An empty aquarium is far too good to be left unused in the attic. With a few accessories and pretty cacti, the glass box is transformed into a decorative eye-catcher for creative interior design. Learn how to do it here.
A beautiful cactus landscape can be created in the aquarium with mini cacti
List of materials and preparatory work
If you already have an empty aquarium, you don't have to dig deep into your pocket for your glass cactus garden. These materials are required:
- cacti of your choice
- Thorn Resistant Gloves
- Empty aquarium
- Clay granules for drainage
- Succulent or cactus soil
- Decorative stones in different sizes or dry roots
Please clean all materials with hot water before they come into contact with the cacti. Please place the cactus soil in a fireproof bowl on the middle shelf of the oven for 20 minutes to sterilize it at 150 degrees.
Plant cacti in the aquarium - this is how you do it right
If all the materials are ready, including the cooled cactus soil, planting is child's play. How to proceed:
- Fill the bottom of the aquarium with a 5 cm layer of clay granules for drainage
- Arrange the decoration in the glass case
- Now fill in the cactus soil 5 to 10 cm high, adjusted to the size of the root balls
- Dig small planting holes with a spoon
- Put on the gloves to pot the cacti
Put the cacti in the small pits and press the soil down a little so that no air pockets form. Finally, spread a thin layer of clay granules, small pebbles or grit (€46.95) over the cactus soil. Place the aquarium in a sunny, warm location where it cannot get under the blazing midday sun.
After the cacti have recovered from the stress, they are poured with lime-free water for the first time after 5 to 8 days. Since commercially available substrate is usually pre-fertilized, the nutrient supply begins after 6 weeks at the earliest.
tips
Caring for cacti in the aquarium is no different from cultivating their conspecifics on the windowsill. Only pour lime-free water on the soil when it is almost dry. To ensure the nutrient supply, add liquid cactus fertilizer to the irrigation water every 14 to 21 days from March to September.