How to Propagate Aquarium Carpet Plants FAST & CHEAP!
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Ай бұрынWhen I planted an in-vitro carpet plant, Hemianthus Callitrichoides, in a lunch box with the soil, I never expected to have a farm of them within a few months. Now, I'm not sure what to do with all this HC Cuba.
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@Kaandingenc Ай бұрын
Awsome video for want learn growing plants aquarists. I love carpet plants with shrimps, looks like flying in grass.
@khaitz Ай бұрын
I really enjoy every video you upload. Thank you!
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Very pleased to hear that!
@TheRealTMar 29 күн бұрын
My mum gets her yoghurt from a local farm which sells home made yoghurt in plastic tubs. I get these tubs from my mum and propagate carpeting plants in those. Growing plants in tubs is awesome! They just get day/sun light. May not grow as fast as yours but I get a lot of daylight due to large windows both sides of my apartment.
@ShrimpMania 29 күн бұрын
That's a great idea!
@kazBrown4350 Ай бұрын
What a brilliant idea I have the same plants in some of my tanks that I took your tip of glass across the back corners, I'm interested to see your new tank 😊
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Glad I could help! I will do a video about new tank setup next😉
@stoneysscapes7544 Ай бұрын
❤ That's a great idea for sure , and I have had a lot of issues with Cuba in the past but seeing what you can do especially now that I have CO2 in a few of my tanks but I will be starting w Monte Carlo and hopefully it will be my first carpet !!
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Go for it! Monte Carlo is even easier
@RamSwa1972 Ай бұрын
Good video love it😊
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@miaowcat1 Ай бұрын
great tip thanks!
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jonbuckley Ай бұрын
Great video.
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Glad you liked it Jon
@DanTheTurtleMan_ 29 күн бұрын
Love this! Well done!
@ShrimpMania 29 күн бұрын
Hello Turtle man, glad you enjoined it and thanks for watching!😊
@DanTheTurtleMan_ 29 күн бұрын
@@ShrimpMania of course! I have a little shrimp tank as well and aquatics are my primary passion. Looking forward to watching more videos.
@ShrimpMania 29 күн бұрын
@@DanTheTurtleMan_ Appreciate that. I saw your video about breeding neocaridina, I like it!
@ana-bananainca790 7 күн бұрын
Wow. I can’t believe how much yielded from two tiny clone cups!
@taNNinhabitat 29 күн бұрын
Awesome bro
@ShrimpMania 29 күн бұрын
Thanks 🤗
@AquascapingLiverpool 25 күн бұрын
Boss mate 👌🏼
@afnaanameer9111 24 күн бұрын
What is your water change routine and how much % do you change for a old running tank.
@petrcermak506 Ай бұрын
I was like meh, because i am lazy person, until i saw roots you got on them. This is totally way to go for me, because they have always so small roots, when you buy them and planting isnt easy. These will also be stronger against algae at beginning. Thanks
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Yes I tried to plant them into one of my tank and the deference is huge - planting is easy and plants growing much faster compared to invitro plants.
@MrG.Ivan76 14 күн бұрын
Received my ner today 👌
@ShrimpMania 14 күн бұрын
@@MrG.Ivan76 glad to hear mr G
@Youarat225 15 күн бұрын
I love your videos so much. I can tell you really enjoy what you do and it makes me happy. Is there a way I can donate to you to show appreciation? Your videos are so entertaining and very informative! thank you. Also when I do finally get my shrimp room ready, where is the best way to buy shrimp from you? Thanks again bro :)
@ShrimpMania 14 күн бұрын
You are very welcome to do so. The best way is to use the 'thanks' button on KZfaq or order something from my eBay shop. You can also buy some shrimp in my shop, depending on where you are.
@Youarat225 12 күн бұрын
@@ShrimpManiaokay will do
@alexsurya5697 29 күн бұрын
Hello dude... Pliss compare platinum soil vs master soil in your new set up for caridina? Coz ada amazonia very expensive for me... Hehehe
@ostrichsauce9295 Ай бұрын
Hi friend! Absolutely love your videos! I have a question, did you ever measure performance of your ugf filters? How much water do they usually run in 1 hour? If not, can you measure it please? I have a freshly started ugf box, and I not sure, is this flow that I have right now is exactly right for this setup
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Hey around 1 litre in 30 seconds
@ostrichsauce9295 Ай бұрын
@@ShrimpMania Thanks a lot!
@oskarstepien9227 Ай бұрын
Thats super cool,am gonna try it. Can we reuse the soil for a shrimp tank after this ? Thanks
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
I would do another way around reuse your old soil from your shrimp tank, just dry it first and then add some compost to add nutrients and you good to go.
@chase7439 28 күн бұрын
do you think this same method will work with tissue cultures of flame and spikey moss? I'm not sure how well these mosses grow immersed..
@ShrimpMania 28 күн бұрын
The mosses don't need substrate to grow so they can't get nutrients from it. I saw some people spray them with some fertilizer mix to supply some nutrients for them, I guess that's how it works.
@FWSExotics 22 күн бұрын
Hi, really enjoyed the video! I have had some trouble growing moss fast lately and was wondering what exact lights you use for your rack? Looks like its growing the carpeting plants really nicely as well! If I could please get an exact link to where you got it from, that would be great! Thanks again, excited for your next upload!
@ShrimpMania 22 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed. The link on how I made these lights in the description box.
@FWSExotics 22 күн бұрын
@@ShrimpMania Oh, sorry for not clarifying, I meant the link to the shop where you bought these lights from. Thanks for the response.
@ShrimpMania 22 күн бұрын
@@FWSExotics alliexpress
@theviolentone 23 күн бұрын
Hair grass & montecarlo are also fun to keep like this ..they are faster growing than hc cuba
@istoppedlaughing5225 Ай бұрын
You can add some springtails to fight against molds
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
good idea!
@Icerosegaming 26 күн бұрын
Where can I get your ugf ? And please explain your water change routine while your cycling from day one . Is it weekly or daily and how many %
@ShrimpMania 26 күн бұрын
All the links in the description. I normally change 50% of water biweekly during the cycle
@aspect8540 25 күн бұрын
Hey man as a beginner in thia hobby i have a quick question this method is emersed so if i grow my carpeting plant like this will these plant work fine and healthy underwater in my tank?
@ShrimpMania 25 күн бұрын
yes why not
@VectoRaith Ай бұрын
What is your ambient temperature? Mine was 32, tropical humidity, and I still fail to grow it
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Room temperature 21-23C
@HassanElsahili Ай бұрын
Can I do this method with my perl weed plant?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
I haven't done it myself but this method should work for most of the aquatic plants
@lenzlim7341 Ай бұрын
I always encounter mould during dry starts, how did you get away with that?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
This was my first terrestrial grow and I didn't even know you can have issues with the mold, I guess I was lucky
@adityakarande141 17 күн бұрын
Make a video how to setup this grass carpet in tank....?
@MarksShrimpTanks Ай бұрын
Can we grow shrimps the same way?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
I wish we can Mark😆
@daffafirst8538 28 күн бұрын
Can I use garden soil? Aqua soil is a bit expensive in my place
@ShrimpMania 26 күн бұрын
You can try, it should work
@ffffaaaaiiii 23 күн бұрын
The plants growing in tub will have the same leaves as if they were growing up submerged? People said the leaves are different and when you put them back from tub to water, the leaves will "melt" and need to wait for the "submerged leaves" tol grow back.
@ShrimpMania 23 күн бұрын
@@ffffaaaaiiii these plants grow very good in my aquarium, much better than invitro plants
@sigugun 28 күн бұрын
during 8 weeks, did you spray the plants..?
@ShrimpMania 26 күн бұрын
only a few times
@cyberprime378 Ай бұрын
What Led Light are you using?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Added to description. MY LIGHT: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbBka8hnsLOanYE.html
@istoppedlaughing5225 Ай бұрын
I kept a few Monte carlo in a pot with aqua soil, and it filled the whole box in 1 year
@johnmichaelminnie3872 12 күн бұрын
Do you open it for some air?
@ShrimpMania 11 күн бұрын
first time yes but almost didn't open it in the second grow
@johnmichaelminnie3872 11 күн бұрын
@@ShrimpMania thank you for the response 🙏
@ponga98 Ай бұрын
Did you experience mold issues?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Nope I didn't
@thermirodaverde7613 29 күн бұрын
In all videos work, to me all time mold in them, then all rot out... :/
@ShrimpMania 28 күн бұрын
Maybe I'm just lucky but I never experienced mold issues
@jtm71 Ай бұрын
What happens when the soil loses all its buffering capacity in the tank? How are you going to replace the soil with carpeting plants in it?
@ShrimpMania Ай бұрын
Normally you can add some fertilisers into the tank to feed your plans
@yourlocalit1701 29 күн бұрын
Aquasoil buffers for like 2-3 years
@Condoctuc 27 күн бұрын
ADA Amazonia should not lose the buffering for at least a year!
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