65 tall South America biotope riparium

[bratyboy2]

i really like this tank alot! great inspiration for someone like me who would love to setup a smaller version much like this.

 

[hydrophyte]

thanks very much. please let me know if you have any questions about it. i have quite a bit of other information on my blog too. here is another shot, looking inside through the top of the tank, from the other night.

i like this view.

 

[LuciferSam]

I'm going to have to steal your Idea. that is really cool

 

[hydrophyte]

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

http://hydrophytesblog.com/?cat=7

there is quite a bit of detail in there.

 

[hydrophyte]

i switched out the river stones in favor of manzanita, and i also put together a more coherent planting.

this ought to look good in a week or so when the underwater plants have grown in a little.

 

[dundadundun]

simply stunning. ripariums and paludariums add a whole new dimension and beauty to a fish tank. you nailed it! gorgeous and i'm sure very satisfying. i just hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[hydrophyte]

thanks a bunch. here is another slightly different view.

 

[mellowvision]

it's looking great. I like the manzanita a lot more, and think your tank will benefit from it too, I think my plants actually like being in tanks with manzanita... maybe because of how it breaks down over time, releasing it's goodness. lol.

 

[mellowvision]

hey, I'm curious how you feel about the painted sides... I have 2 tanks with painted sides, and while I find they have less algae on those sides, the sides are harder to clean, since I can't really use a magnet cleaner... I manage, but find it just a little more work to use a scraper, and it gets into the water column more... I'm guessing by the look of your tank that algae isn't an issue, but curious how you feel about it.

 

[andyjs]

So all of your rimless tanks inspired me. I can't fully set it up yet, but I just checked my 20 XH to see how hard it would be to remove the rim to do one of these setups. Well, the tank is pretty old, so I got most of it off with my bare hands and got most of the silicone off the rim with a razorblade. It left a very thin layer of basically residue from the silicone on the glass. Any tips for getting this off? Any solvents? or just lots of scraping with the razorblade?

I've a got a great idea for a little African stream tank with lots of anubias, some dwarf frogs and tetras, but I don't have a place for even another small tank right now...we'll see in a few months though