Not sure how that water is gonna look in a month, but that's a problem for another day.

I like the design, classic but new at the same time. Well done!

Thank you, that's very kind! I agree, and we share that concern. To make maintaining this as easy as possible, I bought two extra vases so I can swap them out when the water starts looking murky, toss the previous ones in the dishwasher, and have them on standby.

On the topic of the water looking weird after a while, I've heard that people use charcoal in the bottom of planters to limit bacterial growth. I don't know if it would work in a system like this, but it could be with looking into.

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Very nice. I'm all for anything that brings more green indoors.

Being that close to light sources, you're going to eventually get algae in those regardless of how clean you try to keep them. You could try to hide it by frosting the glass to match the lamp covers though.

Thanks for sharing, I didn't know that! I'll definitely look into using charcoal.

Good idea, if maintaining this becomes too tedious I'll likely go that route.

You can also use hydrogen peroxide regularly

I wonder if adding something like this to the water would help

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HRHEOJC

Its supposed to be plant-safe

Woah and it's super affordable, thanks for the link!

Because cat.

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It's used in hydroponic gardening to kill bacteria in the water.

I think the sides of the wood are blocking the direct light. Something like Flourish Excel might be good since it's sort of an algaecide (think "off-label" use), but also meant to help aquatic plants grow. It might help make your plants grow while also deterring algae growth. They sell it in the usual pet stores, and you would need such a smaaaaaall amount. Like drops worth at that volume.

That's a good point tbh, and yeah flourish is widely used as an algaecide in the fish tank community.

Hydrogen peroxide and peroxide bleach are different things.

It'll be fine. As long as the plant remains healthy it won't mold or decay in the water. The only issue is dust that will settle in the opening, but that could be solved by adding a lid that has cut outs for the stems. Pothos are really stable in water

I've had pothos in water like this and the water getting murky really isn't too much of an issue. The biggest problem I've seen is with dust settling on top of the water. Maybe consider making lids with cut outs for the different stems (sort of like a toothbrush holder)? You'd keep a lot of the dust out, help limit some of the evaporation so you have to fill it less, and be able to pose the stems much easier as they grow.

Could also go the fake plant and mineral oil route.

I don't know the details, but it looks enough like water for those "submerged computer" builds.

And I think it would continue to look like water with minimal upkeep.

You could look at products for keeping algae out of aquariums too.

Something like "Easy-life AlgExit" should work well tbh.

Most are plant safe, but you should check the label to make sure.

Have you ever grown Pothos (or anything) in water before? Root rot occurs due to a lack of oxygen, so you need to change it out regularly. You might be hopping up there a lot. You could achieve a similar effect with air plants (just put a bunch all over and it could look awesome) and they can be handled with misting a few times a week.

Instead of clear glass you should use a dark tinted glass, like the kind beer bottles are made from.

The dark glass minimises the amount of light hitting the water - reducing the algae growth.

I have a lot of Devils Ivy cutting growing in brown glass bottles, never had an issue with algae; clear glass though has been an issue.

I see what it says but for some reason I thought it was some sort of design that included peanuts...

Another "plamp"!

I mean, I did go nuts on it so you're not wrong.

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That feels like hard work. Kudos!

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What is the CRI of those bulbs?

Expensive cat salad bar is very pretty

make the plant basins black, free to do, no algae

Another Simone Giertz fan, I see

Snails! I have freshwater snails in my huge vase like this with spider plants and they just live off the roots and reproduce every now and again. No work, I just water weekly. The glass is super clean but I do rinse out the whole thing every 2 months and then at that time add some fish food pellets and water that is off gased, but otherwise perfectly clear glass.

“Not intended to treat algae”

You could snag some frosted tall candles, clear out the wax/label and use those to hide the water quality

Just toss a handful of nerite or ramshorn snails in each and you're all set. Bonus points for your dinner guests being able to view fresh snail poop while they are enjoying their wine and cheese.

Super interested in a follow-up. Love the concept... but questions?

Does the plant survive just with water and no soil? Will it become stagnant and uuugh! Mosquitos or a fruitfly?

Very cool! And well executed

Thank you. You just gave me an idea and I will work on creating a new light fixture for my dining room.

Absolutely love your light fixture ❤️❤️❤️

Cool! I share the worry about it looking less clean in a few weeks. I wonder what it would look like if you were to frost the planters and put a small LED underneath them that shines up.

If you like the shiny exterior of the glass, you could also put a smaller diameter matte black planter (so there's a 1/2 inch gap to the glass) into the first one. Maybe both could contain water? I wonder if that would give you a tell for when to water the plants as well...

Really pretty—and creative!

Eww, I don't want snails falling into my escargot!

Love the design!

Looks awesome! I wanna add it to my backlog of things to try (behind things I need to do and things I have to finish).