algae growth... originally thinking filter floss, but am now thinking about brown scrubbie pads, cut to the size of the pot, with a circle cut out in the center, for the plant to grow out of, and a slit, cut through to the hole, so the pad can be removed, to easily remove any algae if desired... it's possible these vines will shade the pot enough to prevent algae growth, but a plant like the olive trees did not... hoping for any other suggestions or comments, before I buy some brown scrubbers
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I have three ideas:
