Riparium in Mr. Aqua 11.4

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hydrophyte

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I have a plan for a riparium in the 11.4-gallon Mr. Aqua rimless tank. This model has a real nice shape (11.8" X 11.8" X 18.9") and I think that I have a good concept in mind for a riparium planting.

I am going to shoot for a layout with a fine, grassy theme. I want to use baby panda bamboo (Pogonatherum crinitum) in several planters for most of the emersed background.

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This is a great plant. I have several of them going in riparium planters and they are finally (months later) starting to fill out. Baby panda bamboo is not a fast-growing plant. It really does look a lot like bamboo, but it is not a true bamboo. Like bamboo, however, it is a kind of grass.

I want to get some nice fish for this setup.

The tank came tonight with UPS and I got a few pictures. It shipped in a great bog box with lots of that spray expanding foam.

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Here is the tank with stand.

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I missed this by a week! Bummer.

Well...next time I come down you owe me a tour of the fish room, so I will get to see this too. Excited to see what you have up your sleeve man!
 
Hey man next time you're in town I'll try to get everything in order so you can get the proper fishroom tour.

I found another spot for the tank and here it is set up with a light and water.

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This light seems OK. It is just a chicken clamp light with a spiral CF bulb.

I need to raise the left side 1/8". I am also going to add a black background for the rear pane of glass.
 
Do it too it
 
Well...I was in Madison today, did the grand fish store tour, and picked up a 75g for a friend, and a small coral frag for myself.

Guys were pressed for time and I didnt want to just drop in on you.

Looking forward to this build as well. There is something about an aquarium just sitting there that I think gets all of us excited.
 
Did you just go to Living Art or did you make any other stops?

We hope to have a storefront/warehouse someday too!

I don't have any plants in here yet, but the spiral CF seems bright enough.

I have my eye on this lamp...

Ecoxotic: Panorama LED Module

...and wonder about it as a possible upgrade. Does anybody out there have any experience with these? I wish that I could get an idea of the lumens output: the spec sheet doesn't list that anywhere.
 
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