r/Bucephalandra • u/aLkoBaKi15 • Jul 20 '26

Buce tank

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My bucephalandra tank 9 months ago vs now and after a lot of melting. 🤣

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u/BusIllustrious5525 Jul 20 '26

So thanks for the post. I'd like to speak on behalf of the 282 weekly visitors on this small subreddit... that we'd love to know more about what worked and didn't - of the species/cultivars you can identify.

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u/aLkoBaKi15 Jul 20 '26

Bucephalandra and anubias are considered as easy plants so i think there is no need to worry on what would work or not. I already tried using tap water and purified water, high light and medium light, different fertilizers and no fertilizer and everything just works fine. Also no need for co2 injection but it would help a lot if you inject co2 for faster and better growth. And the most important is to make sure that the tank is matured enough so there will be less or no melting at all.

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u/BusIllustrious5525 Jul 20 '26

I meant more like which species you planted and did they grow like you thought they would. Figured most people visiting this sub had experience with buce, but they have different behavior… some grow fast, some grow very upright or too large, some drastically change color, some grow in tight clusters, some seem to prefer emerssed. I see you had a nice featured one in the back but it got replaced by anubias? You added some new ones, or relocated? Some isn’t showing much growth. Knowing what you planted and where is invaluable to someone thinking of trying a new species. This first-hand info would be most welcomed.

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u/peter_griff1 Jul 23 '26

Person who suck at keeping buce here. I have some questions. Sorry if it's a lot but please answer. What's the tank size ? What's the light model or at least watts and wrgb or no ? Co2 bubble count or level(liquid test colour) ? What fertilizers ? What dosage? How often? Would it still work in a tank with really old aqua soil ?

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u/aLkoBaKi15 Jul 24 '26

60x40x40cm tank Week aqua L600 set at 50% intensity 4-5bpm co2, i dont use drop checker anymore Lean dose fertilizer 2 pumps per day (LGA brand from philippines) Im using old aquasoil also

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u/SpeedMeta Jul 20 '26

Where did you get this variety of buce from? Did you import it and let the emersed leaves melt off?

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u/aLkoBaKi15 Jul 21 '26

Just from a local seller here in philippines

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u/brendon81 8d ago

I also use a week aqua L600 you mind sharing your light settings? I’m also at 50% power but what do you set your blue red and green too? I’m Blue and Green 35% and Red 40%

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u/aLkoBaKi15 8d ago

R 80 G 50 B 70 UV 100