Ripariums for Plant Filtration

[davcheng]

You could do something cool with archer fish, and watch them shoot bugs off of branches and stuff

 

[hydrophyte]

that is amazing!!!!! how much did it cost you to setup the 65 gallon?

I can use this picture to point out most of the stuff that I put into this tank.

The only real expensive thing here is the Tek Light ($400, with four lamps). I could have gotten along with a more modest fixture because I only ever use two of the lamps. The tank is a regular Aqueon 65 Tall ($150) with the top rim removed. The tank can handle the lack of brace because it is only ~40% full. The stand is DIY with stuff (~$150) that I found at Home Depot and a local lumberyard. The filter is just a cheap ($100) Fluval with a retrofit ($5) so that the intake and return can reach down to the water surface. There's also a heater ($20) and other odds and ends ($50) like the power strip, timer and GFCI. I got the chicken ($2.50) in Mexico during Christmastime. I used hanging and floating riparium planters ($75) to set up the emersed plants (~$50). There are also fish (~$50).

 

[hydrophyte]

Hey I explained that new tank idea a little more over in this other thread...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283878

 

[Tilapia Buttikoferi]

I love your work it is litteraly natural art I love it.

 

[limz_777]

really nice set-up , whats the miniment lightning requirement for this ripariums ?

 

[hydrophyte]

Thanks so much.

Light intensity depends upon plant selection. I would call that setup shown above a moderate-light tank. It has a little more than 1 watt of T5 HO (with high-quality, polished lamp reflectors) per gallon.

 

[blkrob]

Very nice.

 

[hydrophyte]

I have an updated shot from my 55-gallon Cryptocoryne riparium.

I was in there moving things around tonight. The plants look a little bit disheveled, but they will settle in again in a few days.

 

[bunnyhunter42]

i love planted tanks they add so much more beauty and life to a tank and accent the fish of the and tank and yours are true works of art! I have experimented with it just a little with ok results i guess lol. You have inspired me to try more to make my fish happier and give my mother something better to look at ! Deff go with the cory idea they are amazing little fish that go great in every community tank epsecialy in a speciec tank and with your skill for ripariums it would be beautiful!!!

 

[bunnyhunter42]

wow its not till I reread my post that I realize just how horrible of a typer I am.