How to Grow Aquarium Plants Emersed! Simple Tub Setup (Complete Guide)

This step by step tutorial shows how to set up one of the easiest emersed aquarium plant setups possible. The best part is this type of setup is one of the cheapest ways to grow aquarium plant and has been used by many aquarium hobbyists to grow large amounts of aquarium plants for profit or for setting up new aquascapes.

Using a plastic storage container and soil, it is possible to grow aquarium plants out of water in a high humidity environment. Growing aquarium plants this way have a number of benefits, such as faster growth rates and not having to worry about algae growing on your plants. Nearly any type of soil can be used for this, however in this video we set up a basic experiment comparing the growth between two types of soils, all purpose potting soil and black earth.

Most aquarium plants can be grown emersed. This is because in the wild these plants grow within floodplains that undergo periods of flooding where the plants grow under water and periods of low water where these plants then have to grow out of water. Plants that I recommend in an emersed setup include: anubias, cryptocoryne, java fern, Christmas moss, bucephalandra, many stem plants, hydrocotyle tripartita, and many carpeting plants such as dwarf hairgrass, dwarf baby tears (Hemianthus callitrichoides), and micranthemum monte carlo. Try it out with your aquatic plants and be surprised at how easy and fun it is to grow emersed aquatic plants.

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Chapters
0:00 Overview
0:36 Bin selection
1:45 Soil and substrate
3:49 Setting up bin
4:40 Watering and soil humidity
5:22 Aquarium plant selection
6:51 Planting tips
8:10 Benefits of using soil
9:33 Lighting requirements

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