plant grow out tub

[CT_]

I have some ugly stem plant clippings that I want to see if I can grow out submerged so they'd be ready to transplant in an aquarium when I need them.  Right now they're in a coffee cup under my lamp, but is there a way to do with without also creating an algae farm?

[Guppysnail]

I put mine in a Rubbermaid dish (not glass the haze keeps from getting too hot and algae) on a windowsill with easy green. Works great super easy

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

Yes, depends on how you want to scale this. Some folks with use a sterilite tub or over deep tub, put a 2-3 " layer of leica clay balls, flood them with some liquid fertilizer of your choice, plant and put a grow light on top of the clear plastic top and seal it with syran wrap. Or you can go smaller scale as @Guppysnail indicated. 

[Torrey]

On 2/19/2022 at 2:04 PM, CT_ said:

I have some ugly stem plant clippings that I want to see if I can grow out submerged so they'd be ready to transplant in an aquarium when I need them.  Right now they're in a coffee cup under my lamp, but is there a way to do with without also creating an algae farm?

How do you feel about snails?

I have plants growing out in ziplock bags (cheap, and available at 2 am when insomnia hit). A couple of bladder snails keep the algae out on small scale and big scale, if you don't want the hastle of an airstone. 

[CT_]

oh that's a good idea.  I don't like snails but in a plant "tank" that seems okay.  As long as they lay conspicuous eggs that I can remove when taking plants out.