Glass Vase experiment II - Terrarium

I rescued 2 Anubis plants from the aquarium when they were being smothered with algae and placed them in damp containers in moist soil to encourage them to grow in an emersed environment. They have recovered quite well with new leaves forming, so I decided to add them to a terrarium I have created in a 5.5" glass vase.

The vase contains a layer of gravel covered with a plastic mesh, then I added a sprinkle of activated carbon granules to capture any smells and finally added about 1" of compost.

I left the rhizome of the anubis exposed with the roots in contact with the compost.
I also added some small pieces of a selaginella moss and some pieces of British moss.

I cut a perspex circle to cover the vase and keep the humidity high. I am interested to see how they all grow, and will updated the blog in a few weeks.

Growing Emersed Anubias

My sickly looking Anubias were planted up a few weeks ago into wet compost and covered over with plastic film, as you can see they are now starting to develop new leaves and look healthy. I will update again in a couple of months.