Disobedience

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Tmiravent, Wonderful

 

[tmiravent]

Made small changes in the tank. Everything runs slowly but fine!
Will make more adjustments along time...
The photo is not so good but...

cheers!

 

[tmiravent]

Maybe it's a silly question, but how bucephs. know that is time to flower?
In Bornéu maybe it's easier, the rain season is ending (i believe).

But in my tank, placed in complete dark place (no natural light) and water parameters the same all year...
How do they know? by the moon? some kind of memory?
Always thought that plants can sense the sun, temperature and water chemistry changes.
Anyway just a thought...

Here is the magic happening once again .
cheers

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Tmiravent, Simply Stunning Flower

 

[brownmoth]

I've been looking into Bucephalandra quite a bit recently, people have been posting some really nice photos of growth, all I need is more space for more tanks!

 

[tmiravent]

Thanks to all, love having some buceph's! Amazing plant.
The fantasy from the end of the week...

cheers!

 

[ADA]

I love this tank, will be even better once the stems are thickened up a bit more.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Tmiravent, Wonderful

 

[tmiravent]

Hi,
need a little bit more light... (at least more uniform distribution, too many plants!)
Comparing the Beamswork with my last DIY...

Beamswork in front [the eleocharis really need a bit more light, with the rest of the plants it stayed almost t in the shadow...]

DYI in the back [maybe now can avoid the bending effect 'phototropism' in the rotalas:

And now both on!

[same conditions in all images, exposure, aperture, velocity, color, post processing, etc]
cheers!

 

[tmiravent]

Look who is popping out of the water line...

[bucephalandra sp. riam macam]

 

[chilli]

Nice plants how long did it take for plants to flower.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Tmiravent, Fab planting The buce flower

 

[tmiravent]

Hi chilli,

this bucephalandra is very slow, i think the most difficult that i have.
Rooting is also more dificult to grab to the hardscape (comparing with others).
Once adapted to the tank my bucephalandras that flower once keep flowering in regular basis!
Tom Barr described this behaviour, with good conditions flowering will be regular.

If you want to see more pictures take a look:
http://aquaforum.pt/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3588
cheers

 

[Tim Harrison]

Super...lovely planting.

 

[tmiravent]

Not very easy to see the Bucephalandra's bullhead [the origin of the name]...
Riam Macam, flowering again!

And now can you see the two horns in the bullhead?

cheers

 

[tmiravent]

Where the hell did i put my scissors?

 

[karla]

Wow this is lovely.

 

[parotet]

H Tiago

Superb tank, congrats! I've seen you have two outlets, one at the bottom with the jet directly pointing to the carpet in the foreground and the other near the tank surface. I guess the one attached to the inline co2 diffuser/reactor is the one at the bottom, isn't it?

Jordi

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Looking fab As you said needs a trim

 

[tmiravent]

Thanks, Karla, Jordi and Greenfinger2!

Jordi, you spot the scheme!
One more detail, on the top (which is the main filter) the are 2 outlets.
Thinner tubes for giving a bit stronger flow and they can be ajust [left-right] and [surface or substrate]!
I can easily configure the flow direction to adjust some evaporation or maintenance (is very useful)!
The big pipe below is now consensual... I believe that i use 1/2 to 1/4 of the Co2 with this configuration.

Finally found the scissors!
Maybe tomorrow another picture...
cheers!