Crypts, Ferns & Anubias, oh my! - Page 3 - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

Jdinh04 · 12-05-2009, 02:33 PM

Looks nice! How deep is the substrate?

CL · 12-05-2009, 10:20 PM

Looks like about 3/4 of an inch, if that..

hydrophyte · 12-05-2009, 11:56 PM

THe substrate is pretty shallow. It is just even with the top edge of the plastic bottom rim. Probably 3/4" is a good guess.

Here's another kind of cool picture from last week. This is an open spathe of the large Anubias barteri that I removed from the 55-gallon to another tank a little while ago because it was getting too big.

It is substantially larger than the spathe of A. barteri var. nana (which has bloomed for me many times), but otherwise similar.

If you look at the pictures that I have of this plants from a few weeks ago you can see the unopened developing spathe.

hydrophyte · 02-24-2010, 01:11 PM

Oh I haven't been back to this this thread in a while. Now I have a quick update. I recently moved this tank out of our house and put it back together at a local garden center shop.

Here is a better view of the tank.

The plants have been in there for a few days. I only added the hardscape (stones and manzanita driftwood) last night. I have planned it as a simple and (I hope) undemanding system. I replaced most of the crypts with somewhat more resilient houseplant-type tropicals, including Spathiphyllum and Dieffenbachia. I will add fish probably tomorrow evening.

hydrophyte · 04-10-2010, 10:51 PM

I was over there at the garden center servicing this tank today and I got a couple of shots. The plants have grown up quite a bit. Here is a view in through the top.

Really there are only a couple of emersed aquatic still in this tank. I replaced most of the crypts and Anubias with houseplant/tropical plants, such as Dieffenbachia and others. There is still a C. pontederrifolia and a A. barteri var. nana.

CL · 04-10-2010, 11:52 PM

That plant os almost exactly the same color as beets. It looks fake, it's so maroon!

hydrophyte · 04-25-2010, 11:33 PM

Thanks CL!

I put together a blog post about moving this tank over to its new spot there at the Paradigm Gardens store. Here is the link...

http://hydrophytesblog.com/?p=1799

hydrophyte · 05-13-2010, 10:05 PM

Last week my emersed Cryptocoryne usteriana bloomed for me. The spathe was really fantastic--it only lasted a day.

Here's a close up shot for the spathe.

12-05-2009, 02:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
Jdinh04 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 268	Looks nice! How deep is the substrate? __________________ AquaScapist.com Planted Aquarium Blog & Resource

12-05-2009, 10:20 PM	#22 (permalink)
CL Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 603	Looks like about 3/4 of an inch, if that.. __________________ 48- La vida es seuño\|33.6- Iwagumi Rapids\|7.2- Flooded forest\|5.4- Iwagumi Reef

12-05-2009, 11:56 PM	#23 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	THe substrate is pretty shallow. It is just even with the top edge of the plastic bottom rim. Probably 3/4" is a good guess. Here's another kind of cool picture from last week. This is an open spathe of the large Anubias barteri that I removed from the 55-gallon to another tank a little while ago because it was getting too big. It is substantially larger than the spathe of A. barteri var. nana (which has bloomed for me many times), but otherwise similar. If you look at the pictures that I have of this plants from a few weeks ago you can see the unopened developing spathe. __________________ Hydrophyte Last edited by hydrophyte; 12-06-2009 at 12:09 AM.

02-24-2010, 01:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	Oh I haven't been back to this this thread in a while. Now I have a quick update. I recently moved this tank out of our house and put it back together at a local garden center shop. Here is a better view of the tank. The plants have been in there for a few days. I only added the hardscape (stones and manzanita driftwood) last night. I have planned it as a simple and (I hope) undemanding system. I replaced most of the crypts with somewhat more resilient houseplant-type tropicals, including Spathiphyllum and Dieffenbachia. I will add fish probably tomorrow evening. __________________ Hydrophyte

04-10-2010, 10:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	I was over there at the garden center servicing this tank today and I got a couple of shots. The plants have grown up quite a bit. Here is a view in through the top. Really there are only a couple of emersed aquatic still in this tank. I replaced most of the crypts and Anubias with houseplant/tropical plants, such as Dieffenbachia and others. There is still a C. pontederrifolia and a A. barteri var. nana. __________________ Hydrophyte

04-10-2010, 11:52 PM	#26 (permalink)
CL Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 603	That plant os almost exactly the same color as beets. It looks fake, it's so maroon! __________________ 48- La vida es seuño\|33.6- Iwagumi Rapids\|7.2- Flooded forest\|5.4- Iwagumi Reef

04-25-2010, 11:33 PM	#27 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	Thanks CL! I put together a blog post about moving this tank over to its new spot there at the Paradigm Gardens store. Here is the link... http://hydrophytesblog.com/?p=1799 __________________ Hydrophyte

05-13-2010, 10:05 PM	#28 (permalink)
hydrophyte Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 448	Last week my emersed Cryptocoryne usteriana bloomed for me. The spathe was really fantastic--it only lasted a day. Here's a close up shot for the spathe. __________________ Hydrophyte

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