Wabi-Kusa ADA

[Jovel]

Hi all, just wanna share something which I find quite intriguing.

ADA's Wabi-kusa. Which are just plants grow on this flat harden substrate, and can be just placed into which ever tanks, saving time on planting,and flexible on placement.

Here are some videos on it and how it was used.





http://www.youtube.com/watchNR=1&fea...&v=emg3TBm3jx8



Anyone know what is it made of??

[cherabin]

Is this readily available in Singapore?

[Apistoinka]

Make scaping faster easier and able to achieve faster scaping result... Especially the foreground lawn... Hope it will appear in Singapore soon or some merchant will bring it in...

[Shadow]

Even if they do bring, I wonder how many people will be willing to buy? It is around 1600-2500 Yen or around S$25-S$36 at Japan fish shop, compare it to S$1-S$2. of potted plant at Singapore fish shop.

[subxero]

It doesn't make economic sense for fish shop to bring it in. Perhaps some DIY?

[Apistoinka]

But what is that thing that they use it to grow the plant and yet able to be placed in the tank...

[mincedmeat]

UNENDING POISON!!!! I really love the rock formations, and the tank dimensions are perfect!! Something different from what we usually see.

Anyway, I would think that the wabi-kusa could probably be made up of some resin like matrix which consists of essential materials; think of how soil works but packed into one solid piece of rock-like structure. Not too sure if they are decomposable though I would think they are. I would think some would be willing to invest in this given that it saves time and effort to achieve a foreground carpet, and yet easy to maintain. You don't also have to worry about shrimps and the likes digging up your HC.

ps. felix should fly to Japan right now to get a couple of these to fulfill his dreams of reaching full HC carpet for his tank #justsaying

[Shadow]

But what is that thing that they use it to grow the plant and yet able to be placed in the tank...

I bought one from Japan last time, the ball is consist of soil mix with some peat-moss or coconut husk, not really sure. The ball itself is very light when its dry, it may not even have soil inside.

[felix_fx2]

how come suddenly mention me?
not again, it's a nightmare everyday to me... maybe i should change to 8 hours in a row.. i am terrified of hair algae/bba/Cladophora ..

anyway, on the topic.. it's a nice thing but you think consumers will purchase alot. if good revenue for sure mr thio will bring in..

[Jovel]

I bought one from Japan last time, the ball is consist of soil mix with some peat-moss or coconut husk, not really sure. The ball itself is very light when its dry, it may not even have soil inside.

Hmm, is it solid? and dried? this is interesting. is it as good as it is?

found some videos, maybe it'll give us some clues. thou im sure they'll crumble in water haha!

[limz_777]

Even if they do bring, I wonder how many people will be willing to buy? It is around 1600-2500 Yen or around S$25-S$36 at Japan fish shop, compare it to S$1-S$2. of potted plant at Singapore fish shop.

agreed , will be costly

one thing i notice amano's manpower , alway got lots of people helping him set-up

[mincedmeat]

Mentioned you because when I saw HC on the wabi-kusa, I thought your planted tank would benefit with it especially after several attempts to resurrect the HC. I am also following your thread on this, in case you didn't know.

[felix_fx2]

It makes me quite sad to keep literary "pouring HC" cause of BBA. Otherwise it's actually doing quite well.
Just a small poison picture, right outside my house. the source of all my daily hc pain. LOL
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So anybody interested to DIY some wabi-kusa??? looking for spagnum moss

[Numbskull]

I think i would still stick to normal ways of growing. Sense of achievement if i could get a whole tank of carpet HC

[limz_777]

if amano can cook , so can you @ 5.17

[Jovel]

It makes me quite sad to keep literary "pouring HC" cause of BBA. Otherwise it's actually doing quite well.
Just a small poison picture, right outside my house. the source of all my daily hc pain. LOL
IMG_1286-1.jpg

So anybody interested to DIY some wabi-kusa??? looking for spagnum moss

nice! how are you growing it?? I might wanna try it out

[Jovel]

nice share limz. is he chopping up java moss??

[felix_fx2]

I think i would still stick to normal ways of growing. Sense of achievement if i could get a whole tank of carpet HC

Correct, that's what i am after. Not hard to grow HC that way. Looking for other ways to grow it in the air the dump in like those wabi-kusa things.

nice! how are you growing it?? I might wanna try it out

Daiso flowerpot plus any potting soil. It's not hard as long as some direct sunlight.

[limz_777]

nice share limz. is he chopping up java moss??

not really sure is it java moss , in the video can see it , this method works for fissidens too ,wonder does it work for pelia

[Neondagger]

I thought if using 2 foreground plants they might intercept and grow out of each other but why his HG and HC dun creep around each other? I see he use something like rock wool with hc and just place the whole piece in the tank? It looks so easy to plant that way without any backache. Did anyone tried this method? or it's not rock wool is it the wabi kusa? can we use rock wool to do the same? as long as we cut it thin so that the roots can reach the soil?