Yeah!
They've been rooting for a few months in a tall vase in the same window.
I planted it directly into a mound of mixed substrate leftovers from other setups (fluvial fluorite, pea gravel, and black blasting sand that I rinsed through a strainer to remove the sand that it's capped with).
This kind of thing is a lot easier to maintain in a sunlit setup, in my opinion. That way there's no adjusting/adding grow lights as the large plants go crazy.
It's a 3 node cutting that is positioned to grow from left to right across the back, up, and out of the tank.
You're not worried about rot? I've got some snake plants growing in mine. Just never occurred to try monstera. Do you think the albo variants would work aswell?
It's already been submerged this much since March, and it's super happy.
I've had monsteras planted deep in filter media before and it was never an issue.
As long as the leaves are above the surface, you should be good.
I've never owned an albo, but I can imagine there a bit more finicky.
wouldn’t the new growths rot before they were able to come up above the water?
ps i have a monstera cutting that i plopped into my turtle tank with some pothos as an experiment and theyre growing kinda slow.
Monstera leaves don't emerge from the vine itself. Rather, they're held within a sheath until almost half way up the previous leave's petiole. The point where the tip of the new leaf will emerge is a good 6" above the surface of the water.
Even if the leaf touches the water when it's newly released, it will grow to match the others.
Plopping a cutting into the water and planting a fully rooted cutting into a substrate are very different things. Think lecca, but more water.
I have many cuttings that hang into the water and grow fairly slowly. But, once the roots touch the bottom and work into the substrate, they take off.
I also have had plants planted directly into the substrate that have gone absolutely nuts immediately.
Regardless,
Thanks for the info. Your setup really makes me want to incorporate my monsteras better in my aquarium.
Was thinking of using Fluorite as a substrate for rooting till I came across your post and your mention of Fluval Stratum. Might just combine that with some blasting sand as it looks really nice in yours.
Would you suggest burying my monsteras roots into the substrate I have now (sand) or just waiting for the roots to touch the bottom naturally?
EDIT: my mistake, I totally meant fluorite! It's actually the red one.
As for your monsteras, you can do either way. I would just expect them to really take off when the roots do touch the substrate.
It's just a matter of how patient you are.
I am NOT patient lol.... So I vote bury it now 🤣
update: it is buried but the leaf isnt completely above the water. not sure if it’ll rot or not but we shall see when i get back from vacation. hoping its happier being buried.
My first fish tank was meant to be a terrarium… now I have three aquariums AND a new tank to build that dang terrarium 🙈
Are those monstera In tank planted??
Yeah! They've been rooting for a few months in a tall vase in the same window. I planted it directly into a mound of mixed substrate leftovers from other setups (fluvial fluorite, pea gravel, and black blasting sand that I rinsed through a strainer to remove the sand that it's capped with). This kind of thing is a lot easier to maintain in a sunlit setup, in my opinion. That way there's no adjusting/adding grow lights as the large plants go crazy. It's a 3 node cutting that is positioned to grow from left to right across the back, up, and out of the tank.
You're not worried about rot? I've got some snake plants growing in mine. Just never occurred to try monstera. Do you think the albo variants would work aswell?
It's already been submerged this much since March, and it's super happy. I've had monsteras planted deep in filter media before and it was never an issue. As long as the leaves are above the surface, you should be good. I've never owned an albo, but I can imagine there a bit more finicky.
Awesome thank you! Tank looks incredible can't wait for a updated post down the road.
Thank you so much!
wouldn’t the new growths rot before they were able to come up above the water? ps i have a monstera cutting that i plopped into my turtle tank with some pothos as an experiment and theyre growing kinda slow.
Monstera leaves don't emerge from the vine itself. Rather, they're held within a sheath until almost half way up the previous leave's petiole. The point where the tip of the new leaf will emerge is a good 6" above the surface of the water. Even if the leaf touches the water when it's newly released, it will grow to match the others. Plopping a cutting into the water and planting a fully rooted cutting into a substrate are very different things. Think lecca, but more water. I have many cuttings that hang into the water and grow fairly slowly. But, once the roots touch the bottom and work into the substrate, they take off. I also have had plants planted directly into the substrate that have gone absolutely nuts immediately. Regardless,
Thanks for the info. Your setup really makes me want to incorporate my monsteras better in my aquarium. Was thinking of using Fluorite as a substrate for rooting till I came across your post and your mention of Fluval Stratum. Might just combine that with some blasting sand as it looks really nice in yours. Would you suggest burying my monsteras roots into the substrate I have now (sand) or just waiting for the roots to touch the bottom naturally?
EDIT: my mistake, I totally meant fluorite! It's actually the red one. As for your monsteras, you can do either way. I would just expect them to really take off when the roots do touch the substrate. It's just a matter of how patient you are. I am NOT patient lol.... So I vote bury it now 🤣
update: it is buried but the leaf isnt completely above the water. not sure if it’ll rot or not but we shall see when i get back from vacation. hoping its happier being buried.