#50: 378L Aquatic Garden

Ron Barter Perth, Canada

Awards and Comments

Honorable Mention
I like the nice driftwood in this tank. The layout is a little jumbled and lacks a strong focal point. But the exibitor has chosen a nice variety of colors and textures.
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 152 × 46 × 61 cm
Volume 378L
Lighting 8 - 4' Phillips F32T8/TL850 - 10 hours/day
Filtration Rainbow Lifegard pleated cartridge module, Mag drive 1200 pump
Plants Alternathera reineckii, Aponogeton crispus, Bacopa caroliniana, Cryptocoryne beckettii, C. crispatula, C. walkeri, C. wendtii, C. x willisii, Echinodorus bleheri, E. hormanii "red", E. schluerti, Egeria densa, Glossostigma elatinoides, Heteranthera zosterifolia, Hydrotriche hottoniiflora, Hygrophila difformis, H. polysperma "sunset", H. stricta, Lilaeopsis brasilensis, Limnophila sessiliflora, Ludwigia repens, Microsorium pteropus, M. pteropus "windelov", Nesaea crassicaulis, Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri", Rotala macrandra, R. rotundifolia, R. sp. Nanjenshan (mayaca), R. wallichi, Sagittaria subulata, Vallisneria spiralis
Animals Otocinclus affinis, Crossocheilus siamensis, Botia macracanthus, Melanotaenia praecox, Iriatherina werneri, Megalamphodus megalopterus, Rasbora heteromorpha, Trichogaster leeri
Materials 1 large piece of driftwood, 2mm quartz gravel, granite
Additional Information dupla laterite in substrate, CO2 @ 1 bubble/2 seconds, PMDD with doubled KNO3. PO4 added at .05-.1 ppm/day

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