Well I'm disappointed. I was hoping this would work out, so I'm not calling it quits yet. I'm going to want to see about 10 plants using all different kinds of configurations of these crystals before I give up. Perhaps some with air stones, perhaps some with a little liquid in the bottom, or whatever people can come up with.

I do hope you try rooting clones anyway.

That's pretty weird about the roots growing up, unless you've got some light leaks.