My 75 gal viv

Frogtofall · #1 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:20 AM

Well as some of you may know, I like to test plants out before I sell them. I don't get to test everything but I try to test most. I planned to build this 75 gal and thought I might as well use it to test some new plants out for future Spring Valley Tropicals items.

This is the mess that it became....

This is a Codonanthe ulei

...and its flower (its in bloom at all times in the viv)

This is when I first planted it back in Oct. 08

...and this is it as of now...

I have a MistKing setup on there (thanks Marty!) and it makes my life so much freakin' easier. All I'm using for lights are 4, 26w GE twisties. They work great. The bromeliads have great color and all the plants are thriving in my opinion. There were a couple of plant swap outs but for the most part everything I tried is working well. There aren't any frogs but I plan to put something special in here once it grows in for another couple months. Maybe some type of large egg feeder......

Julio · #2 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:22 AM

looks great, i love your broms, what species if that speckled one on the left? can we get close up of that one?

Frogtofall · #3 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:30 AM

Thanks. Yeah, thats a clone of Neo. chlorosticta called, "Best Clone". Its a larger growing clone which is why I have it in there. Figured it would fit nicely.

afterdark · #4 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:31 AM

Looks great Antone! I'm also interested in a plant on the left side - the two spiky broms mounted on the furthest left piece of drift wood.

Great tank! Looking forward to hearing what frogs you decide to put in there!

Cheers,

Julio · #5 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:32 AM

gorgeous plant!!

Frogtofall · #6 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:43 AM

Thanks! Mike, those are Vriesea corcovadensis.

roxrgneiss · #7 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 04:58 AM

What an awesome mess!

I really like this tank; it's open, yet very full and alive. Great work man. Thanks for posting this.

Mike

Elphaba · #8 (**permalink**) 03-27-2009, 05:22 AM

That Codonanthe ulei is wonderful! Any chance you might be selling some specimens of it in the future, Antone? I'd love to get my hands on that...

Best,
Ash