#93: 240L Aquatic Garden Across the River

Filipe Alves Oliveira Porto, Portugal

Awards and Comments

Best of ShowFirst Place
Fabulous! A clear winner of its category. The luxuriant
growth of Ludwigia and Blyxy is just impressive and the white sand stands as
a great contrast to the dark region created by shade rocks and wood in the
centre of the layout. It is my very personal view that the Rasboas have
nothing to do in this otherwise fantastic layout.
— Ole Pedersen
Lovely layout skillfully executed. I just wish the L. inclinata had had time to grow up into a little more graceful shape before the photos were taken.
— Karen Randall
Your tanks are always sharp and the use of Glossostigma and Blyxa are like a signature in your designs.
The design is good! My comment is regarding the stem plants I think you could have use the Ludwigia "cuba" better the plants give the impression of being recently planted.
Good job!
— Luis Navarro

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 121 × 41 × 55 cm
Title Across the River
Volume 240L
Background Black vinyl
Lighting 6 x 40w Hagen T8
Filtration Eheim 2213 External filter 440L/h
Plants Glossostigma elatinoides, Blyxa japonica, Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata cuba, Eleocharis aciculares and Nymphaea lotus
Animals Fish:Rasbora Arlequim,Otocinclus affinis, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Apistogramma nijsseni (couple), Crossocheilus siamensis;
Invertebrate: Caridina japonica
Materials Elos Terra small and medium (Total: 35L), white sand, rocks and wood.
Additional Information Elos Fase1, Fase2, K40 and Extra1.
Complete Co2 system SET A with REA 30 Reactor 2b/s

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