#109: 76L Biotope Aquascape Within White Rock Creek

David A Voegtle Dallas, United States

Awards and Comments

Top Ten
Good representation of the biotope.
— Karen Randall
Good representation of a N. Texas stream. I saw streams like this all over when I lived in Dallas.
— Phil Edwards

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 36 × 1 × 1 cm
Title Within White Rock Creek
Volume 76L
Background Basic black adhesive sheet
Lighting compact LED floodlight bulb, Exo-Terra Porcelain light fixture
Filtration 150 GPH Fluval Aquaclear, 30 GPH powerhead for current
Plants Southern Naiad(Najas guadalupensis), Fontinalis sp.
Animals fourteen Cyprinella lutrensis (Red Shiner) Four subadult Cyprinella venusta (Blacktail Shiner) Five subadult Campostoma anomalum (Central Stoneroller)
Materials Texas limestone gravel, pebbles and boulders.
Additional Information As the name implies, this aquascape is intended to represent White Rock Creek, a small creek that runs through Dallas County in Texas. Specifically, the habitat displayed here is representative of what one may find in the upper half of the creek. The water in this portion of the creek runs clear over limestone bedrock, boulders, and gravel. I have tried here to recreate as accurately as possible a gravel and rock bottomed portion of the creek, collecting all animals, plants, rocks, and substrate locally from the creek itself.

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