Anubias Paradise (56k)

ikuzo · 06-05-2007, 12:57 AM

I setup this 2.5 gallon tank last night, with 5 watts of compact fluorescent, hanged about 30 cm above the water surface. Plants are mostly Anubias nana, and 2 petite.

full tank

close up

anubias nana petite

and this is what i came up last night, another way to anchor Riccia :

all you need is aluminium mesh

cut it like this

bend it to form a box or a triangle, use your imagination

put Riccia in

put it inside the aquarium in a position like this to keep the Riccia inside

push it into substrate

done

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Haeun · 06-05-2007, 01:36 AM

WOW, great idea! I think I may use that idea when I get enough riccia grown in.

sNApple · 06-05-2007, 01:59 AM

ive always wanted to do a tank with just anubias

ikuzo · 06-05-2007, 02:10 AM

Haeun
it's pretty simple isn't it? i'll upload pics when the ricia has grown

sNApple
this has been my dream for a long time also, i have fall in love with these plants, but tha plant's cost is limiting me to make a bigger tank

sNApple · 06-05-2007, 02:26 AM

i think a piece of wood that went to the surface covered in anubias or even out of the water would look even better

ikuzo · 06-05-2007, 12:35 PM

it still looks kinda empty isn't it? espescially the upper half of the tank. it's hard to find a good looking wood that fits the tank dimension. i'm gonna look again this week, perhaps adding more anubias too.

**dufus** · 06-05-2007, 03:12 PM

looks cool, but did you put the riccia in the 2.5?
I doubt it will live with 5w of light, think about upgrading, maybe a spiral compact bulb in a desklight?

ikuzo · 06-05-2007, 11:53 PM

yes i put the riccia in to take shots of the anchoring method, i was planning to remove them but suddenly i felt curious about it and left it there to see if it would grow. i can remove it easily though. can the riccia survive if i float it? recommend any other low light plants that come along nicely with this setup?

**uncskainch** · 06-06-2007, 12:23 PM

Where did you find the aluminum mesh? And did it hold down the riccia well as it grew?

**gmccreedy** · 06-06-2007, 01:31 PM

mesh looks like gutter screen?? It will survive if you float it, but what a mess it will make...lol. riccia is a floating plant.

Wasserpest · 06-06-2007, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikuzo

can the riccia survive if i float it? recommend any other low light plants that come along nicely with this setup?

Yes it can survive, but then further shades the plants below. 5W is really not much light...

You could try mosses and pellia as well.

mrbelvedere · 06-06-2007, 06:50 PM

I can't grow anythying with 5watts. I had a 7 watt clip light and I could barely grow java moss.

Definitely upgrade to a 2x13 or a 2x9 watt light.

RachPreach · 06-06-2007, 10:10 PM

so where did the aluminum mesh come from? Does it sink?

ikuzo · 06-06-2007, 11:37 PM

ok a quick update, re-position some anubias, added some ferns.

what kind of snail is this?

uncskainch and RachPreach
my girlfriend works in a company that sells this aluminium mesh so i can get free samples easily

you'll find it easily in hardware stores. it sinks easily and i bet it can hold a lot of riccia down since it's pretty heavy and putting it inside the substrate will also helps to gain hold.

gmccreedy
removed the riccia inside the mesh at the bottom tried to float it but it quickly mess my tank due to the hang-on-filter current. it took me more than one hour to really clean it out. i made another riccia in mesh and put it in my other tank to see how it goes.

Wasserpest
i know about mosses, but can pelia survive in my tank?

mrbelvedere
after about a week, my anubias seems to love this dim condition.

06-05-2007, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,302	Anubias Paradise (56k) I setup this 2.5 gallon tank last night, with 5 watts of compact fluorescent, hanged about 30 cm above the water surface. Plants are mostly Anubias nana, and 2 petite. full tank close up anubias nana petite and this is what i came up last night, another way to anchor Riccia : all you need is aluminium mesh cut it like this bend it to form a box or a triangle, use your imagination put Riccia in put it inside the aquarium in a position like this to keep the Riccia inside push it into substrate done __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

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ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,302	Haeun it's pretty simple isn't it? i'll upload pics when the ricia has grown sNApple this has been my dream for a long time also, i have fall in love with these plants, but tha plant's cost is limiting me to make a bigger tank __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

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ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,302	it still looks kinda empty isn't it? espescially the upper half of the tank. it's hard to find a good looking wood that fits the tank dimension. i'm gonna look again this week, perhaps adding more anubias too. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

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dufus Always busy (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: san antonio texas Posts: 1,861	looks cool, but did you put the riccia in the 2.5? I doubt it will live with 5w of light, think about upgrading, maybe a spiral compact bulb in a desklight? __________________ -Devin- Steve irwin- a father, a hero, a memory now. Peace homie-We'll miss you mate. Knowledge is the one thing a man is entitled to be greedy with.

06-05-2007, 11:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,302	yes i put the riccia in to take shots of the anchoring method, i was planning to remove them but suddenly i felt curious about it and left it there to see if it would grow. i can remove it easily though. can the riccia survive if i float it? recommend any other low light plants that come along nicely with this setup? __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

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gmccreedy Yada Yada Yada... (View User Tanks) PTrader: (26) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oakland, New Jersey Posts: 1,280	mesh looks like gutter screen?? It will survive if you float it, but what a mess it will make...lol. riccia is a floating plant. __________________ ~Glenn

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mrbelvedere Is a secret agent (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saint Joseph, Illinois Posts: 2,776	I can't grow anythying with 5watts. I had a 7 watt clip light and I could barely grow java moss. Definitely upgrade to a 2x13 or a 2x9 watt light. __________________ Eheim "manager" #182 great band I manage/roadie for: www.myspace.com/grizzlyhardcore

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RachPreach Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,204	so where did the aluminum mesh come from? Does it sink? __________________ 100g tank:10 small angelfish, 1 harlequin rasbora, 2 albino cory, 2 clown loach, 1 rubberlip pleco, 1 bristlenose pleco and 1 apisto borellis. Rena Filstar xp3, 2x32 watts with no co2.

06-06-2007, 11:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,302	ok a quick update, re-position some anubias, added some ferns. what kind of snail is this? uncskainch and RachPreach my girlfriend works in a company that sells this aluminium mesh so i can get free samples easily you'll find it easily in hardware stores. it sinks easily and i bet it can hold a lot of riccia down since it's pretty heavy and putting it inside the substrate will also helps to gain hold. gmccreedy removed the riccia inside the mesh at the bottom tried to float it but it quickly mess my tank due to the hang-on-filter current. it took me more than one hour to really clean it out. i made another riccia in mesh and put it in my other tank to see how it goes. Wasserpest i know about mosses, but can pelia survive in my tank? mrbelvedere after about a week, my anubias seems to love this dim condition. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1