#70: 170L Aquatic Garden

Dan Simon Seattle, United States

Comments

good fish photo
— Jeff Kropp
This is an example of a 'whole' approach. The custom cabinet and the design generate a very esthetic aquarium
— Wim van Drongelen
This is an attractive tank in a beautifully made cabinet. It is I'm sure the focal point in the room! The fish are well chosen to compliment each other. Unfortunately there is a slight haze to the water which detracts from the overall impression. The tank also looks like it is either fairly recently set up or perhaps has had a recent major overhaul. Some of the plants do not look fully settled in. One final minor complaint of mine is that I would prefer to see tanks filled high enough that the water line is hidden by the tank frame where ever possible. The light scatter above the water line pulls the eye away from an attractive aquascape up to that distracting white line!
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 91 × 38 × 51 cm
Volume 170L
Background Black plastic
Lighting 2/ea. 32 watt T-8 bulbs (6500k)
Filtration Fluval 303 internal filter
Plants Java fern, water sprite,dwarf sag, Bacopa, Hornwort
Animals 9/ea. Melanotaenia boesemani, 2/ea. Melanotaenia praecox, 2/ea. Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi, 1/ea. Chilatherina bleheri, 4/ea. Cordoras trilineatus
Materials 1 piece of driftwood and 1 small rock.
Additional Information Dupla laterite and Tropica Matergrow used for fertilization. No supplementaL cO2 added. Calcium Carbonate used to increase general hardness.

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