#64: 200L Aquatic Garden

Jiří Panáček Bruntál, Czech Republic

Awards and Comments

Third Place
The stone arrangement on the left side of the tank is very interesting. Larger stones might help balance the composition a little better.
— Roger Miller
Nice growth with striking colors but scape artificial and too firm. I would like to see some C.balansae carefully planted to the background and some more rocks in foreground covered with moss.
— Detlef Hupfeld
Wonderful composition. I like the slope of the background plants on the right side. The relatively sharp lines seperating the various plants in the background look very formal. And it constrasts nicely with the wild look of the grasses on the left side. The rock garden on the left side is interesting and attractive.
— Chuck Gadd

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 100 × 40 × 50 cm
Volume 200L
Background dark-blue wallpaper
Lighting 2x 30W fluorescent lamp Osram Lumilux ECO cool white 30W/21 - 840 + reflector
Filtration External filter Eheim classic 2213, filter medium (from bottom of cannister to top)
- ehfimech, coarse filter pad, ehfisubstrat, fine filter pad. 10% water change a week.
Plants 1 - Heteranthera zosterifolia, 2 - Vesicularia dubyana, 3 - Rotala rotundifolia, 5 - Rotala wallichii, 5 - Eustralis stellata, 6 - Cryptocoryne balansae, 7 -Ludwigia repens, 8 - Micranthemum micranthemoides, 9 - Ludwigia arcuata, 10 - Blyxa japonica 11 - Anubias barteri var nana, 12 - Glossostigma elatinoides, 13 - Hydrocotyle leucocephala, 14 -Cryptocoryne becketii, 15 - Echinodorus tenellus,16 - Eleocharis parvulus, 17 - Sagittaria subulata.
Animals Rasboras heteromorpha, Otocinclus affinis, crossocheilus siamensis, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Hemigrammus erythrozonus, Corydoras julii, Caridina japonica.
Materials River sand (lover layer - size 2-5 mm, top layer - size 2 mm), river (right corner) and lava rocks (left corner).
Additional Information pH 6,7, dKH 4, fertilization 3 ml Bioflor a day, CO2 injected with Eheim reactor at a rate of 1 - 2 bubles/sec. This tank was inspired by Amano's beautiful artworks and japanis gardens. I would like to thank Petr Skpala for his valuable advice and inspiration.

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