Bucephalandra Emersed and Submersed Tanks

**ryantube** · 03-06-2013, 05:15 AM

Objective: To compare growth of similar species of Bucephalandra (numbers of new leaves per month).

Emersed tank:
-10 gallon
- Temp 76-78
- Lighting LED 450 Lumen
- Fluval Shrimp Stratum in Coconut pots
- Humidified with mineralized water spray x2 daily
-17 species of Buce + Crypt Striolata + Crypt Spec. Indonesia

Submersed tank:
- 5 gallon
- Connected to a 10 gallon Shrimp tank through a bridge
- Same water paramenter
- DIY yeast CO2
- Lighting: shared a 36 inch 78 Watts natural light 6500k with the shrimp tank

Result....On going

Indian fern · 03-06-2013, 06:42 AM

Nice plants! Love those buchepalandra! :3

zico_aqua · 03-06-2013, 06:57 AM

my experience with em'..they grow tad faster when grown emmersed..

**ryantube** · 03-06-2013, 07:20 AM

I think so too. Seeing them put out 2-3 leaves (Melawi) per month compared to 1-2 leaves growing submersed.
However, I like the gold powder leaves of those grown submersed!

**plantbrain** · 03-06-2013, 03:47 PM

You can easily grow all of them in much simpler conditions, I use storage boxes clear/with clear lids. They have some air circulation, but not much.

ADA soil, I'll mist them with EI dosed tank water maybe 1x a day or 3-4x a week.

I set them maybe 1 ft away from the edge of lighting.
Temp's around 70F.

They do quite well.

03-06-2013, 05:15 AM	#1
ryantube Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Alhambra, CA, USA Posts: 349	Bucephalandra Emersed and Submersed Tanks Objective: To compare growth of similar species of Bucephalandra (numbers of new leaves per month). Emersed tank: -10 gallon - Temp 76-78 - Lighting LED 450 Lumen - Fluval Shrimp Stratum in Coconut pots - Humidified with mineralized water spray x2 daily -17 species of Buce + Crypt Striolata + Crypt Spec. Indonesia Submersed tank: - 5 gallon - Connected to a 10 gallon Shrimp tank through a bridge - Same water paramenter - DIY yeast CO2 - Lighting: shared a 36 inch 78 Watts natural light 6500k with the shrimp tank Result....On going

03-06-2013, 06:57 AM	#3
zico_aqua Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: India Posts: 140	my experience with em'..they grow tad faster when grown emmersed.. __________________ Abhradip Choudhuri Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement. Few of my works Last edited by zico_aqua; 03-06-2013 at 06:57 AM.. Reason: spell edit

03-06-2013, 03:47 PM	#5
plantbrain Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (232/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The swamp Posts: 11,996	You can easily grow all of them in much simpler conditions, I use storage boxes clear/with clear lids. They have some air circulation, but not much. ADA soil, I'll mist them with EI dosed tank water maybe 1x a day or 3-4x a week. I set them maybe 1 ft away from the edge of lighting. Temp's around 70F. They do quite well. __________________ Regards, Tom Barr

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03-06-2013, 06:42 AM	#2
Indian fern Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philippines, Manila Posts: 460	Nice plants! Love those buchepalandra! :3

03-06-2013, 07:20 AM	#4
ryantube Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Alhambra, CA, USA Posts: 349	I think so too. Seeing them put out 2-3 leaves (Melawi) per month compared to 1-2 leaves growing submersed. However, I like the gold powder leaves of those grown submersed!