Dimensions 90 × 45 × 45 cm
Title Dutch Fusion
Volume 182L
Background Matte Black Oracal
Lighting DIY LED Lighting
Filtration Hagen FLUVAL 407
Plants 1. Cyperus helferi, 2. Blyxa japonica, 3. Ludwigia inclinata var. Verticillata “Pantanal”, 4. Hygrophila corymbosa, 5. Staurogyne repens, 6. Rotala macrandra “Green”, 7. Red Tiger Lily, 8. Pogostemon Erectus, 9. Eriocaulon sp.Vietnam, 10. Lindernia rotundifolia
Animals Trigonostigma heteromorpha, Caridina cantonensis (Crystal Red)
Materials Substrate - Seachem Flourite® Black
Additional Information Information for judges:
1. The aquarium has an upper part. The plants in it are in containers fixed on the back and side glasses of the aquarium and don't contact with the water of the aquarium.
2. On the front glass of the aquarium at the bottom right corner is my brand name, which was hidden by a black sticker (in accordance with the rules).
But for the Dutch Style we have to focus on what is in the water. And even there it ticks a lot of boxes! Very well done with good contrasts nice groups of healthy plants and very good limitation in amount of species of plants.
I would have loved to see a bit more height of the group of P. erectus on the back right side of the tank just to avoid all three groups of background plants being at the same height.
However the plant groups are in need of trimming and the background plants are of equal height and width - they need variation too. I find the crown of floating plants very distracting.