Land Grass in Aquarium

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00:00 title
00:05 I grow land plants and terrestrial mosses in my aquariums.
Growing land plants underwater: • DIY Moss Tree
Wash land moss: • Land Moss for Aquarium...
Dechlorinated water: • Dechlorinated Water fo...
Anchor plants with seashell: • Anchor Aquarium Plants...
DIY aquariums: • Double Walled Bottle A...
Growing Peace lily underwater: • Anchor Aquarium Plants...
Growing Pothos underwater: • Growing Pothos Underwater
Seed shrimps: • Algae Control
Pond snails: • Water Snail Eggs Centr...
June 7th, 2018
00:13 I take a sample of land grass from Central Park in NYC to check if it will grow underwater in my aquariums too ;)
Wash the grass clean from any dirt.
It was an important step for growing other land plants/mosses underwater ;)
Put the clean grass in a jar or a glass with dechlorinated water.
Initially I keep the sample on a windowsill exposed to direct sunlight.
00:45 First bubbles on the grass could be air trapped underwater.
Shake those bubbles off.
June 13th, 2018
00:56 New bubbles indicate that plant is alive and produces oxygen.
01:06 I anchor the grass with a seashell in a new nursery aquarium.
June 26th, 2018
01:14 I take new samples of land grass from Roosevelt Island.
There are many different types of grasses growing everywhere!
Looks like I got three types of grass.
Wash it all thoroughly!
Remove any wilted leaves.
01:58 This time I fill cups with dechlorinated water, leaving leaves above the water.
The idea is to grow new leaves underwater as I did with Peace lily and Pothos converting those plants to grow underwater.
It is difficult to remove old leaves from big clusters of grass.
I leave it as it is but water may get brownish.
I keep new samples on a windowsill.
July 9th, 2018
02:38 The first samples did not survive.
July 10th, 2018
02:44 The second samples grow high.
Remove any wilted leaves and trim the grass.
02:54 There are some new leaves grow underwater!
Keep those leaves underwater.
No new leaves on this sample.
Add dechlorinated water.
Cover cups to reduce evaporation.
July 16th, 2018
Add water to keep all new leaves fully submerged underwater.
03:38 The new sprouts look healthy!
July 21st, 2018
Old leaves grow fast above water while old submerged leaves wilt.
New submerged leaves grow slowly.
04:03 I trim the old leaves and add water weekly.
July 30th, 2018
04:14 The samples have been submerged for over a month.
August 1st, 2018
04:24 Tannin from old wilted leaves makes the water yellowish.
Here are the new green leaves that sprout and grow underwater.
Remove and trim off all wilted leaves.
04:57 I am going to move this grass into a new aquarium for further observation.
In this example, I use one seashell to anchor both plants.
05:25 Here it goes into the new nursery.
Also, I add some other land mosses into this nursery.
More about them in future videos ;)
August 3rd, 2018
There are some green sprouts in this sample of grass.
Most of the submerged old leaves wilted.
Water is brownish.
Untangle and remove all wilted leaves and rotten roots.
It leaves me with about a dozen sprouts that grew underwater.
Put them in a larger jar.
Add dechlorinated water.
I populate all my aquariums with seed shrimps.
Make sure plants are submerged.
06:28 The grass in the aquarium with fish looks good.
August 15th, 2018
August 21st, 2018
I add pond snails into this nursery.
There are oxygen bubbles on the grass.
September 2nd, 2018
I move this grass with seed shrimps and snails into a larger jar.
One of the grass stems has grown noticeably longer than the others.
September 25th, 2018
07:09 This samples of the land grass has been underwater 3 months and counting.
Old leaves wilt as time goes and new leaves seem to be slowly growing.
I will keep you updated.
Have fun and happy aquariums :)
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[@vellas8737]

You speak English really well, I’m learning Russian at college right now! I hope to be able to speak Russian like you speak English one day

[@4me]

Thank you very much! Learning languages could be easy for some and difficult for others (like my). There are many ways to get it done - studying at college is one of them. The other, probably the most powerful way to learn any language fast on fluent level is to get girlfriend/boyfriend native/fluently speaking in the language of your interest ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@exzz1487]

I just watched a 7 minute video about Grass Absolutely loved it❤️❤️👍👍

[@KellySaya1]

I had not even realized it was 7 minutes. It felt like 3, lol.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!!

[@keggerous]

I like these kind of experiments. It furthers the aquarium hobby and it's much needed. People just follow convention most of the time. Which is fine I guess but it's nice to have people like yourself out there that want to push the possibilities.

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[@4me]

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[@thoughtfulcoyote1832]

It’s 11:00 and Here I am watching a Russian grow grass under water

[@4me]

:)

[@thoughtfulcoyote1832]

Little did everyone know, the smiley face was actually a cry for help. The aquatic land grasses were slowly taking over and Michael was trapped. The aquatic land grass spoke,”what will you do now sir”. At this point Michael was breathing a heavy and panicked nerve through the air. “What do you want from me?” Michael replied. “I need your help with something in particular...The White House”. “NO!” Replied Michael, for he knew what the aquatic land grass was saying and meant. “YES YOU WILLLLLL and you will tell me the password to the proxy servers.” The grasses plan was to take over the world by spreading his deadly rhiosomes. “Under one circumstance”, said the man. “AND WHATS THAT!”. “Let me whatch one video on KZbin before I follow said orders”. “FINE” said the Aquatic Land Grass. Michael quickly pulled out his computer and scrolled through countless comments while the grass was photosynthesising until he found a very recent comment. He looked up and quickly wrote a encrypted message to said user. The grass came over and as a result Michael quickly deleted his work and inserted a smiley face :) hoping the user would catch on. After such actions micheal lashed out on the grass with a fire started from his computer and was never heard from again. May Michael forever be remembered as the man that saved the world from The Aquatic Land Grass. Learn from this man my brothers and follow his ways. For you will never know if you run into a viscous type of grass, in this case...aquatic land grass.............................................................Live On Michael...............

[@4me]

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[@stanbigg6866]

00:05 ... greetings from Bulgaria 🤣

[@4me]

@@stanbigg6866 Thank you!

[@ggmemes3317]

This is crazy, you pretty much made an evolution to normal grass into grass that is capable of being submerged in water

[@4me]

You made it sound really cool! Thank you very much!!

[@yyacobb]

Man City Fan adaptation* :)

[@cluelessslime7364]

good russian accent comrade.

[@4me]

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[@Tegugur]

your voice reminds me of Artyom from metro series... so relaxing

[@4me]

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[@zhxry]

What am I watching at 4 am

[@4me]

:) I hope this videos is not cause of your insomnia. Though, if it is than I may suggest some more relaxing vids...hmm...night aquarium: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ6snJmiZ7isirc or aquarium zen perhaps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2nPn2p6iJWUjdE

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Damn, that great russian english accent is so satisfying

[@4me]

Thank you very much!! And sank you verry much in russian english accent :))

[@mittromney3968]

Good to see Dracula has picked up a hobby. All that impaling and blood drinking gets you nowhere quick in 2020.

[@4me]

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[@4me]

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[@KikyouLove]

I didn't know Colossus kept plants.

[@4me]

@@KikyouLove it was and still is a secret ;)

[@explantculture]

Whats next? Growing trees underwater? Excellent idea, thanks for uploading.

[@4me]

You will be surprised :)) The video I am talking about is coming in about 4 weeks ;)

[@MagicGate814]

Quite interesting video but I don't know why I'm watching it. I don't even have an aquarium.

[@4me]

Ha-ha You are about to get one in the next year :) Some aquariums have been pre-ordered for you here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZezqYtppt9khas All the best on you new adventure ;) Happy Holidays to you and your family!

[@Marlene5018]

I love it! I had been buying expensive plants for my fish tank and usually it doesn’t last. Now I’m getting this idea from you, I’ll nurse some samples of plants and grass and see which one will work on my fish tank, thanks for your info! Greetings from San Francisco, Bay Area ! 😊

[@InhaledOxygen]

Some plants need Co2 or ferts, which plants did you buy.

[@4me]

Check videos on this playlist for details on all plants (land and aquatic) that I've been growing in aquariums: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYTKooGeZaueedU There is a lot to look through ;) but it could save you time in long run and most of my plants grow and regrow. All the best!

[@Marlene5018]

Qwerty I don’t know the name but I bought it in Petco and never last more then two weeks !

[@4me]

There are long list of reasons for plant to die. Even invasive plants such as...Elodea may die. It could be due to the way plants were kept through transportation from farm to the store. You may not even notice that you bought damaged plant to begin with. Next time you at the store shopping for plants make sure to ask when those plants were delivered and from where - newly arrived and from long oversea are at higher risk. But you are better get plants, fish or whatever from your friends ;) Check this out to get an idea: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX2ZkmRphdZpZtE

[@Marlene5018]

Michael Langerman Thanks a lot ! 😄

[@tristan6509]

I remembered gru from despicable me every time I hear your voice

[@4me]

:)) That's who my kids have to live with ;)

[@shadowcrawler300]

quite an interesting experiment - im a commercial landscaper - so seeing grass like that submerged in water is interesting to me considering some of those grass grow rapidly in less than a week on dry normal land - especially the nutsedge grass - that is mostly considered a weed considering the grass rapidly grows in two days and its hard to kill it with normal weed killer , it drains all the water from near by roots of other grass leaving yellow spots on people's lawns --- seeing that grass still alive after a month submerged in water is incredible to see

[@4me]

I have some other land plants growing underwater. Interestingly, among plants that I've tried so far, normally fast growing land plants grow slow underwater and slow growing land plants grow fast underwater.

[@shadowcrawler300]

@@4me I'm grateful for the reply, hope your experiments yield great results

[@4me]

@@shadowcrawler300 my pleasure!

[@hajjdawood]

@@4me What about a tree?

[@4me]

@@hajjdawood here is aquarium Christmas tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJXPY6WartOWpaM and here is another tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF7Ki5Wkp7t4aZY and here is something that looks like a palm tree: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ScdWqVrd6phrM All the best!

[@kzookid2051]

I've done slow conversions with moss, and been very pleasantly surprised with the success. Thanks for showing it can be done with grass as well. Good video.

[@4me]

I am glad to hear of your success! In my latest video I show a different (cleaner/better) way to prepare mosses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ68loyihq6GZ7M All the best!

[@SeraliaAerials]

I have a couple of elephant ear plants and an aloe plant in my fish tank and they’re doing pretty well. The elephant ears grow slowly and don’t support more than two leaves at a time, but are still healthy. The aloe isn’t submerged at all, it sits in a hole in the lid with the roots touching the water, as to not overwater it. 😁 my betta loves resting in the roots of the bigger elephant ear.

[@4me]

Great! I've never tried elephant ear plant, but had aloe vera for couple years growing with roots in water. The aloe grew too big for my nursery. Here is a playlist of my videos about that aloe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYTKooGeZaueedU All the best!

[@anjumkhankhan8340]

Love your accent

[@4me]

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[@prephasfallen5168]

Could you imagine if the cops raided his house. "We got some sort of major grow operation here" "Itz Jest de Graz!!!"

[@4me]

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[@xlr8bmt]

The guppies look happy!

[@4me]

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CrazyRussianHacker but an aquarist

[@zaratan3109]

I like your accent, it sounds very unique.

[@syahrulapriansyah9484]

Uk accent

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UK accent? Really? .....

[@Ballacha]

i accidentally discovered you can grow "creeping jenny", a common house plant under water. im also growing mint hydroponically. so im guessing there are way more flood resistant terrestrial plants than people think.

[@4me]

I have mint growing with roots in water too! The ability of plants to adapt is hard to overestimate - they are dominant on our planet :)

[@NoahEB]

How do you accidentally discover something like that?

[@Ballacha]

Noah EB4311 I don’t know if you are familiar with creeping jenny. It’s probably the most common plant for hanging vases here in Australia. My parents has one and it’s growing very well, too well. My mum kinda liked the way stems grow lush and long so she doesn’t like to trim it. One day I found that the tip of a stem is actually submerged in the pond below. I came back to visit my parents the next week and found the submerged stem was actually sprouting new leaves. So I cut a few stems and see if they really grow under water. Surely enough, my aquarium is covered with them now two months later.

[@4me]

@@Ballacha I am sure to check on creeping jenny next time I see it ;) Thank you for sharing!!

[@Ballacha]

Michael Langerman yeah it’s quite interesting. I’ve been keeping planted aquariums for some time now and thought I was familiar with most of the characteristics of aquatic/semiautomatic plants. But creeping jenny exhibits some behaviours I’ve never seen. For some aquatic plants, if you suddenly take them out of water and grow them in the air, or do the exact reverse, they will shed leaves and grow new ones to adapt to the new condition. Example: Alternantera Reineckii. The leaves die after radical condition change but new ones grow back in about a week, looking exactly like the old ones. For some others, a sudden change of condition (either from water to air or air to water) will cause them to grow new types of leaves that look nothing like the old ones. Example: Rotala Rotundifolia. When you grow them out of water, new leaves are round and green. When you grow them under water, the new leaves are pointy and reddish near the stem. Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia) is an exception. It doesn’t give a fuck about radical condition change. It just continues to grow like nothing happened when you cut a terrestrial stem and put it in water. I think there are a lot of fun experiments you can do with this plant Michael.

[@youngz13o]

talk about a low budget aquarium. I love it :)

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@Creationsbyelder]

Really do appreciate these videos. I was searching to see if I could use some moss and grass around the home to put into my aquarium. I have done the grass before and had fairly good results with it. Mine is a filtered aquarium so I am sure the dynamics are a bit different, but I will keep you posted. Thank you for the great information and encouragement to try this.

[@4me]

My pleasure! Now it is the best time of the year to get new samples of mosses and plants to try in aquariums ;) All the best on your adventure!

[@TixPham]

Sir you need more videos. I believe you’re starting something great

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@ThePOSM]

☝️

[@spinosa360]

In Soviet Russia, land grass takes you.

[@animationman3K]

t_traspis In Soviet Russia, grass grow you.

[@francorodriguez3499]

admiro que en 2018 todavía haya gente que disfrute de investigar, observar y sacar conclusiones sobres temas sencillos que hacen comprender cosas interesantes. keep doing this!

[@4me]

:) My pleasure!!! Thank you very much!

[@HeyItsCharlie]

No matter what these other people are saying, you’re doing great! Keep it up!

[@4me]

:) Thank you very much! I appreciate your support!!

[@annabelle7626]

I found this very interesting

[@4me]

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[@nebula1oftheseven488]

I have found a new species of DIY videos to binge.

[@4me]

:)

[@nilankumarage9589]

i love his accent

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@LicoriceMouse]

Oof I love the ascent

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@Espeon804]

This is amazing. It's nice to see how plants adapt like this.

[@4me]

What is really amazing is the number and variety of plants capable of doing so! Check videos on this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWSYiX53YstngNE All the best!

[@Bellab1x1y1z]

I enjoyed this video and appreciate your passion for experimenting with different ecosystems. The fish looks happy in natural chemical free aquariums

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@robrunner5388]

'Shake those bubbles off'.

[@2255gi]

Yesssss gold for my ears

[@blumac9801]

A D D D E C L O R I N A T E D W A T E R

[@user-xy5rk6qb5t]

I don't even plan on making an aquarium but this is interesting tbh. By the way I love your accent!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@clydepiper4046]

So cool - I have Never heard of this ! Thanks

[@4me]

My pleasure!!

[@laceytopmiller794]

This is really cool...I was thinking about doing this for my aquariums..saves a lot of money on plants

[@4me]

Thank you!

[@nilla123wafer]

Your always teaching the newest coolest stuff! I learn so much for my aquariums!

[@4me]

My pleasure!!

[@littlemorelela8441]

Very interesting. I didnt expect this to work out. Well done

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@user-fp3mv8sq6s]

The London of capital is great Britan

[@hackerino9707]

The Britain of capital great is london

[@andreispinu3043]

my mother is a dog my father is a sister

[@coconut4366]

I reached a new high... watching *grass*

[@4me]

:))

[@arnoldmmbb]

Great video and content as always Michael! keep posting the evolution

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!!

[@chaseyoder4703]

This is super interesting, thank you for sharing! I want to try this with some local plants :)))

[@4me]

Check videos on this playlist for all plants that I tried in my aquariums - there are some more terrestrial plants for your consideration: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6ScdWqVrd6phrM All the best on your adventure!

[@nikthenorseman851]

Niko! Let's go bowling!

[@4me]

I prefer baseball or football with my kid ;)

[@nikthenorseman851]

@@4me Roman is not happy...

[@4me]

@@nikthenorseman851 Games are for personal enjoyment, don't you think so?

[@nikthenorseman851]

@@4me BUT HE IS YOUR COUSIN!

[@4me]

@@nikthenorseman851 You lost me here...

[@brendamorris8272]

This is so awesome, Micheal. I never thought of trying to grow grass. Great Job, my friend.

[@4me]

I tried it only to check if it is possible. Looks like it works. Though, at this time I don't have much space for more experiments with land grass - have couple different projects of much greater interest for me ;) It's going to be fun!

[@wholegroinbread593]

Always wanted to experiment on this, amazing!

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@exzz1487]

The Russian accent kills me 😂😂

[@4me]

You got just couple minutes of virtual treatment. I have 3 English speaking kids who have to live with that - feel for them :))

[@exzz1487]

@@4me LOL XD

[@masonsminecraftcreations1381]

This was a cool experiment

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@womanzuzu9688]

Dude this is so cool! I'm going to implement this for my homeschooling curriculum starting tomorrow. May God bless you. :)

[@4me]

Thank you very much!! All the best on your new adventure!

[@ellie1508]

Fascinating video, great job!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@rosievega2710]

Very informative, thank you

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@nibinjose1281]

I like your Accent and the content too

[@4me]

I appreciate you very much!

[@thomaswheway7588]

Thank you so much this really helps as I was planning on turning my lawn into a fish tank:)

[@4me]

Lawn into fish tank would work even better in many ways :)

[@masterlibrarian2161]

I tried to do so i ended up lawn mowing with out noticing Thx for the heart man keep the awesome content comin! Ya earned a sub

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@cakepoprock]

I love your voice

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@josephsebastian8380]

i already did this method......and i noticed some of the land grasses live in underwater...... it was a great video bro......please upload more ideas.......

[@4me]

Thank you

[@viperretaliation4524]

Never knew this could work. Pretty cool

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@Linkongreentech]

Wow I like it. Good experiment . Keep continue for new results 👍🏻

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@SimonSozzi7258]

So cool!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@natalieharoldsen3494]

Very interesting, love the accent.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@The-Atomic-Gamer]

I like the way he pronounces sprouts at 3:37 Sprooots :D

[@4me]

Thank you. Often I mispronounce words and with my accent it makes real mess ... or fun :))

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@@4me fun

[@chalseywilder937]

Lol me too

[@senordanda1200]

Keep doing your thing. Its quite interesting.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@anonz975]

Very interesting! Thanks.

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@xbandpixels]

That's cool I am going to try that ..

[@4me]

All the best on your adventure!

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Such effort,, great job michael we appreciate your awesome videoss ,,

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@caziw2636]

Thank you for the video ;)

[@4me]

My pleasure!!!

[@LifeinJars]

I gotta try this!

[@4me]

All the best on your new adventure!

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Hey i watch you. I love your saltwater ecosphere videos

[@Nix_Project]

The woogie worm god Is here

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Life in jar why you are not making videos sinc a long time we All are missing you please make a video

[@user-lw4vi4oy2d]

Well have you?

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

Don't tell me......... If I grow grass under water, I've got to get an under water lawn mower?

[@4me]

Here is the best part - the grass does not grow as fast underwater as it does on land :) Now I have to think about how to make that fast growing aquatic weeds to grow slow on the land ;)

[@AA-mx4ln]

Thank you for the information

[@lindalaunius6081]

Fantastic thank you something to do this spring

[@4me]

My pleasure! All the best on you new adventure!

[@venthefish]

Welcome to the series of why is this in my recommended!

[@4me]

Series? I am looking forward for the next! Thank you in advance!!

[@venthefish]

Oh no, its just a joke! And you should make a series of THESE videos, they are very interesting!

[@4me]

@@venthefishgotcha :)) Thanks for the joke and for the continuation :))

[@venthefish]

No problem^^

[@etritonsejdijaj2602]

I know its weird

[@bernardoernst624]

Nice work! I always felt curious about how common grass would work underwater. Keep up the good work brate :)

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@mickcarson8504]

It doesn't.

[@michaelinsc1644]

It is enjoyable seeing your process.

[@4me]

🙂Thank you very much!

[@ScrapsAsmr]

thank you! happy aquarium

[@4me]

My pleasure! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

[@mycoboto]

😒 great you evolved grass now when the ice caps melt and we're all under water I'll still have to mow my lawn

[@4me]

yeap. Mowing lawn is not a big deal compare with your responsibility to fix the water leak flooding the street ;)

[@mycoboto]

@@4me 😂

[@leightonlewis2995]

Who new something that sounds so boring is actully so entertaining!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@leightonlewis2995]

Michael Langerman no problem! Keep doing more!

[@satyajitbhadraroy7723]

Dedication.. lovely results..

[@4me]

I appreciate you very much!

[@ThePOSM]

Nice! Thank you for conducting this experiment demonstration, i need to know for a shrimp aquarium im making!

[@4me]

All the best on your new adventure!

[@mihalachetudorandrei5073]

thank you so much I was looking to convert some backyard grasses into aquatic ones !

[@4me]

My pleasure! There are many land plants that grow underwater. I like mosses and peace lily the most :) Check videos on this playlist for all that I tried so far: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYOTaH-apNiXe7M Happy holidays to you and your family!

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@@4me thanks sir

[@4me]

@@user-jg1yn9lm2g My pleasure!

[@neenadjaiswal3245]

Very great video 😊 thanks for sharing information

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@lepidlover0557]

I did this once, but instead of putting the plants and roots in the tank, I just cut off the roots and boiled them.... They lasted for a while, but not long enough. Probably about a week, lol. Please, keep us updated on this!!! 😃

[@4me]

The way you described it is very well known culinary technique resulting in what is known as mash potato. In my settings it last to the end of the meal time the most.

[@NaveenKumar-iv3kq]

Good experiment, great job.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@zivmh7023]

I must be lost again, sorry folks

[@4me]

Lost or found you are not alone ;)

[@masonfranz9313]

The key seems to be the gradual conversion over time for the grasses. When we visit local streams we often see grasses grown at or near the banks of the streams. The streams flood periodically and submerge these grasses and then go back down exposing the grass again. With an increased interest in emerging plants in aquariums it would be interesting to see a shallow aquarium set up with grasses where the roots are under water but the leaves have a chance to emerge out of the water.

[@4me]

That would be interesting and challenging to set up aquarium. My aquariums rather small for such adventure and...and I am steering away from using any electrical equipment directly in my aquariums. On the other hand...I deem it is feasible to build such system. Perhaps in future I will ;) All the best!

[@masonfranz9313]

My thought was to take advantage of your long term planning and DIY nature in building a new aquarium for this experiment. Since most of the grasses in your area are going dormant now, looking ahead to Spring would be interesting and give you time to build if interested. New aquarium could be the following dimensions: 600mm L x Your window sill depth - 20mm for set back D x 80mm H. This long narrow aquarium would pose an interesting dimension, as if you had lined many of your bottles in a row. The new found grasses could be submerged in 20-40mm of gravel/soil as grasses typically have shallow root systems. This would give good rooting and stability for the grasses to grow out of the water and emerge from the top of your aquarium. Floating plants like the duckweed found in the pond over the Summer could be used at the top of the water column to provide security to any creatures you might put into the new aquarium. Just and idea. No hurt feelings if you have other projects in mind.

[@4me]

@@masonfranz9313 Thank you very much! I do have number of projects on mind ;)

[@karenwolfsen]

Very interesting. I love watching your videos and enjoy your methodology! Keep up the great work! 😊

[@4me]

Thank you very much!!

[@karenwolfsen]

Michael Langerman you are welcome 😊

[@sreekarprabhaschirumamilla1363]

Great job Micheal

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@user-pg8nc9we1q]

Ландэн из зэ кэпитал оф грэйт британ!))))) Акцент конечно ржачный... Андэр вотар!)))

[@milna1202]

Love the accent. Great video!

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@katsudon3797]

Thanks for the tip!

[@4me]

My pleasure!

[@shorkie8799]

Very well planned video 👍

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@birinchikumarrabha3329]

I also did some experiments and if you plant the grass in a pot first with mud and let it multiply and then put the pot under water it will grow.

[@4me]

That is very interesting! Thank you very much!

[@kimmiller998]

Hiking in the high sierra, I once found marsh marigolds (typically above ground) growing and even flowering completely underwater in the Merced river in an area that had been underwater all season. The experienced botanist I told about it couldn't believe it. But I know what I saw.

[@4me]

Nature is full of wonders :)

[@dokha4955]

Nice work Michael.

[@4me]

Thank you very much!

[@amj.composer]

Awesome! I want to do this for my aquarium

[@4me]

Thank you! All the best on your adventure!