#645: 284L Dutch Aquascape Further Upstream

Joe Harvey Athens, United States

Awards and Comments

Second Place
The Buce-wall is amazing. However it is also a bit to dominantly present now. Also putting a red plant right in front of it makes you loose a lot of contrasts. The well grouped plants look healthy. Try to use a bit less trianlge shaped groupings.
— Marco Aukes
Excellent color texture and height contrasts! To be nitpicky the Hygrophila and Cabomba in the middle are visually strong and keep my eye on them. I have to intentionally look around the tank rather than having my attention naturally drawn around the aquascape. Aside from that the technical execution and health of the plants is top-notch.
— Phil Edwards
This is a lovely tank and the Buce wall is very impressive the emphasis on red/purple tones is over-done to my eye as are the repetitive triagular shapes. Try for some longer more graceful "streets" and work with those green tones more and it will be even stronger!
— Karen Randall

Aquascape Details

Dimensions 122 × 46 × 54 cm
Title Further Upstream
Volume 284L
Background Bucephalandra 'hades' attached to plastic mesh
Lighting 4 x 54 watt T5HO - ATI Purple, Plantmax 3000K, Powerveg 633, TruLumen Flora
Filtration 2 Lg Canisters w/built in surface skimmers
Plants 1. Vallisneria Leopard, 2. Limnophila aromatica mini, 3. Limnophila rugosa, 4. Ludwigia sp red, 5. Hygrophila siamesis 53B, 6. Cabomba furcata, 7. Staurogyne purple, 8. Cryptocoryne spiralis 'red', 9. Lobelia cardinalis 'small form', 10. Hygrophila balsamica, 11. Limnophila guinnea, 12. Pogostemon kimberly, 13. Limnophila chinesis, 14. Helanthium bolivianum angustifolius, 15. Bucephalandra hades on back wall
Animals 22 Harlequin rasbora, 15 Neon Tetra, 5 Cherry barbs, 5 Pigmy Cories
Materials None
Additional Information Blasting sand substrate, DIY Ferts

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