hydrophyte
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208L High Humidity Riparium
This is a new thread for a riparium that has been set up for several years. I need to go dig up the link to the original journal thread, but it was not updated for a long time.
I had this riparium setup in my house for some time, then it was moved to one of our local garden center retail stores. I serviced it for a while there, then the store personnel took over its care. You could say that it wasn't really maintained for the best display appearances, but the fish and plants were healthy all along.
I decided to start servicing the tank again and get it into better shape. I'm starting this new journal to document its progress.
Here's a quick shot from this evening. Since this is a high humidity riparium it will feature a number of the emersed aquatic plants that grow well with very moist air, such as crypts, Anubias, Lagenandra and Java fern. However, I wanted to get the planting to fill out farily soon, so I added some larger specimen Spathiphyllum peace lily and leather fern. These two plants can grow as well in an open-top riparium with drier air, but they will also grow well in this setup.
I'll have more pictures on the way soon and include more details on plant selection and other points.
Here's a shot of this setup from three years ago when I had it at home.
The crypts had grown into real nice full specimens. It's going to take a while to get them going like that again.
This is a new thread for a riparium that has been set up for several years. I need to go dig up the link to the original journal thread, but it was not updated for a long time.
I had this riparium setup in my house for some time, then it was moved to one of our local garden center retail stores. I serviced it for a while there, then the store personnel took over its care. You could say that it wasn't really maintained for the best display appearances, but the fish and plants were healthy all along.
I decided to start servicing the tank again and get it into better shape. I'm starting this new journal to document its progress.
Here's a quick shot from this evening. Since this is a high humidity riparium it will feature a number of the emersed aquatic plants that grow well with very moist air, such as crypts, Anubias, Lagenandra and Java fern. However, I wanted to get the planting to fill out farily soon, so I added some larger specimen Spathiphyllum peace lily and leather fern. These two plants can grow as well in an open-top riparium with drier air, but they will also grow well in this setup.
I'll have more pictures on the way soon and include more details on plant selection and other points.
Here's a shot of this setup from three years ago when I had it at home.
The crypts had grown into real nice full specimens. It's going to take a while to get them going like that again.