So I won a ROAK from hydrophyte and i got my first rip planter. I was instantly hooked. I had a tall 25 gallon tank that was hard to scape so I decided to make it into a riparium. I didn't put much work into the submerged part. Just some bolbtis, crypts and a large Anubias. I was thinking low light and low maintenance. Now for the rip plants I have no idea what the names are. Maybe someone can help me out. Now for the pics of the progression:
Personally I'd shove all the planters together to make one big mass, while it's still growing in, it might look a little better. Not bad right now though
thanks for the reply...actually i just ordered more plants to fill in the gaps...i will update it once i get them in...all the plants are pretty new and they have a lot of growing to do..i am completly new to ripariums so any suggestions are welcomed...
The tank looks good, I am no expert but I have some suggestions:
Lower the water level and the planters to give the plants more room to grow up and put a dark background behind the tank.
That's great progress since you started. How are the submerged plants doing with all that shadowing? I've found it to be a challenge to make sure everything gets enough light.
I'm only using low light plants, Anubias and bolbtis. I expect slow growth but everything is doing ok so far. At the rate of growth I'm getting from the plants above water I may need to make adjustments
I like the derimming as you go! Your tank is looking good. It seems like ripariums just need some time to fill in before they really start to look great. I know it definitely feels that way with mine.
A few updates. I did a lot of trimming and moved some plants around. Everything seems to be growing and filling in nicely. I trimmed even more after the pics
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