Has Anyone Tried To Create an Indoor water Garden?

Rosemarie

Rosemarie

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I have a large empty glass bowl and would like to use it to make an indoor water feature, without fish. Anyone have any advice or suggestions. A local pet shop sells water plants and some ornaments, and I've seen bamboo which grows in water. Before I spend any money I'd like some advice.
 

I know nothing about indoor water gardens, though I have seen some beautiful ones, and YouTube has so many wonderful videos on them.

With that said, nothing makes me more sad and mad than seeing people put goldfish into a clear glass teapot or small glass jar. IMO it's the equivalent of locking a human up in a small bedroom for life.
 
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Rosemarie said:
I have a large empty glass bowl and would like to use it to make an indoor water feature, without fish. Anyone have any advice or suggestions. A local pet shop sells water plants and some ornaments, and I've seen bamboo which grows in water. Before I spend any money I'd like some advice.
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We used to be in the import business...many years ago and had over 100
aquariums. Basically if you have water indoors you want to have it 'running", to keep it fresh.
Like with a fountain or airstone in it to keep the water fresh. Aquatic plants
do nicely in water, but will smell if you don't have moving water.
So set up an air stone in the bowl. I will just require a plug and extension cord. Would also recommend having a light, too. The gro lite helps keep the plants growing...they need light.

It will look very nice in the dark!
 

Not indoors, and on a larger scale, we had a waterfalls at our last house ... it was so calming to listen to at night.
It was just outside the master bedroom in the atrium.

something like this picture.. but we had an 8' brick wall around the atrium, so it felt like indoors.
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Would U-Tube have advise on this? What a beautiful undertaking! Just a recycling pump and all the fittings. Please show it to us if you make one!
 
One of the things you should know is that fish tanks, and I assume, an indoor water garden, throws off huge amounts of water vapor. I decided to get a fish tank. It wasn't a huge thing. It gave off a lot of water vapor. In summer, it wrecked havoc on my air conditioner. AC works to rid you of water vapor and here's this thing constantly feeding water vapor all over the place. Increased water vapor may not be a problem for you, but I think, it's something you should keep in mind You wouldn't think a fish tank could put out that much moisture in the air.
 
Interesting, @fuzzybuddy
That might be a good thing , if the air indoors is too dry.... possibly from heaters in winter.....
Or not a good thing, if the air is damp already and tends to have mold in the air..... :unsure:

What size was that fish tank, Fuzzy? And would it matter what location you had it?
 
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One of the things you should know is that fish tanks, and I assume, an indoor water garden, throws off huge amounts of water vapor. I decided to get a fish tank. It wasn't a huge thing. It gave off a lot of water vapor. In summer, it wrecked havoc on my air conditioner. AC works to rid you of water vapor and here's this thing constantly feeding water vapor all over the place. Increased water vapor may not be a problem for you, but I think, it's something you should keep in mind You wouldn't think a fish tank could put out that much moisture in the air.
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We were in the tropical fish importation business many years ago. We had over 200 aquariums in one warehouse area. Tight fitting (proper fitting aquarium) lids really cut down on humidity that you might not want in your house. Also, be sure your air stone or aeration system isn't
pumping out too high. Its water air evaporation that cause it.

Of course, in the winter, the humidity might be welcome...lol.
 

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