Reply With QuoteVery nice stainless steel skimmer. Can you share where you order it from? and how much is the cost?
Hi. Can I have the link to those beautiful stainless steel inlet and outlet pipes please?
Very nice stainless steel skimmer. Can you share where you order it from? and how much is the cost?
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Can pm me the link too?
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Amazing project !! Can I have the link to those beautiful stainless steel inlet and outlet pipes please? Thank you veru much!Originally Posted by comet
WOW, That looks awesome, I can only imagine the amount of work put into it. It looks perfect.
The ruby spiky moss survived and started unfolding.
plain luck I guess.
Some updates on the plants.
Bucephalandra brownie green
Bucephalandra sekadau
Bucephalandra darksaw
Bucephalandra brownie sweet
Bucephalandra lawang kuari
Bucephalandra nenga taman green
Bucephalandra brownie blue
Bucephalandra green chilli and Bucephalandra blue chilli
Bucephalandra nenga taman sweet blue
Bucephalandra centipede
Panoramic view of the tank.
amazing setup bro, u must have spend a lot on this... but its all worth it!Panoramic view of the tank.
May i know what fish is that? Looks niceThe ruby spiky moss survived and started unfolding.
plain luck I guess.
Beware, bro, that is what happened to mine with many attempts. That is just before it started to melt away...This is not an aquatic plant.
Hi, it is a clown killie.
Damn it. I thought it has gone through transition and starting to grow. Well... I guess I have more spaces for buceps then....
nice. Post more pics of the full tank.
Haha Zero, it is a challenge for yangqian bro to post FTS, his tank 4ft on each side.
His bucephalandra collection is poisonous!!!
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Yes it is indeed kind of difficult to take a proper picture of the tank due to its shape and length. I have a few pictures, taken with handphone camera. Pardon the lousy quality!
Left section:
Right section:
Middle section:
Re: Project L: journal.
nana petite carpet. (Almost completed)
Keeping bucephalandra is all about patience. Now I just need to sit back and watch them grow in.
6 weeks into this tank and I wish to share my ever humblest experience in keeping buceps.
1. Yes, it is an easy plant to keep. They can be planted in soil or tied to rocks or driftwood, just make sure the rhizomes stay above the substrate. Sometimes when you receive the plants, you may find some of the plants have extremely long, bare and "redundant'' rhizomes behind them. DO NOT trim them off no matter how awkward they may look in your tank. These "redundant" rhizomes will grow new shoots. You will be surprised. (:
2. They are hard to kill. I can say they are super beginner plants.
3. While they are the easiest plants to keep, they are algae magnets due to the fact that they are extremely slow growers. Yes, algae growths are part of the nature process, they do, sometimes become an eyesore. My tank do have bits and pieces of algae here and there but minimum. I am okay with them. These are some steps I took to reduce algae growth.
A. Pre-preparation.
I wash these plants clean for the fact that they are collected from the wild, you will never know what hides in them. Then I soak them in ADA Phiten Git, a natural substance that coats plants, preventing them from external bacteria or infection. Takashi Amano brushes this on his anbuias nana and bolbitis.
B. Water changes. Nothing much to say about this. I do weekly water changes.
C. Honestly, I think this is the most important point. Temperature. Based on Tropica website and uncles from Teo's and Capricorn, low temperature reduces algae growth. Best is below 23degs. I kept mine at 21.3-22.0 degs. I see drastic reduction in algae growth after I added a chiller.
D. Amano shrimps, otos and nerite snails. I keep plenty of them in my tank. Stop all feeding for a week. Force these creatures to eat the algae. I love nerite snails and I do "spot treatment" with them. It is a little tedious but trust me, it brings satisfaction. Simply move and place the snails on areas with algae. (Well, I do chant "EAT EAT EAT~~~~" when I shift them.)
E. I have nothing to say about lighting and fertilization as I don't even know how to read all the graphs and charts and par value.
4. Okay back to buceps. Co2 is not a must but it does brings out better coloration in the buceps. Iron boosts their coloration too. Seachem flourish or ADA Step 2 does the job.
Thanks for reading. (:
Hello, center tank. the right of driftwood. What is the plant name?
I second that chiller is good, better environment for plant growth equals to algae cannot establish large growth. Seen examples many times.. (21.3-22.0 degs , nice! chiller + aircon?)
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