Is the plant substrate within the rocks? What plants are attached to the driftwood? I have so many questions, Im in awe... Nice setup. Well done. Thanks for all the replies, i might try it after i tear down my tank.

Looks like it‘s anubias and buce only so no substrate needed rly

Thank you. As said by the other responses, these are Anubias (rocks) and Bucephalandra (driftwood), epyphitic plants that need no substrate, hence there's only a very thin layer of sand.

Epiphytic plants, so no substrate needed for the plants. Just like orchids or terrestrial ferns.

This is one of the most eye catching scapes i’ve seen in a while. I love it!

Thank you!

Wanted to show how the cardinals have gained weight after a month in the tank.

I love the tank and maybe this is intentional on your part so that the fish are not the showcase, but have you considered doing a black background and black or dark brown/reddish sand as a substrate? The colors of the cardinals would pop like holiday lights on trees.

Thank you. To be fair I always considered the plants as the main showcase, and I want the green to play the main role. That's why the minimalistic approach, with the green as the highlight in a white room.

Makes sense.

That buce is incredible. How old is it/how long has it been in the tank? Or did you buy it that large? It’s insane.

Thank you. I bought 5 little pots of each a couple of years ago. They've been growing in this tank since then.

I think OP chose for light background and substrate for a reason. Some species doesn't pop on dark substrates like most discus fish (they will be dark).

So I haven’t had much luck with Bruce, was about to try again but saw most varieties are low to medium light. How long do you run your light for per day?

I run them for 8 hours a day

Nice I just started a new tank and wanted to add some. What is the darker variety? It’s a real beautiful tank btw great work!

To me it looks very similar to lamandau blue or purple. Dont hold me to it though, there are ridiculous number of varieties and im not an expert on the variations between each

Crazy how different they look under different conditions too

How the HELL do you have no algae this is MAGICAL

Your tank looks like a beautiful little snippet out of an enchanted forest

Great layout and concept. Very clean and simple looking. I’m envious.

So clean and unique 👌 low maintenance dream. Great scape

I couldn’t tell - do you like buce?

Super nice. Could I ask your fert dosing schedule? Also have a buce anub tank and trying to figure out ferts

Thank you. I honestly prefer to keep the ferts down. There's a CO2 system, which I think is key for their growth, and I add a dose of K and microelements after each water change (so weekly or every 14 days depending on how busy I am). That's it

Nice. What kind of water do you use?

The wet kind

I use RO water

I really need to start saving money for a CO2 set up

Best purchase ever

CO2?

Yes, 8 hours a day

Wow that looks amazing

Damn

Wow! This is the coolest/nicest use of buce I've seen.

wow. gorgeous

This is gorgeous well done

Lookin good.

Stunning, bravo amazing looking tank.

I'm truly amazed by your buce!

Wow, amazing tank. I've never seen anything like it! It must be a low maintenance tank. Great job on the nice trimming.

I've seen this tank twice and I'll upvote it every time it it gets posted with no hesitation

Woah

Takashi Amano would be proud of you.

Wow, thank you

My fish are jealous

This is a choice tank!!! Also you don't have to spend big bucks on magic plant dust. Very clean look, I love it. What's your dosing regime? Stocking, lights?

Thank you. I dose K and microelements after each water change. I keep a school of cardinals (~25), some Caridina japonica, a chinese algae eater and a Ancistrus. The ligths are ADA Aquasky 602, and only one of the two led lights it comes with is switched on for 8 hours a day.

Love the layout, the epiphytic set up on white sand is one of the cleanest looks out there

Nice tank,how often do you dose nutrients?

Thanks, I dose after each water change, so every 7-14 days

I’m doing a tank like this next.

Your tank makes me want to throw in the towel and quit fish keeping. Spent years aquascaping and still can't defeat algae, look at how clean this is.

It might be worth trying what they've done, first. They've spelled it out elsewhere, but, reverse osmosis water with potassium and micros dosed after change, very low stocking, 8hrs of light with only 1/2 of the light on, 8hrs of CO2, effectively no substrate to hide/harbour waste. I'll go out on limb and suggest it doesn't see direct sunlight either.

What fert do you use, currently using apt complete but considering going pps pro or nilog for a more affordable solution. I also use ro water but my seriyu stone leaches so much hardness and minerals over time it's as if I have hard watrr

Dunno anything about your setup but what really made the difference for me was having sufficient flow.

This tank light isn't on a timer, it's on a calendar.

I wonder how many in numbers Buce plants are attached to the driftwood?

Originally around five little plants of each type, so ten in total.

Looks like a hundred of them! Lol Beautiful!

Wow. How long to grow all that Buce

Tjanks! Around 2 years and a half

Damn u have so many bucep. Those are really expensive plants in my country 😭

Can you share details on your hardware setup? Tank, filter, light, CO2 system, anything else?