I'm new here and this is my very first post. Since I don't really see any other tank logs here I'm not sure if this is the best forum for posting this project, so let me know if there if there is a better spot.
I am setting up a 55 gallon as a riparium with mainly Cryptocoryne in hanging riparium planters. I have a pretty good start on it and tomnight I managed to shoot some pictures. I am not crazy about the dimensions of the standard 55--it's too short front-to-back--but I think that it will work well for this display. I want this tank to create a "botanical" impression with crypts lined up in such a way that their different shapes, colors and sizes are visually contrasted.
I still only have have it set up as a culture tank on a fishroom bench, but here is the aquarium with some of the material that I will use:
There's other stuff in there too, including some ferns and Anubias.
The emmersed crypts are going to form the composition background. I have a couple of ideas for midground plants. I intend to plant these onto Nano Trellis Rafts.
This is a little Pilea sp. that I have had half-neglected in with my orchids.
This Hemigraphis (I haven't been able to figure out species) does well growing hydroponically on a Nano Trellis Raft.
I have a number of big robust crypts already in Hanging Planters. This is a C. wendtii, maybe 'Bronze'. It has flowered for me several times.
The next plant is a Lagenandra idontknowwhichoneitis. I picked it up at a LFS a couple of months ago.
This one has already filled its planter with roots. What a cool plant. I was so happy to finally get my hands on a Lagenandra.
This is a C. ciliata in a Large Hanging Planter. I potted up this one a couple of months ago and it is well-established. Most of the leaves it came with melted as these new ones developed.
I have a few things planted onto Epi-Trellis Rafts.
This Java fern is about the best looking that I have on an Epi-Trellis. It might be too big for this display, and its not a crypt, but I will try it out. It is such a nice plant and I don't really have any other ideas for it right now.
I am going to plant crypts also in the underwater foreground. Here is a nice C. wendtii 'Green Gecko'. I wonder how big these get(?). I need to look for smaller stuff for the underwater portion too because the water will only be ~8" deep.
I'll try to add an update in a day or two. I should have the stand done pretty soon.
Regards,
Hydrophyte
I am setting up a 55 gallon as a riparium with mainly Cryptocoryne in hanging riparium planters. I have a pretty good start on it and tomnight I managed to shoot some pictures. I am not crazy about the dimensions of the standard 55--it's too short front-to-back--but I think that it will work well for this display. I want this tank to create a "botanical" impression with crypts lined up in such a way that their different shapes, colors and sizes are visually contrasted.
I still only have have it set up as a culture tank on a fishroom bench, but here is the aquarium with some of the material that I will use:
There's other stuff in there too, including some ferns and Anubias.
The emmersed crypts are going to form the composition background. I have a couple of ideas for midground plants. I intend to plant these onto Nano Trellis Rafts.
This is a little Pilea sp. that I have had half-neglected in with my orchids.
This Hemigraphis (I haven't been able to figure out species) does well growing hydroponically on a Nano Trellis Raft.
I have a number of big robust crypts already in Hanging Planters. This is a C. wendtii, maybe 'Bronze'. It has flowered for me several times.
The next plant is a Lagenandra idontknowwhichoneitis. I picked it up at a LFS a couple of months ago.
This one has already filled its planter with roots. What a cool plant. I was so happy to finally get my hands on a Lagenandra.
This is a C. ciliata in a Large Hanging Planter. I potted up this one a couple of months ago and it is well-established. Most of the leaves it came with melted as these new ones developed.
I have a few things planted onto Epi-Trellis Rafts.
This Java fern is about the best looking that I have on an Epi-Trellis. It might be too big for this display, and its not a crypt, but I will try it out. It is such a nice plant and I don't really have any other ideas for it right now.
I am going to plant crypts also in the underwater foreground. Here is a nice C. wendtii 'Green Gecko'. I wonder how big these get(?). I need to look for smaller stuff for the underwater portion too because the water will only be ~8" deep.
I'll try to add an update in a day or two. I should have the stand done pretty soon.
Regards,
Hydrophyte