eatyourpeas Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) I received my plants from the Coop, and they are simply beautiful, healthy and are already waking up. So, I have sand substrate because I have corydoras, and was looking for a way to plant and add fertilizer without the plants floating (thin layer of substrate), and without the corys finding the root tabs. I also have snails in the tank. Since I need eggshells for the snails because I have soft water, I am trying taking a half eggshell after cooking the membrane out, poking a small hole(s) on the bottom, adding fertilizer and the plant, filling the empty space with sand, and dropping it in the tank. They stay in place, and they are easy to move if I need to. The shell will eventually dissolve leaving a well rooted plant in the substrate. This also works for adding root tabs around the tank by adding more holes to the bottom of the eggshell. 🙂 Edited September 17, 2021 by eatyourpeas 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted September 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 9:20 AM, eatyourpeas said: I received my plants from the Coop, and they are simply beautiful, healthy and are already waking up. So, I have sand substrate because I have corydoras, and was looking for a way to plant and add fertilizer without the plants floating (thin layer of substrate), and without the corys finding the root tabs. I also have snails in the tank. Since I need eggshells for the snails because I have soft water, I am trying taking a half eggshell after cooking the membrane out, poking a small hole(s) on the bottom, adding fertilizer and the plant, filling the empty space with sand, and dropping it in the tank. They stay in place, and they are easy to move if I need to. The shell will eventually dissolve leaving a well rooted plant in the substrate. This also works for adding root tabs around the tank by adding more holes to the bottom of the eggshell. 🙂 Hmmm...this is very interesting. If it works, you may be on to a genius discovery! I'd love to hear about an update in 2-3 months. Also, any pics that you can share? Because you mention that your substrate is thin, I am envisioning little egg shell plant pots sticking up rather than buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 9:51 AM, Zenzo said: I am envisioning little egg shell plant pots sticking up rather than buried. I just pictured an alien sequel! Little alien egg garden, mmm... coming to an aquarium near you! I will post pictures when I transfer these guys to the main tank from their QT. 🙂 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted September 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 11:31 AM, eatyourpeas said: I just pictured an alien sequel! Little alien egg garden, mmm... coming to an aquarium near you! I will post pictures when I transfer these guys to the main tank from their QT. 🙂 Now I can't unsee the Alien egg farm! LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 9/9/2021 at 11:39 AM, Zenzo said: Now I can't unsee the Alien egg farm! LOL!!! Well, you started it! 🤪 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Odd Duck Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) You could even get bigger eggs, too! Maybe some duck eggs, swan eggs, an ostrich egg for a big sword! Oh, wait! Emu eggs are a beautiful dark green to bluish green, even teal colored! Just looked up cassowary eggs, they are also green to almost dark turquoise if the pics are to be believed. I can confirm the emu egg color as I’ve seen some of those in person. Here comes a rabbit hole! Bye! Edited September 10, 2021 by Odd Duck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Seeing emu egg shells as cheap as $15.00 plus about $8.00 for shipping. Kind of pricey for a slowly dissolving planter, but it would be very cool! You might be able to contact a farm and ask for broken shells and get them much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Ooh, there are broken shells for sale, too. 1/2 pound for $15.00. 1 pound for $25.00. I bet you could find somebody willing to sell the ones that broke roughly in half at hatching for a decent price if you explained what you wanted and why. It might tickle their fancy and they might get generous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 9:02 AM, Odd Duck said: You could even get bigger eggs, too! Maybe some duck eggs, swan eggs, an ostrich egg for a big sword! Oh, wait! Emu eggs are a beautiful dark green to bluish green, even teal colored! Just looked up cassowary eggs, they are also green to almost dark turquoise if the pics are to be believed. I can confirm the emu egg color as I’ve seen some of those in person. Here comes a rabbit hole! Bye! Yes, I can. The local market has all of those and I love eating them! Emu eggs may give @Zenzo nightmares just thinking what can come out of those in the middle of the night! 😵 I love these rabbit holes! 😎 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Oh this sounds fun! I have chickens that lay light blue eggs. I will definitely be following this. And I will not be watching Alien. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:22 PM, Hobbit said: Oh this sounds fun! I have chickens that lay light blue eggs. I will definitely be following this. And I will not be watching Alien. That could be the beginning of a new "Blue Period" for the aquascaping world! Neat! 😃 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Another thought for bigger eggs - goose eggs! Nearly all are white, but a few come in shades of soft tan. Oh, and turkey eggs! They come with tan to brown speckles! Peacock eggs? Well, peahen eggs! 😆 And apparently peahen eggs come in shades of tan/buff but they’re not as big as I would expect for the size of the bird. Guinea fowl eggs are a little bigger than chicken eggs, about the size of duck eggs. I need to find a farmer that likes raising fowl! 😆 😂 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 5:03 PM, Odd Duck said: I need to find a farmer that likes raising fowl! You need to indeed! And you are making me hungry! I am going to run a little experiment with quail, chicken and duck to start with. Since I only have nano tanks, these will provide some options for the space I can play with and still provide nice fertilizer anchors for the plants. I already did the new plants in the chicken eggs, but I can undo them, or buy a new batch of plants for this round. 🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 9/11/2021 at 8:21 PM, eatyourpeas said: I already did the new plants in the chicken eggs Pictures??? 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Cayuga duck eggs start out black and fade into a bluish grey as the season progresses. Feed chickens pomegranates to get some beautiful eggs, plus the healthiest egg yolks that are a golden red color. You can shift the coloration of most birds eggshells with diet: shepherd's purse will add/intensify a greenish tinge (Easter eggers & rumpless), pomegranate adds flecks of red, pink & orange, darker grapes (like purple and red scaupignon) intensify the color of the yolk and also add flecks of color to the shell. I can't wait to see pictures of your eggshell planters, and I think I need to ask for some egg shells from friends who run an organic farm now! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Here are the pictures of the egg planter process. Cleaned and baked eggshells: Poked small holes on the bottom of the eggshells and added root tab: Filled with sand and added plant: Added to QT: As soon as the "eyes " become visible, move them to DT as the alien has hatched according to plan: 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 3:13 PM, eatyourpeas said: Here are the pictures of the egg planter process. Cleaned and baked eggshells: Poked small holes on the bottom of the eggshells and added root tab: Filled with sand and added plant: Added to QT: As soon as the "eyes " become visible, move them to DT as the alien has hatched according to plan: Love the planters and love the googly eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 7:19 PM, Odd Duck said: Love the planters and love the googly eyes! Those are to keep up with @Zenzo's alien garden feeling! 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Well, it was en epic failure! I tried to move the shells and plants and the eggshells fell apart as soon as I tried to move them. But, in keeping with the egg idea, I am trying these. They remind me of gardens in Spain... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Hey, it was worth a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 1:19 PM, Hobbit said: Hey, it was worth a try! Absolutely! No fun without trying! 🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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