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Spaghetti Monster - UNS 45S Riparium With some continued observations and thought, I've decided to shuffle several setups around. My Tufa Waterfall Biotope is going into a bigger tank, leaving this UNS 45S on its 80-20 aluminum stand free for a new project. This aquarium is a perfect size...

Horses' Teeth - Desert Vernal Pool This project is subject to change, but I have some hardscape in the tank and a few ideas. For another recent build I used a sandstone slab that I just found to be very dramatic and appealing. So I decided to try something similar in a different enclosure. The...

Tufa Waterfall Aquarium Biotope Last fall I had an opportunity to visit a local tufa waterfall. In this very unique natural feature, new tufa rock forms where calcium and bicarbonate-enriched water tumbles down a cliff face. Water agitation causes rapid CO2 off-gassing, dropping pH and...

Green Lake, New York - Building a Freshwater Microbialite Reef This is a biotope journal thread continuation of an another discussion I started right over here.. Approximating and Maintaining Water Chemistry of a Meromictic Lake It took me a while to figure out a tank configuration and...

Ripple Tank This is a continuation of another discussion where I explained a few steps in developing a water ripple mechanism for use with an aquarium, a project in turn following my water wave machine as kinetic water sculpture integrated with a planted aquascape. Like wave tanks, ripple...

Plant Evolution - Shallow 20G Riparium This is another project I've procrastinated with forever, but last night I finally made some headway. I have a few other aquarium and terrarium setups incorporating natural history and science themes. This one is intended to explore the idea of plant...

Cave Environment - Infrared Photosynthesis - Bookshelf 6G I've been working on a few different projects testing out Cyanobacteria as display organisms. While Cyanobacteria are usually viewed as pests in aquariums, they have fascinating biology and ecology as well as compelling features for...

11.4G Riparium I have a new project in the works! This is a Mr. Aqua 11.4-gallon tank that I have already used for a few riparium plantings. I'm setting it up again to test out a few new kinds of riparium plants. This will be a pretty simple setup with a single PAR 38 LED and a small...

56G Sarawak Blackwater Riparium I have a new setup in the works. I decided to do a new kind of riparium planting in my 56G column aquarium. I had a hillstream riparium planting in that tank previously... I plan to use most of the same planting, but change it over to a blackwater setup more...

Riparium Bonsai This thread is a continuation of a couple of others that I have been working on about growing certain kinds of trees and woody trees as bonsai specimens in planted riparium setups. I thought it would be a good idea to record some of my observations with a journal thread, too...

This is a 200 litre tank that I have had set up for a long time. I have had various riparium plantings in it and just last night I finished cleaning it up again for a new themed project. There is already a group of the Lake Tanganyika catfish, Synodontis lucipinnis, and now I am going to get it...

Epiphyte Branch I have a pretty good start on a new project. It is very simple. I mounted a manzanita branch feature in a 30G fish tank (36" X 17" X 12") and I will plant it with miniature orchids, small epiphytic ferns and mosses. I will also add a gravel substrate to the bottom along with...

Mr. Aqua 11.4G Riparium - Take 2 I have had this tank sitting empty for almost a year, but I want to set it up again. A couple of years ago I had a nice planting in here that featured baby panda bamboo (Pogonatherum crinitum). This plant proved to be an excellent choice as nano riparium...

208L High Humidity Riparium This is a new thread for a riparium that has been set up for several years. I need to go dig up the link to the original journal thread, but it was not updated for a long time. I had this riparium setup in my house for some time, then it was moved to one of our...

Borneo Swamp Forest Riparium This is a tank that I have had set up for some time. The enclosure is a 56-gallon (212 litre) Column aquarium. It was half neglected just serving as a growout tank, but the other night I got it cleaned up. The general idea is to create a loose representation of...

Mangrove Forest - 245L Brackish Riparium I was a member here some time ago, but haven't participated in some time. I have a few new projects going on and pictures to share. My brackish riparium setup is looking pretty good. This planting is in a 245-litre tank (90cm X 45cm X 60cm) and...

280L Loose Biotope Riparium for Gymnogephagus labiatus This is a pre-journal at this point, but I think that I have scored a real nice tank to use for a new setup. My main intention for this display is to make a nice habitat for the new little group of Gymnogephagus labiatus that I scored back...

I am trying something new and different, a planted nano setup. I found these real nice little bowls manufactured by Live with Nature, the one-gallon Luminous Aquarium (http://www.livewithnature.net/pages/luminous). The Luminous bowls feature artistically layered bits of color around their bases...

I just finished getting a new tank mostly set up here in the living room. This one is a 30-gallon Metaframe-type tank that I found in the barn at my mother's place. It was in surprisingly good shape--the glass had very few scratches--but the old tar seems were obviously not going to hold water...

I have a start on a new setup. This will be a diptych--a single composition rendered in two adjoined frames--in a couple of 60cm tanks. I intend to do both of these as a high-humidity riparium mainly as a better way to display some of my nice emersed crypts. I have some interesting plants and...

I have a start on a new display. I don't have the tank in place yet, so I start this pre-journal thread to jot down some ideas. As I get it rolling I might just continue with this thread, or start a new journal thread. I had a lot of fun with the layout that I had going in my 200L tank. Here's...

I am putting together another riparium setup. This one is going into a 200-liter tank (60cm wide X 45cm tall X 45cm deep), which is a shape that I like a lot. I have a few pictures already, but start here with the first that I got of the setup the other night. This display will will be...

This thread might work like a journal in reverse--I have had this tank set up for some time. It has taken a while to develop, but I finally have the layout in pretty good shape for pictures. I was originally shooting for a South America biotope theme, but plants and fish from Southeast Asia...

Hi all, I have had this tank going for a while, but would like to start a new journal thread with updates as I accumulate them. I also have one or two shots in another general gallery thread that I started last week. This riparium display is planted into a 208-liter tank. I got a new picture...

I have a few pictures documenting my current new project, a riparium setup in a 212-liter "column" tank. This one is 76cm wide X 45cm deep X 60cm tall--a good shape for a riparium, with plenty of depth front-to-back. My general idea is for a very low maintenance display. It will contain hardy...