A few of my planted ripariums - Page 8

raimeiken · #71 (**permalink**) 03-21-2010, 09:09 PM

awesome! nice to see some construction photos

hydrophyte · #72 (**permalink**) 03-21-2010, 09:25 PM

Thanks!

Here is a bit of a rescape with a stone rearrangement and a couple of new taller plants.

hydrophyte · #73 (**permalink**) 03-22-2010, 02:06 AM

Here's another view of that same tank from a different angle.

This should look pretty good when the plants get a chance to grow in.

hydrophyte · #74 (**permalink**) 03-26-2010, 04:16 PM

Here is a quick shot of the 15-gallon from last night. I added some underwater plants.

hydrophyte · #75 (**permalink**) 04-02-2010, 03:57 AM

Here are a couple more quick shots of the 15-gallon. The plants are looking happy and growing in pretty well.

I hung up a white sheet as a temporary backdrop for the picture. The foliage doesn't look so great against that tan wall. I wonder about repainting this part of the wall with white for the sake of picture-taking.

hydrophyte · #76 (**permalink**) 04-13-2010, 03:29 AM

I took the Cyrtosperma johnstonii that I have going in my 50-gallon setup outside for a shot in the sunlight. This new leaf has more of the gold and pink.

This is a great plant, and pretty easy to grow in a riparium provided that you can give it some vertical space.

zBrinks · #77 (**permalink**) 04-13-2010, 03:43 AM

Any source for Cyrtosperma johnstonii, that doesn't cost $42 after shipping? :P

hydrophyte · #78 (**permalink**) 04-13-2010, 11:47 PM

Hi Zach, I might have an extra plantlet or two after I divide this one up, but I have to check because I had several pending inquiries about it.

Where do you see them for sale? Perhaps I or somebody else could be talked into a combined order to save some on shipping(?).

zBrinks · #79 (**permalink**) 04-14-2010, 12:14 AM

A google search turned them up for sale at Asiatica for $22 plus $20 shipping a couple months ago, but I can't seem to find it on the website now.

I've got one planter left for the riparium I'm working on, and that seems to be one wicked plant :P

hydrophyte · #80 (**permalink**) 04-14-2010, 02:27 AM

They must have sold out already in late winter. I don't see anybody else who currently has it available. I am working on finding some more sources for it and other unusual aroids. There are a couple of nurseries in Florida that I mean to get in touch with again. Another real cool plant that I am trying to track down is Lasia spinosa.

Can you remind me what other riparium plants you have going? I might be able to hook you up with something else that can work as an eye-catching centerpiece.