Tank Log: 55g All Crypts Riparium

[hydrophyte]

that light is just a single HO T5. i have a whole blog post about it here...

http://hydrophytesblog.com/?p=542

i have barbs, loaches and a single gourami in there right now.

i have a whole blog category about this tank right here...

http://hydrophytesblog.com/?cat=10

 

[67chevelle]

Very nice.I'd like to try somehthing like that someday.

 

[hydrophyte]

I was tidying up this tank today and got a few quick shots...

I will shoot some better pictures and fix the color when everything straightens out again in a few days.

 

[rocker92]

:jaw:

 

[hydrophyte]

I did a little more gardening in this tank. I think it is looking better. I need to get a few more crypts into the underwater foreground to brighten that area up.

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[Inka4040]

Another gorgeous tank!! Are you planning on trying any florida sunsets in this setup?

 

[hydrophyte]

I did have a 'Florida Sunset' in here. Unfortunately, when I repotted it all of the new leaves that it grew lacked the multicolored variegation that it had when I purchased it. It ended up looking just like the other large C. wendtii that I have in there (maybe a 'Mi Oya'?), which you can see there just right of center, except that it was somewhat shorter. I think that maybe the variegation of 'Florida Sunset' is not stable and/or requires relatively bright light to develop. I pulled it out and replaced it with another Spathiphyllum.

 

[hydrophyte]

Today I got a few pictures of this really happy Anubias with my King of Pop glove because I transferred it from a culture tank into the crypts display. I had been growing it on an Epi-Trellis raft for about 5 months.

The leaves have a beautiful luster which this picture fails to show. If you look at the latest FTS you can see it there in the lower right of the emersed area. What a nice plant. It has great root development.

 

[dundadundun]

as always, a wonderful display.

 

[mellowvision]

nice anubias. the roots look great.