Dimensions 45 × 30 × 30 cm
Title THE PILGRIM'S REFUGE
Volume 40L
Background Made use of my light green painted wall as a backdrop.
Lighting T5 lights (16W) X 2
Filtration Power liquid Filter (500L/HR)
Plants Alternanthera reineckii,rotala rotundifolia, Didiplis diandra,Heteranthera zosterifolia,Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan',Hemianthus callitrichoides,Hygrophila corymbosa mini Japanese Hair grass,bacopa caroliniana
Animals Cherry Barb Fries (x5),Malayan Shrimps (x10), Otocinclus Affinis (x2),Juvenile Siamese Algae Eater (x1),Malayan Ramhorn snails(fries)(10+)
Materials Fine River Sand+gravel+DIY Substrate, Granite/Basalt rocks
Additional Information DIY substrate (Earthworm casting,Flourite,Powdered Indian almond leaves, etc...), DIY CO2 system fixed to power liquid filter (Continous supply),ADA Phyton-GIT,PH 6.2(used ketapang leaves to lower P.H),Temperature: 25Degrees,30% water change every week(Rain water/tap water left out for 2 days).Initially just had a pair of cherry barbs but took them out after they introduced some fries into the tank, removed most of the fries too and am maintaining just 5 fries(1 cm).
I reside in the equator (Singapore) which has a constant hot, humid, tropical climate...and when I visited one of the off-shore islands, I chanced upon an evergreen landscape and captured it in my mind(Bamboo trees,Benjamina ficus trees,Flame of the forest trees,Indian Almond trees{had red-leaves},mango,coconut,rambutan trees, many big boulders were strewn around and had a light coat of algae). Since the overall landscape was breathtaking for me...I reproduced it in an aquascapic format for all to enjoy.I purposely made my foreground rather bear because the landscape i saw was part of an island and it was surrounded by a gentle gradient of sand(Therefore the ground was quite bare and not very covered...i suppose plants/trees find it difficult to grow on sand/quartz which is high on salinity..).
I believe in using organic products and i try to minimise using artificial items for my overall set-up.
