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[Dusko]

I started this aquarium one week ago.
Size/type- 31 liter "Cocoon" Aquatic Nature
Lights - 1x Aquatic Nature 9W compact florescent (something like T5, but two light stripes) on for 9 hours.
Fauna;
9 Hemigrammus erythrozonus, 2 Otocinclus vittatus and a few Malaysian Trumpet snails. I am about to add a few Amano shrimps.
Flora;
Microsorum pteropus, Microsorum Windelow, Anubias afzeli, Anubias petit and Rotala rotundifolia.
Ferts;
DIY CO2
Aquarium peat under the gravel. Water was stained with excess tannins, but cleared out thanks to large water changes.
Dosing a few drops every day of basic Aquatic Nature fertiliser (without N and P)
Weekly 25% water change.
HOB filter.
Temp 24'C
Juwel background (internal fixed with silicone).

Regards, Dusko.
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[Bolivian Ramage]

Its nice to see glowlights, there not commonly used by mainstream hobbyist. Its a shame because its such a nice looking tetra. They would have stood out much better with a darker surrounding. Its a beautiful start, What plant is in the center foreground??? I LOVE HOW THE JAVA looks comming out of the rocks!
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125g project
75 g community

[Minsc]

Very nice! I like how the background flows right into the rock pile. Very original!
The rock will look nicer once they get a dusking of algae, or are you going to add moss? Any plans for foreground plants?

[MattTVI]

typical... typical beautiful tank from you coupled w/ excellent photography. it's always a joy to see what you come up w/ and share with us, dusko!

thanks!
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[sirreal63]

Very nicely done!!!
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[Marcos Avila]

Great layout...it has a "way up at the mountain top" appeal
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[Dusko]

Thanks all
I will not add anything new but shrimps. I am very happy with this (very simple looking) scape.
I will soon start a 240 liter at my shop and I am re-aquascaping my 180 liter home aquarium, so stay tuned

It is great thing to work in such Zoo Shop, you can use anything you like I even started a nano salt water aquarium, soon online for your viewing pleasure .

Bolivian Ramage, the front centre plant is the most elegant looking IMO Anubias "Afzelii" http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_afzelii.php

Thanks again. Kind regards, Dusko.
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[coryfan]

Wow neat. The Glowlight Tetras blend in with the gravel. They probably feel right at home as they seem to be hovered at the bottom.

[underOATH87]

WOW, I hope to get into aquascaping one day, that's what you call it right? I really need to learn LOTS more though. Would love to do something with my little 10 Gallon maybe, for practice. But I love how it looks like that one plant in the middle is exploading out from the rocks.
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