How To Make An Indoor Water Garden

I have some plants growing in water, but want to add the gravel and rocks to make it look pretty, maybe throw in a couple of seashells.

So easy and beautiful and always nice to bring a bit of nature indoors. They are especially nice in the colder months when things are so dreary. Enjoy!

a reply to: Night Star
Beautiful,
Thank you M'Lady

a reply to: Night Star

I did this years ago when I had bettas.

Once I'm confident my kids won't kill my fish I'll start doing this again.

a reply to: Night Star

I tried growing plants once.





Once

Very cool. I would love to try this but I can't even keep succulents alive. You know, the plants that are supposed to be so easy to care for, those plants. If I ever figure these things out, maybe I can try the water garden. Would be cool though.

a reply to: awhispersecho

I discovered that secret as I had the same problem. DO NOT WATER THEM. Literally that's all I did differently to keep them alive outside. I just do not water them and they do fine from whatever is in the air I guess.

I kinda wanted to a micro refugium with marine plants as well. That way I could keep a handful of ornamental tiny fish, seed it with copepods, add some snails and have a self sustaining ecosystem dedicated to mostly plants and shrooms.

a reply to: stosh64

Love the pic! You are quite welcome kind Sir!

a reply to: projectvxn

Oh I miss having bettas! So easy to care for and so very beautiful. I had plants with my bettas too. When I am feeling better, perhaps I will get a betta again.

How old are your kids? Tell them to leave the feeding up to you. Kids tend to overfeed.

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

Bahaha! I take it you don't have a green thumb. Maybe look up easy care plants and see what's available.

a reply to: awhispersecho

Haha! You reminded of a time many years ago when I couldn't even keep a cactus alive. LOL

a reply to: worldstarcountry

Make sure your snails don't overbreed. Tiny fish are great! Set it up!

a reply to: Night Star

My cat knocking over one of these beautiful glass vases in
5...4...3...2...1... oops! Clean up in the living room.

I have a planted tank with CO2 injection, 100w lighting and Walstad style dirt substrate.

I like these little personal biospheres in our houses

originally posted by: Night Star
a reply to: projectvxn

Oh I miss having bettas! So easy to care for and so very beautiful. I had plants with my bettas too. When I am feeling better, perhaps I will get a betta again.

How old are your kids? Tell them to leave the feeding up to you. Kids tend to overfeed.

My kids are 5 and 7. It's the 5 year old I would be concerned about. He doesn't follow instructions too well.

No idea where he got that from......

originally posted by: Night Star
a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

Bahaha! I take it you don't have a green thumb. Maybe look up easy care plants and see what's available.

Reading on how not to overwater artificial plants now.

a reply to: mamabeth

Haha! For the first time in my life, I have a cat that doesn't knock things over. He never chews on plants either.

a reply to: and14263

Sounds lovely. Do you have any pics?

a reply to: projectvxn

LOL!

Me as a kid...

a reply to: LookingForABetterLife

LOL! There are some artificial plants that look real. Those come in handy for places where there is no sunlight.

a reply to: Night Star

I just hope the kitties don't eat them.