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Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 06:45 PM
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All live plants... hope you guys like it
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Siamese Fighter 1
10-27-2007, 06:53 PM
nice tank i was going to do that on my hexegontank
Not sure how we could NOT like it! Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Can you elaborate on your substrate, lighting, and fert dosing schedule? CO2?
cocoa_pleco
10-27-2007, 06:59 PM
AMAZING! your moss balls are absolutely gorgeous too!
is it a 75g?
Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 07:02 PM
Thanks GM72 & Cocoa Pleco (love that name) :41: :41:
The filter used is a Eheim 2028 Prof II external filter
CO2 Dennerle System
4 x TL's - Phillips 2 in the colour 830 and two in the colour 840 - Lights are on 10 hours a day
Substrate I made my own layering starting with Red French Clay then filtersand as this gives the roots a place to breathe and then a top layer of fine caviar gravel
I add my own mix of plant ferts once a week which I mixed out of different substances and chemicals such as KNO3 etc. Iron I add with Seachem Iron once a week also.
Weekly waterchange of 40%
The tank is 120 Gallons
Emmmmm think that's about it ;)
Just stunning. Very, very well done.
Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 07:05 PM
Hahahaha now your just making me blush - thank you I appreciate it x
cocoa_pleco
10-27-2007, 07:08 PM
man, and its so healthy! i want to be one of those tetras in the tank. lol
Tolley
10-27-2007, 07:35 PM
nice!! puts my tanks to shame lol
~Erik3.8.07~
10-27-2007, 07:41 PM
that tank looks stunning, all plants look so bright and healthy, amazing job thumbs2:
Beautiful! THAT'S what I think of when I think of a 'planted tank'! :malelovies:
Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 08:17 PM
man, and its so healthy! i want to be one of those tetras in the tank. lol
Your welcome anytime for a swim LOL
Thank you everyone - really happy you like it :l10:
If I can do it anyone can.... it is not that hard...
squirt_12
10-27-2007, 08:21 PM
drule.......drule.....drule.......drowning in my drule......
markbob
10-27-2007, 08:24 PM
beautiful tank man, neons or cardinals?
drule.......drule.....drule.......drowning in my drule......
PSST! It's 'drool'...:c1:
squirt_12
10-27-2007, 08:26 PM
PSST! It's 'drool'...:c1:
o.....hahahahahahaha....well then:
drool....drool....drool
Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 08:27 PM
beautiful tank man, neons or cardinals?
Thank you.. 25 Cardinals ;)
Fishalicious
10-27-2007, 08:29 PM
o.....hahahahahahaha....well then:
drool....drool....drool
Oi!!! Stop streaking all my glass - I just cleaned it LOL LOL
Thank you ... you are all very flattering :18: I am all chuffed now ;)
spudbuds
10-27-2007, 08:32 PM
AMAZING!!!
You should enter in the TOTM contest next month (or not if anyone else is going to have a chance).
MeganL3985
10-27-2007, 08:34 PM
M-Y....G-O-S-H..............*Speechless...*......
Yeah that must go in TOTM next month.....Me and my plastic plants wont be entering though. lmao
tropfish
10-27-2007, 08:46 PM
WOW!! that is one of the most beautiful tanks i've EVER seen. That looks amazing!....wow....
Rocky06fx4
10-27-2007, 09:03 PM
WOW! Simply Speechless....
You sure could enter that in a contest.
Put the pic on Ratemyfishtank.com the link is in my Sig.
SkarloeysMom
10-27-2007, 09:03 PM
AMAZING! your moss balls are absolutely gorgeous too!
HAHA! That's what I was gonna say, I love the little moss ball garden. The whole thing is just absolutely beautiful. The mix of colors and types of plants is very soothing to look at. WOW! I could stare at that all day!
Sorry, I don't like it.
It looks the way my tank is supposed to look like and mine doesn't even come close to it.
Just kidding! I really, really, really like it! I do believe I'll have to get some tips from you. Excellent work!
Ark6ie
10-28-2007, 09:59 AM
that is absolutely stunning..... if my tanks looked half as good as that id be happy lol,
well done :thumb:
Kuli_Loach
10-28-2007, 01:21 PM
I hate it..... Just because it looks WAY better than mine so I hate it..... Great job, that is a beautiful tank, must have taken a lot of patience and a lot of time to get it to that.
Fishalicious
10-28-2007, 03:03 PM
Thank you everyone so much for all your lovely comments :41: :41:
I am really glowing here - so you have all really made my day ;)
Thanks xxx
stunner
10-28-2007, 10:56 PM
THAT, my friend, is an absolutely gorgeous tank....looks unreal! Wish I could make mine look a quarter as good as that hahaha! Good work thumbs2:
squirt_12
10-28-2007, 10:59 PM
your fish are like living in luxury...they must LOVE it in there.
AMAZING JOB....i will def. need some tips. I want to go for a semi to heavily planted tank.
Fishalicious, since your beautiful tank has us all drooling, can you give any more tips/information on how you manage that look?
Incredulous_Ed
10-30-2007, 01:13 AM
That tank is sooooo good looking! how did you do that!!!!??????
Fishalicious
10-30-2007, 12:00 PM
I can try to explain the thoughts behind this set-up but it really is not very hard to do peeps... and the tank is not majorly impressive compared to some of my friends - one of my friends just became 2nd in the Best Aquascaping contest in the whole of Holland
Might be good to start with the plants used:
1. Riccia fluitans
2. Microsorum pteropus 'windelow'
3. Microsorium pteropus
4. Anubias nana var. Baterii
5. Hydrocotyle leucocephala
6. Ludwigia repens
7. Hygrophila guianensis.
8. Nymphaea lotus var. Rurbra
9. Cryptocoryne petchii
10. Bacopa amplexicaulus
11. Alternathera rosaefolia
12. Rotala indica
13. Cladaphora
14. Glyceria Maxima
15. Cryptocoryne wendtii
16. Blyxa japonica
17. Elatine triandra
18. Lemna minor
I created one big focal plant to draw you in according to this:
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I created 3 'streets' of plants - the big focal one face on - a long green lower one going off to the left which ends at a black backing wall which I left open so the 'street' draws you in - and to the right a red 'street' as contrast going to the right.
Streets are a row of of the same plant with shorter plants at the front building up to larger - this draws you into the tank
When I pick plants I never plant two plants beside each other that have similar leaves as otherwise they can blend in together and look quite messy in my opinon - I also look at the colors of the plants and try to use plant colors beside each other that compliment - a light green plant looks great beside a red plant as it makes the red look even more stronger... you can make more of a feature of a dark coloured plant having it beside a lighter colored plant etc.
I always make a set-up on the computer before planting so when I get going remember where I wanted which plant ;)
I hope this explains the set up a little better xxx Thank you everyone x
Incredulous_Ed
10-30-2007, 07:26 PM
wait, how big is this tank?
Very nice Fishalicious, thanks for the link!
My uncle in Germany has kept saltwater for years and recently changed everything over to planted tanks. Although, you can get some great advice and products for planted tanks in Germany, he usually hops over the border to Winterswijk and Arnhem and sometimes goes up to Utrecht and even Amsterdam.
The Dutch, truly are the masters of the planted tank! :thumb:
Fishalicious
10-30-2007, 08:09 PM
it's 4.5 feet length - 20 high and 20 width - around 125 Gallon
That's what I've been trying to say my tank ain't that great LOL But I am over the moon with all of your lovely comments xxx
This is my friends that won 2nd place in the whole of Holland:
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Absolutly stunning!
Now, one thing I've always wanted to know about tanks like that is how the heck do you clean/vacum the gravel? Or do you just leave it as is and the plants take care of it?
Fishalicious
10-30-2007, 08:48 PM
Fish Poop - equals fertilizer ;)
If you hold the vacuum just above the lower plants and around the roots all the muck that isn't supposed to be in there comes up easy
squirt_12
10-30-2007, 10:46 PM
...speech less.....i would NEVER beable to get my plants to look like that.....jeeze......just amazing....
zackish
10-30-2007, 10:48 PM
That is beautiful. I wish my planted tank looked like that.
How big is it and how many watts do you have on it?
Fishalicious
10-30-2007, 10:52 PM
it's 4.5 feet length - 20 high and 20 width - around 125 Gallon
I have 4 TL's of 38 Watt in the hood ;)
Starting to sound like a car... :c5:
Forgot to also mention - my substrate is only about 2cm at the front and 8-9cm at the back of the tank this also adds to the depth and all the muck rolls forward making it easier to clean
squirt_12
10-30-2007, 10:54 PM
um....could you plant the tank and then send it to me please???? i would appriciate it.....thanks..... jokin'...jokin' lol.lol...i wish that it was that easy to do...you make it sound slike a piece of cake. lol.
Fish Poop - equals fertilizer ;)
If you hold the vacuum just above the lower plants and around the roots all the muck that isn't supposed to be in there comes up easy
Thats what I figured, just wanted to see if my assumptions were correct. ;)
So, how long did it take for you to achieve that tank and how many attempts? Perhaps, also a list of equipment you are using and what kind of supplements (and how much/when) would be of great interest to many of us.
Fishalicious
10-31-2007, 12:46 PM
It took only 1 attempt as I had planned it beforehand on paper from pictures of the plants online... I planted it all and within 3 months it was as you see here in the pictures.
I fertilize with my own ferts mixed from KN03, KH2PO4 etc. once a week after a 40% waterchange.
It is filtered with a Eheim Prof II 2028 cannister filter
It really is not hard to do or achieve....just plan beforehand... as I said if I can do it anyone can <grins>
Fishalicious
10-31-2007, 12:47 PM
Oops forgot about the CO2 - I use a Dennerle CO2 system with 40 bubbles per minute
Futureboy
10-31-2007, 01:36 PM
simply stunning
and here i was thinking mine was good
Just beautiful, great inspiration for a newbie like me :thumb:
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