planted tank

[chong99]

very nice setup. but your pic looks darker than the 2x55W lighting

Thx bro, photo taken with focus at the APP to prevent overexposure hence results in overall picture to be darker. This helps to color to be more saturate as well.
See post #28, when focus at other darker object, the APP is overexposed.
Hope this help...

[Low Tech Tan]

Beautiful..............

[chong99]

Hi All,
Reuse my old Rio125 cabinet tank to set up new scape with Bucephalandra.
Hardware wise mostly no change except change the PL light to LED.
Got hooked by this beautiful plants after seeing amazing photo shots posted by bro Vastec, thank you bro, haha...
So after some research,… managed to get myself some bucep. And here start the story…

setting up... lot's of hard work to tie them onto rocks and drift woods...



completed scape


will share their growth progress slowly,... thanks for viewing!!!

[Ingen]

I'm starting to like full bucep tank hahah

[apek19]

I'm starting to like full bucep tank hahah

Pricey 😅

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[magpie]

Very nice. Any zoomed in pictures ?

[Goalkeeper]

The AAs are awesome! Like your red lotus....nice color and big leaves.

[Shadow]

How many different species inside?

[chong99]

Thanks for all your comments.
This is the most challenging plants/scape i have worked on so far, but enjoy every bit of it, haha...
There are about 10~20+ types in the tank, initially still try to remember their trade names but gave up after some time...
So no names will be mention. I hope you enjoy their physical form than the names.
Most of them changes its' color, new leave shape during transition period from emersed to submersed form.
Below are some of it.

this one is my favorite,...

[zhou yuande]

Very nice bucep setup scape. Thanks for sharing

[chong99]

new leaves...


few days later...

[5stars]

Very nice scape!

[chong99]

[chong99]

found a good example to show how a bucep change it's form when it turn submersed.
emersed leave is green and bigger in size while submersed leave has rounder shape, color change from pink to bluish and with dense stardust...

[chong99]

growth progress...

[rodoselada]

very nice aquarium, beautiful plants, I will follow with interest the evolution

[chong99]

very nice aquarium, beautiful plants, I will follow with interest the evolution

Thank you!

updates :

[chong99]

growth progress...








finally after 2~3weeks, it turned dark...

[DawnDeuce]

Love buceps! Do you have a full tank shot? I have always wanted to do something like this. Not a 100%, but an almost bucep tank. (when I can afford it)

[chong99]

Love buceps! Do you have a full tank shot? I have always wanted to do something like this. Not a 100%, but an almost bucep tank. (when I can afford it)

hi, you may refer to post #43 for FTS. I started with 3pcs
happy bucep-ing...