Trying something a little different... ( Olive Trees )

I tried some willow Bonsai trees that came in as branch cuttings with no roots, last winter, & I don't think I had enough light... I've since added more light...
these plant starts have roots, & I'm going to try them like I plant most of my terrestrial plants in aquariums, these are going into my 65 gallon Tilapia fry raising tank... just because they are from the same region... hoping for better luck this winter ( these tanks are in my entry way to the house, & they keep the room at normal temperatures during the winter, with the tanks heaters set in the mid 80's )... these are actually an olive producing tree, so I have high hopes for them... I have 4... if they all make it, I'm going to try to Bonsai a couple of them, & if they outgrow my space here, they may have to move later... anyone else had good luck trying out of the box projects???
these are the variety I chose...

looks like they do well as a Bonsai

Looks like I'm skirting the box, as this article actually talks about Bonsai & aquariums, but not in how we talk about aquariums...


and...

Trees are wet… rinsed the roots bare, before potting them... note the large sponge filters under each pot, that has holes in the bottom, so, the ceramic cocoa puffs percolate air to the roots...

MM, I think you are the king of "Trying something a little different." I love it.

How about trying to place a redwood or sequoia in a tank.

... and cut a big hole in the ceiling

I am curious how this turns out. Olive tends to be found where there is almost never ground saturation which implies they might need well-oxygenated or well-drained root zone. That said, there is a lot of misconception about what plants "like" vs what they are just good at tolerating. Many cacti will thrive better with very regular watering so long as the root zone is well-aerated (pumice, pearlite, etc.).

Genuinely interested in how this works out. If they start to suffer and drop leaves, you can try adding more of the media and lifting them so that only their tip-toes are actually wet.

It’s been several days now, and everything still looks good… I do have them pretty high right now… the biggest issue I’ve run into previously, on similar, is often the crown needs to be dry, or at least not submerged…

About a month, and the olives still looking good… typically when stripping to bare roots, and putting the plants in media, there is roughly a month, where the plants are dormant… it’s a good sign, that they haven’t dropped leaves…

watched a program on tv last night about life and they showed a olive tree in India that had a tree root that went 400ft into the rock/ground to get to a water source.