Some of my Planted Ripariums

My 50-gallon is all torn up. I have all of the plants that were in there underwater overnight to kill any plant pests that might have been around. I have more of an update over in the journal thread. Here is a quick picture.

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I am considering whether to just set up most of the plants that I had in there, or replant with a totally new theme(?).
 
Thanks so much NoiR11!



Hey everybody this is a quick link over to the Kickstarter.com project page that I put together for Riparium Supply...

www.Kickstarter.com: Planted Ripariums a New Kind of Aquarium Display

Kickstarter is a unique creative projects funding platform. You can read about it over on their FAQ page...

http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq#WhatIsKick

I recommend checking it out if you might have a suitable project that needs support. It is also fun to just check out the many creative projects there and watch the videos.

The Riparium Supply Kickstarter project is not doing very well, with less than 10% funded and less than a month left to go before the deadline, but I hope that the page there can help to promote the idea some more.

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Question: I've noticed that once tanks have been established a while they form a calcium deposit line at the water level. Being that your ripariums are half full with water, if that, how do you keep these deposits from forming and thus making the tank look bad?
 
EOD said:
Question: I've noticed that once tanks have been established a while they form a calcium deposit line at the water level. Being that your ripariums are half full with water, if that, how do you keep these deposits from forming and thus making the tank look bad?
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I clean off the hard water deposit when I service the tank. That chalk line will make any tank look bad and it is a good idea to clean it off.

I haven't been back to this thread in a while.

Since I tore down the planting this setup has been a ratty mess, but I have some cool plants in there. I am mainly using it just for growout now.

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I have been trying to think of ideas for a new setup. I got some really great stem plants in trade and I am considering a planting with a real lush underwater foreground mainly with stems, and the emersed riparium area also with stems.

I might put together injected CO2 for this idea, although several of those stems are doing well and growing fine with no extra carbon.
 
I replanted the 50-gallon tank. I used a number of those plants that I was holding in here.

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Here is a quick list of the riparium plants included.

  • Caladium praetermissum (former Xanthosoma 'Hilo Beauty')
  • Colocasia fallax
  • Schismatoglottis 'Frosty Kiss'
  • Acrostichum danaeifolium, leather fern
  • Avicennia germinans, black mangrove
  • Laguncularia racemosa, white mangrove
  • Pilea grandifolia

The tall riparium plants are obviously sparce and spindly. The Caladium, Colocasia and Pilea should start to fill the area around the planters with time to grow in.
 
The planting in the 55 is still doing well. This is most definitely the least demanding setup that I have ever done. It gets only about 20 minutes of attention each week and looks great. A riparium setup like this would be real good for dentists' offices and similar settings.

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I just redid the planting in my 50-gallon setup. It looks a lot better, but the plants have some growing-in to do.

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