Stonecrop Sedum Aquarium Gardening

Stonecrop Sedum Aquarium Gardening

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I picked some Stonecrop Sedum cuttings on a hot day of July 10th.

It's about 2-3 cm long cuttings.

Let's set up a small cup planter to root the cuttings in the water.

The cuttings will go in the piece of plastic straw fixed upright in the cup filled with gravel.

I've been using these improvised planters for rooting many other small-sized succulents.

The Stonecrop Sedum is very fragile and breaks easily, as you can see.

Also, the cuttings were exposed to summer heat for many hours and visibly started wilting.

I fill the cup to the brim with dechlorinated tap water.

In my experience, it's necessary to refill the cup with water every day at normal room temperature.

All cuttings revived in a matter of hours.

Here you can see the cuttings two weeks later on July 24th.

The largest cutting already has about 4 cm long roots.

It’s long enough for this cutting to be transferred into one of my aquarium gardens.

 I use a toothpick to push the delicate roots through the hole in the planter.

Make sure the roots of the plant stay in the water.

And the water level should always be below the bottom part of the planter.

The smaller cuttings have to stay in the cup to grow longer roots.

Here you can see how much water evaporates from the cup in one day.

September 11th.

It took two months for this cutting to develop long enough roots.

Here it goes into another aquarium garden.

It's amazing how many different succulents can grow with roots in water.

December 1st.

The smallest cutting has grown very noticeably in the past 6 months.

It's already rooted into the gravel.

Here you can see the second cutting on December 20th.

The Stonecrop Sedum growing with roots in water develops very elongated stems.

And it develops long, hair-thin, delicate roots as well.

I am rehoming this Stonecrop Sedum plant into another aquarium garden.

All my aquariums get only indirect sunlight coming from the windows.

I don't change water in my aquariums at all.

Plants feed on organic waste dissolved in water, serving as filters.

All I have to do is add water to the level about once a month or as necessary.

Admittedly, small succulent plants fit nicely and look great growing on top of aquariums.

Stonecrop Sedum, a succulent plant, makes a very interesting addition to my aquarium gardens.

Have fun and Happy Aquariums :)