Dimensions 120 × 45 × 45 cm

Title The summertime in a shallow North European pond

Volume 243L

Background Gray paper

Lighting 4*54W T5 (Sylvania GroLux, Sylvania Aquastar)

Filtration Eheim Professionel 3

Plants Nuphar lutea, Callitriche cophocarpa, Sparganium emersum, Potamogeton natans, Hottonia palustris, Utricularia vulgaris, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Lemna trisulca, Elodea canadensis, Ceratophyllum demersum

Animals 5 Carassius carassius, snails (Lymnaea stagnalis, Bithynia tentaculata, Planorbis carinatus, Radix sp.), Asellus aquaticus and other invertebrates

Materials Gravel, pebbles, tree branches, leaf litter, pine needles and pine cones directly from the biotope

Additional Information North European ponds in the summertime are teeming with life. This rich fauna and flora inspired me to reproduce a shallow stagnant aquatic habitat in the aquarium. All animals, plants, and decorations, including Elodea canadensis and Ceratophyllum demersum, have been collected from the Beberlini sand-pit in Latvia (coordinates: 56° 33' 52" N 21° 1' 10" E). Canadian Waterweed and Hornwort are invasive species in Latvia, but at present they are common in ponds, ditches, and lakes. I have, therefore, decided to use them in my tank.
The coldwater aquarium must keep the water temperature below 20 °C. This was done by installing additional cooling fans in the tank lid.