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Lovely tank.

Here's a recent shot of a pretty complete layout for my 60cm layout. I got this shot quick before getting in there to move some things around. I am going to switch out the stones and change some of the plants too.

Thanks so much SteveUK. Yes I think that the fish do appreciate the cover created by the emersed plants. The floating mat of foliage along the rear pane of glass is a good approximation of the overhanging marginal plants that you see along the edges of streams and rivers.

Here is another update from the 90cm Mexico biotope from last night This is not much changed from the 1-18 update, but I had rearranged the hardscape and plants some. It will look good when the Bacopa carpet has some time to fill in and cover the planters.

I haven't been able to spend much time with it, but tonight I got back to fixing up the 90cm riparium setup that I have going over in a public space. I did re-plant it a couple of months and I have just been waiting for some of the stuff to grow to size before trying to better resolve the look...

I have an update from my little 80-litre setup. This is a different variation that I have not tried before. The tank is filled almost to the top and the above-water plants are all houseplant/tropical selections. Here is a view from the top. There are some fun fish in there too. I am going...

Really nice nico. Great job!

I love it. That is a very nice tank. Well done! What are the dimensions of the tank?

Thanks Mark. Really this plant was easy to grow.

My Staurogyne sp. (probably ";low grow") plant has flowers on it. The first opened a few days ago. Here is a closer view of the flower spike and little blooms. I have this one going in my 20-gallon with a bunch of other stems. You can the Staurogyne in the picture above. It's plant #2.

Thanks very much!. Here is that same picture of the 80-litre with emersed stem plants, but with numbers and accompanying list of observations for each plant... Ranunculus inundatus. This one just sat in its planter for a long time--months--but now it's growing well. However, it doesn't have...

Those are nice little show tanks. I'm sorry what was the FoF? You are up bright and early George; I still haven't packed off to bed.

A while back I took apart the scape in my 80-litre riparium in order to make some room for some plants that I wanted to propagate. I had a few different stem plants that I situated in there with hanging and floating riparium planters. I wasn't really trying for a coherent aquascape, but the...

I just tore down my 65-gallon tank. I think I posted a couple of shots over in the journal thread for that tank. I took a few extra pictures of the Colocasia fallax 'Silver Dollar' taro when I yanked it out. This plant has such attractive leaves.

I think I already posted this shot in the journal thread, but since I have these flower pictures here I post again this picture of the ladies' tresses orchid, Spiranthes cernua var. odorata, that's going right now in my tank at home.

That's wonderful George. I always wonder why aquascapers don't put together local biotopes like this more often. Do you know the species for that stickleback? We have a couple of different ones here in the north central US.

That is so pleasing--very nice and simple. The lotus goes really well with the moss.

Thanks very much. This bloom only lasted a couple of days. I did not detect any fragrance.

That looks real nice. Your plants seem happy. Is this your first planted tank? It seems you have learned quick.

Hey thanks Mark here's another shot that is more liek a close-up of that spider lily.

That's wonderful. I want to someday have a big tank so I can grow swords nice and large like that. This must be a nice display there in your home.

Last night while servicing the 455-litre Mexico river tank I was so pleased to discover this... These are spider lily (Hymenocallis) blooms. I have had this plant for a couple of years and it has only flowered a few times, but it's worth the wait. These will only last for just a day or so...

Those are interesting observations. Your tank looks real nice too. I like the bright, clear green colors. I'd be interested to more about the actual occurrences of those in nature--whether or not they actually grow in backish environments out in the wild. Cryptocoryne ciliata is one that I...

That is Echinodorus cordifolius. It is the best swordplant that I have found for this so far. Many other Echnidorus have a tendency to grow underwater-form leaves (which don't look right, and dry up in the air) when grown emersed in low/moderate light, but cordifolius always hangs onto the...

Here is a quick shot from last night of my South America biotope setup. That image is the "scratch" version. I'll come back later with a better file.

Hey Mark thanks I hope my tanks will look as good as yours someday. I finally started to save image data as RAW + jpg. I had been putting it off for such a long time because I knew it would take much more computer memory and some more post-processing time. That shot above is the jpeg right out...

That crypts tank is covered with a glass canopy to retain humidity. The crypts and Anubias in there really need high humidity. These riparium tanks really are pretty easy to set up and maintain. Since most of the plants are emersed, one can have a nice bright green display without having to...

Thanks again everyone. I do hope to re-stock this tank with some less rambunctious animals. Those loaches and barbs don't get a long so well. I have another tank almost ready for the loaches. Pencilfish might be a good choice in there. I don't have to mist this tank I just keep the canopy on...

Thanks very much chrisr01! These tanks have really all been pretty easy to set up. I think that it simplifies everything having the better part of the greenery above water. Last night I got a few pictures of this really happy Anubias with my King of Pop glove because I transferred it from a...

Here is another riparium that I have set up now, a Cryptocoryne-themed tank. I did some gardening tonight and got a few shots. I have some nice specimens in this display and I enjoy it very much. I need to plant some more crypts in the underwater area to brighten it up. There really are fish...

Nick, The equipment/materials for this display is quite simple. I wanted the whole think to be easy to set up and service. The tank is an Aqueon 245-liter "tall" glass aquarium, 90cm wide X 45cm deep X 60cm tall. The Sunlight Supply Teklight light fixture holds two 39-watt HO T5 lamps. This is...

I really like this one. The driftwood gives a more convincing impression of just having fallen chaotically into place like it would in nature, in contrast to the more organized arrangements that one usually sees. The plants convey a similar feeling. :clap:

Thanks everybody. Really the tank is sort of a mess in that picture. I hope to clean it up and get a better shot soon. The principal difference between paludariums and ripariums is that while the former use built-up terrestrial areas formed with stones and other materials, the latter use...

I am a new member from the United States. I post here a few pictures of my riparium tanks, one by one. Here is a recent shot of my 245 liter South America themed setup. That one needs some tidying and more careful photography. I should be able to turn up a better shot maybe this weekend.