Solitude....a new build from the chipmunk

[Ssyx]

This tank is just beautiful masterpiece.

[bsantucci]

Great looking tank Bill! Small world, saw this first over at TPT forum and just realized you're the same person haha.

[deranged chipmunk]

Thank you yeah, i still haunt the hallowed halls of tpt from time to time. i was always involved in the local boards there. i gotta get a little more active though, i'm setting up a 30g low light tank after the new year

[deranged chipmunk]

This tank is just beautiful masterpiece.

thank you very much. i am quite fond of the one you recently built as well

[hydromaestro]

Hey bill any chance of an update on this amazing tank? Interested to see how much growth there is. Its definitely one my favorite layouts ive ever seen

[deranged chipmunk]

The tank is doing well. I'll grab some pics of this one tonight. And thanks for the kind words


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[VAnative]

I saw this first on TPT as well. It was so awesome to read about and see the whole process here.

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, long over due for an update. let's start with the frogs, shall we? there are (10) Phyllobates Vittatus in here. well, i assume there are still 10. i rarely ever see them, since they are still so young. i dump a bunch of fruit flies in every other day and they disappear, so we'll go with them being in there.






some full tank shots. these didn't come out so well because i forgot my stupid phone was still on zoom. no matter, i plan on tanking new pics with my big chipmunk camera soon







now for some inside the tank shots. i will identify plants as i go along. i will be missing some, so if you have a question about a particular plant that i didn't identify, don't be afraid to ask

Monolina Primuliflora







Not a clear pic, but this is Dracula Walissi


Syngonium sp. , Begonia 'Tarapoto' (bottom)


Piptospatha Rideyii 'Bicolor'


Dragon's tail fern (Asplenium x ebenoides) (L) and NOid Primulina sp. (R)




Clockwise from top left: Scaphosepalum Swertifolium 'Pink' , Sinningia 'Lil Georgie', Drosera Filliformis, Asplenium x ebenoids, Begonia 'Buttercup'


Sinningia 'Lil Georgie'


Begonia 'Buttercup' growing wild


Scaphosepalum Swertifolium 'Pink'


1. Syngonium 'Rayii' 2. NOid Primulina sp. with a miniature violet to it's right


Syngonium erythrophyllum


Begonia 'Tarapoto'


1. Rhaphidophlora pachyphyllum 2.Begonia 'Buttercup' 3. Miniature violet. i have 3 mini violets in here, but i bought them so long ago, i have to wait for them to bloom again for me to identify them.


Juvenila cryptocoryne species. it will grow to be a monster in this tank. that's only it's third leaf. i believe this is my C. Griffithi, but not sure, i have a bunch of crypts i lost track of moving from one tank to another. i will have to wait on spathes to properly identify them.



Piptospatha Rideyii (waiting for it to develop a bit more, could be another bicolor) (L) Aglaonema Simplex (R)


Aglaonema Minima


1. Schismatoglottis pusilla 2. Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) 3. Dracula mopsus 4. NOid Primulina sp. 5. Maxillaria variabillis 6.Syngonium 'rayii'


1. Sinningia 'lil georgie' 2. Dracula wallisi 3. Nephrolepis exalta 'smithii' (or 'suzi wong')


and that's all she wrote. i hope you enjoy looking at the tank as much as i do

[Vivariums In The Mist]

Looking good Bill, great plant growth!!

[Angela P]

The plants look like they are really taking off. It's beautiful!

[DigitalPunk]

Love it Bill. Love the plant selection, plant location, Hardscape, Just love the whole tank! Still hands down my favorite tank.

[Heatheranne]

Bill, this is of the most beautiful vivariums I've ever seen .

[deranged chipmunk]

Thank you thank you. She's coming along very well. I am very pleased with the growth, considering I am only running t8 lighting over it. Just goes to show you don't need fancy, uber expensive lighting to grow nice plants

And heath, I appreciate the sucking up after the Rob Van mourick incident! ROTF!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[rjm2653]

What kind of filter do you use for such a low water level?

[deranged chipmunk]

No filter at all. It's like a big pond that has half it water changed weekly.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[bsantucci]

Man that is awesome. I can't wait to one day do a build like this when I have room and kids that are older haha. One day....one day.

[rjm2653]

Would that be viable for fish?

[deranged chipmunk]

Man that is awesome. I can't wait to one day do a build like this when I have room and kids that are older haha. One day....one day.

Sell the kids, buy a big tank


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[deranged chipmunk]

Would that be viable for fish?

Not this one. The water feature is too shallow for any living creatures. I wouldn't recommend a setup like this deep enough for fish unless you have a lot of natural (walstad method) type experience. Any time you have fish involved, a filter should be used.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[rjm2653]

With the low water level how do you change it? I don't know if my aqueon changer works that low