My Outdoor Bathtub 100 gallon

[mistergreen]

Originally Posted by roybot73

I've gotta say, I'm pretty damn envious of this tank. Living in Northeastern America, I'll never be able to do something this sweet....

You can do it too.. I'm doing it.. Just find a nice big north/south window.
If you have an enclose patio or a green house, you're set.

[ikuzo]

yes i got about 6 nana golden but sold some of them to my friends and some died because of rotting rhizome. this golden variance seems to suffer rhizome rot a lot easier than other anubias.

this week i also got anubias afzelii and anubias angustifolia.

much have changed since the last photos. added more cryptocorynes and moves stuffs around. i will update this weekend.

Originally Posted by mistergreen

You can do it too.. I'm doing it.. Just find a nice big north/south window. If you have an enclose patio or a green house, you're set.

edit : (i forgot my tank is facing west)
building one that face north/south will have problems because of the sun's deviation throughout the year (scientific term please)

for example if your tank is facing north, during some month within the year the sun will deviate a little bit to the south which will bring only low ambient lighting and will cause problem unless you have an outdoor backup lighting.

[NeonShrimp]

Wow, those are some great plants you have there. I look forward to an updated picture when you are ready

[ikuzo]

promise is a promise...
sorry about the photo i forgot to borrow a good camera





edit : at the last picture you can see my crinum natans leaves' tip is yellowing. anyone know why?

[ikuzo]

so it seems that everyone hates my bad pictures

i borrowed a pretty good camera this time, i hope you like it.

fts, it's so hard to get a good shot


the left side


anubias caladifolia, my precious


cryptocoryne hudoroi from above

[ikuzo]

a friend came with DSLR and sophisticated photography equipment..

left


right


FTS

[NeonShrimp]

They are very pretty shots, thanks for sharing!

[nate_mcnasty]

any algae problems??

[ikuzo]

NeonShrimp, the last pictures taken at night time. one more flash from the top of the tank would be great since the left side is still pretty dark.

nate_mcnasty, i have no significant algae problem since the beginning. maybe because my tank only receive ambient sunlight most of the time with only 2-3 hours of direct sunlight from the front. the direct sunlight don't hit the whole tank too. i noticed it hit the right side these 2 months causing my right dwarf sag grew taller than the left.

[Buck]

The anubias are beautiful ! Lovin' the outdoor tank.

[@marko@]

gorgeous as usual izuko. you are really good with anubias.

[ikuzo]

thanks Buck and @marko@

the anubias caladifolia is a great find really. growing new leaves constantly about 2 weeks each making it a beautiful big centre.

i'm having trouble with my crinum. it stop growing and the leaves tips are yellowing. i think i'm gonna pull it out to see the bulb and roots then replant it again tonight. what do you think?

[nate_mcnasty]

sorry if you already posted this but are you using co2 and what kind of ferts and substrate??

[NstyN8]

Awesome setup! The plant layout looks really good!

[Destinee]

I dont know if this has already been brought up, but what do you do about rainfall? and debris?