[tatersalad]

Awesome setup! I was wondering what lights you have on the main tank now? Looks different from what you started out with.

 

[Veritas]

Awesome setup! I was wondering what lights you have on the main tank now? Looks different from what you started out with.

Thanks!


For the main lights, I use an Ecoxotic E-120, along with a 48" Planted+ 24/7.

using the 24/7 mode, along with not having dialed in PPS-Pro and Co2 levels led to an outbreak of BBA, so i've cut back on lighting and just use the E-120, until after the holidays when I have time to get things right. Then, for the air plants/orchids/riparium plants - I mounted a 24" Planted+ to shine up and provide them with light.

oh - forgot to mention to - I've upgraded filtration to an FX-6, to compliment the Eheim 2075. Using ATI Max III Prefilters over the intakes.

 

[Veritas]

Update time!

The tank has undergone quite a bit of rescaping, and I played around with the riparium jungle a little. The Paperwhites did really, really well - but eventually got too tall and fell over, and didn't flower as much as I was hoping.

So i've replaced them with more orchids and airplants.

I've also added quite a bit of Downoi, some Rotala Macandra Type IV, Sao Palo and my new favorite - Stauro Purple!

 

[Veritas]

Updates!

Added a few plants from Riparium Supply / Aqua Verdi

Leather Fern, Umbrella Sedge and Dwarf Bluebell


finally broke out the wife's camera and got some decent pics


let me know what you think!

 

[xpix3lx]

very cool!
Curious, did you also use the riparium supply planters or if not, what did you use and how is it working out?

The inverted light was a genius move. Something i may have to try when the time comes to start my riparium.

 

[Veritas]

very cool!
Curious, did you also use the riparium supply planters or if not, what did you use and how is it working out?

The inverted light was a genius move. Something i may have to try when the time comes to start my riparium.

thanks! I did end up using 2 Riparium Planters from Riparium Supply. I will probably end up buying one of the "grande" ones for the Leather Fern - the fern is HUGE.