#69: 208L Aquatic Garden

Michael LaFlamme San Francisco, United States

Comments

Very nice and a good use of color. Some of the stem plants (e.g. Limnophila) might come out better if they are kept shorter.
— Wim van Drongelen
This entry shows one of the difficulties of working with a 55G tank. In an effort to cover that back panel in such a narrow space the aquarist has ended up with a line of tall plants across the back and no room to work effectively in front of them. So the aquascape goes from very tall plants straight to foreground materials. Still it is a very attractive tank and obviously well cared for. There seems to be a slight haze to the water though it might be a lighting issue.
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 122 × 37 × 46 cm
Volume 208L
Background "Picture" background of plants and driftwood
Lighting 4x T-8 bulbs situated inside a reflector, 2x triton, 2x penn plax tri-lux.
Filtration Eheim canister filter. Double spray bar return. Runs the entire length of the tank.
Plants A: Anubias barteri (large), B: Cryptocoryne wendtii "brown"?,
C: Microsorum pteropus, D: Hygrophila corymbosa "augustifolia",
E: Alternanthera reineckii "Roseafolia", F: Sagittaria subulata,
G: Anubias barteri var. nana, H: Parrot's Feather,
I: Limnophila aquatica, J: Hygrophila polysperma,
K: Rotala macrandra, L: Hygrophila compacta, M: Echinodorus bleheri,
N: Bacopa monnieri, and pennywort(?)
Materials African root driftwood (assorted pieces), Natural gravel substrate
Additional Information fertilization: 5ml of Tropica MasterGrow. Weekly additions of KNO3 and PO4 (1/8 tsp KNO3, "pinch" of PO4).

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