Ryo Watanabe Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I wanted to try documenting my 4ft, mainly Cryptocoryne aquarium here. This is going to be my first time trying a long term tank. This simply in my opinion just means to keep the tank going as it is without rescaping or resetting it for many years. No big changes to the tank basically. I hope to have the tank running at least 10 years, more if possible! Tank Set Up Date: September 30, 2021 Tank Dimensions: 48x18x18in Light: 2x Kotobuki Flat Led for 8hrs (basically the same as Finnex Stingrays) Filter: Eheim 2217 Canister with Substrat Pro - No sponges Co2: Neo Acrylic diffuser for 8hrs Substrate System: 3x 2Litre bags of Marfied Trophical Base. 2-3in of Ooiso Gravel. Current Plant List Crinum calamistratum Nymphaea micrantha Cryptocoryne wendtii brown Cryptocoryne wendtii mi oya Cryptocoryne wendtii green gecko Cryptocoryne wendtii kompakt Cryptocoryne bekettii petchii Cryptocoryne lucens Cryptocoryne crispatula balansae Cryptocoryne bullosa Cryptocoryne spiralis tiger and I think that’s all I have in there for now 😅 lots of crypts.. Hoping to add a few more plants as I go. And yes! This post is made 3 months after I set the tank up so I’ll slowly add and look for pictures that I took and upload them until we reach the present day. Let me know what you think, if there’s certain plants you’d add, or changes you’d make 🙂 oh and the fish going in would most likely be rainbows. This tank was hugely inspired after seeing @Cory’s tour of Gary Lange’s Fish Room. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Keeper Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I can't wait to see the tank full of plants! Best of luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Ah, my favorite plants! Time to lurk! (and cut off a few plantlets when nobody is looking 😉) Edited January 3, 2022 by Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I love crypts and can’t wait to see how this turns out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 @Ryo Watanabeas a fellow cryptocoryne lover this is great. I recent grabbed some Crypt aponogetifolia which I had never seen before in my shop. You have a few I have never played with which is exciting to see their progress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 This will be a gourgoues tank once the plants start growing in! Good Luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Oohhh, all that garden space... for my favorite plants... I will be living vicariously through you! 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 month (October 30,2021) This is the tank after 1 month. Some of the crypts melted which is expected. They’ll grow back with submersed leaves. I bought some Java Ferns (1x windelov, 1x philippine) and currently just storing them in this tank. Also planted in a crypt called Cryptocoryne sp. indonesia (denerle C350). I haven’t seen much information about this plant online but just thought it would be fun to try it out. Also added some floating plants to help lessen algae. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I saw something on a UK site for a Crypt wendtii indonesia which had brown tones to it and also found Crypt sp Indonesia at this link label Cryptocoryne spec. Indonesia (hippocampus-bildarchiv.de) and here is the pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Some crypts you might want to try if you want to add a bit of colour include: crypt spirialis red crypt jacobensii pink (i really like this one) crypt flamingo (it is ok) crypt pa hang crypt nurii rosen maiden crypt nurri pahang mutated crypt green gecko (just green but i really like this one) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Crypt garden what's not to like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/5/2022 at 8:30 AM, anewbie said: Some crypts you might want to try if you want to add a bit of colour include: crypt spirialis red crypt jacobensii pink (i really like this one) crypt flamingo (it is ok) crypt pa hang crypt nurii rosen maiden crypt nurri pahang mutated crypt green gecko (just green but i really like this one) I’ve got crypt spiralis tiger and recently just added spiralis red from AGW. I’ve got the crypt green gecko thats green with a brownish/pinkish center. I really like this version and hope to propagate the 1 that I’ve currently got. Also just bought a tissue culture crypt nurii but I’m not sure which variant it is.. Flamingo is something I’m thinking about but not sure if I’d want to add the color pink into this tank 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 1.5 months (November 15, 2021) I took a trip to Tokyo and toured some fish stores. Brought back a bunch of plants (crypts, anubias, and lotus’s). I don’t intend to plant everything in this tank but until I get my other tanks up and running, these plants will be stored in this 4 footer. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 6:01 AM, Ryo Watanabe said: I’ve got crypt spiralis tiger and recently just added spiralis red from AGW. I’ve got the crypt green gecko thats green with a brownish/pinkish center. I really like this version and hope to propagate the 1 that I’ve currently got. Also just bought a tissue culture crypt nurii but I’m not sure which variant it is.. Flamingo is something I’m thinking about but not sure if I’d want to add the color pink into this tank 🙂 What is AGW ? The green grecko i have is pure green through out the plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 6:01 AM, Ryo Watanabe said: I’ve got crypt spiralis tiger and recently just added spiralis red from AGW. I’ve got the crypt green gecko thats green with a brownish/pinkish center. I really like this version and hope to propagate the 1 that I’ve currently got. Also just bought a tissue culture crypt nurii but I’m not sure which variant it is.. Flamingo is something I’m thinking about but not sure if I’d want to add the color pink into this tank 🙂 I have crypt flamingo; mix about the plant - with co2 and high light mine is nearly pure pink - it is more of an oddity plant than a pretty plant. I'm really happy with the Jacobensii pink crypt look and it recently sent out a few new plants after 6 months so slow spreader but still happy. What does crypt spiralis tiger look like ? Yea I found several places selling nurii without indicating what type and there seems to be a huge variance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 10:49 PM, anewbie said: I have crypt flamingo; mix about the plant - with co2 and high light mine is nearly pure pink - it is more of an oddity plant than a pretty plant. I'm really happy with the Jacobensii pink crypt look and it recently sent out a few new plants after 6 months so slow spreader but still happy. What does crypt spiralis tiger look like ? Yea I found several places selling nurii without indicating what type and there seems to be a huge variance. AGW is an aquarium company in Japan. They temporarily stopped selling aquatic plants. I try to keep specific labels of my plants so I know where they come from. Spiralis Tiger basically looks liks spiralis red with black stripes. I’ll try to get better photos of the two in the future. But here’s a quick shot I took of my spiralis tiger. And yes, I hope I can grow this nurii out and try to specifically identify it. It’s currently still in the cup and was a bargain costing only $8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 10:18 AM, Ryo Watanabe said: AGW is an aquarium company in Japan. They temporarily stopped selling aquatic plants. I try to keep specific labels of my plants so I know where they come from. Spiralis Tiger basically looks liks spiralis red with black stripes. I’ll try to get better photos of the two in the future. But here’s a quick shot I took of my spiralis tiger. And yes, I hope I can grow this nurii out and try to specifically identify it. It’s currently still in the cup and was a bargain costing only $8 I'm jealous of all the variety you can get! I can order in some cool plants online (I might be able to find some/most of the morphs you're showing if I searched around long enough, but I don't know), but locally I can't find much. I'm very limited in selection in the walk-in stores here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 12:24 AM, Chris said: I'm jealous of all the variety you can get! I can order in some cool plants online (I might be able to find some/most of the morphs you're showing if I searched around long enough, but I don't know), but locally I can't find much. I'm very limited in selection in the walk-in stores here. Most of the rarer plants I recently put my hands on, I took a 250mile train ride to get. I discovered the store Aquafield Asakusa in Tokyo from searching online and they had some cool plants and fish. Locally, around my hometown theres not many aquarium stores. I have to drive at least 35mins to get to a nice aquascaping store. The other somewhat decent stores are further 😅 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 @Ryo Watanabeid skip the pink flamingo and see if you can get Florida Sunset or as @anewbiestated Jacobsonii which is way better in my opinion as well. You’ll be happy with that spiralis red tiger. Such a cool plant! I’ve never been disappointed with a nurii type. It’ll be fun to see what you’ve got! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) On 1/7/2022 at 9:24 AM, Chris said: I'm jealous of all the variety you can get! I can order in some cool plants online (I might be able to find some/most of the morphs you're showing if I searched around long enough, but I don't know), but locally I can't find much. I'm very limited in selection in the walk-in stores here. In USA they are very hard to find; I have a couple from individual but virtually no shop sells them. Japan market is a lot nicer (not just for plants but for less common apistogramma). Edited January 7, 2022 by anewbie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 1/8/2022 at 1:44 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: @Ryo Watanabeid skip the pink flamingo and see if you can get Florida Sunset or as @anewbiestated Jacobsonii which is way better in my opinion as well. You’ll be happy with that spiralis red tiger. Such a cool plant! I’ve never been disappointed with a nurii type. It’ll be fun to see what you’ve got! Florida Sunset crypt is one of my all time favorites. It’s the first type of crypt I ever heard about when I watched Steenfott aquatics many years ago. Ive seen Florida sunset on Japanese aquatic plant magazines but haven’t seen it available yet. Would buy it if I could. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 5 months (February 23, 2022) Still messy and I haven’t planted all the plants in yet but we’re slowly getting there! Going to add fish next 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 @Ryo Watanabereally enjoyed your video update on this tank. Legit Florida Sunset is not easy to get. Pink Flamingo is easier to get. I have Jacobsonii because I’m a member of @Bentley Pascoechannel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) On 3/18/2022 at 11:01 PM, Ryo Watanabe said: Florida Sunset crypt is one of my all time favorites. It’s the first type of crypt I ever heard about when I watched Steenfott aquatics many years ago. Ive seen Florida sunset on Japanese aquatic plant magazines but haven’t seen it available yet. Would buy it if I could. Treat this as a rumour but my understanding is the place that 'created' this hybrid no longer sells it because people had problems with it regressing over a period of time (this refers to florida sunset crypt). None the less as far as I can tell no one sells it and it is no longer sold anywhere. - I'm mixed on flamingo. In my high-tech tank it is growing fairly well - the leaves are pure pink but smallish. In the low tech tank it seems to not being doing well and fading away. I have red and tiger spiralis (strongly prefer red); but this plant has a completely different look not only in colouring but leaf shape. It seems that several sites are selling a plant as nurii rosen (er i mean several different plants with the same name) and from the right vendor this plant is quite appealing. My Jacobsonii is growing quite vigorously and is producing enormous number of small plants - to the point that it has begin to overwhelm my limited space. Still it is a nice looking plant. Edited March 21, 2022 by anewbie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryo Watanabe Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 (edited) 1 year 9 months (June 1, 2023) I missed posting on this forum the whole of 2023 but during this year, I moved the crypt tank from my fish room to my video editing room. I’m really liking how this tank is turning out. Low maintenance, easy to care for and quite pleasing to watch every night. There’s still some open space for planting and some areas where I’m waiting for the current crypts to grow in. Excuse me for being in the picture, I took this for a YouTube video thumbnail. I will try to upload more images this year and show you the progress of my long term tank. Edited January 12 by Ryo Watanabe 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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