oddn0ise
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Hi all, after a recent holiday to Costa Rica I came back all inspired and have set about a new aquascape.
After almost 15 years my 270L tank feels like it is nearing the end of it’s life, so this may well be my last scape in this tank. It has served me well with a top 300 ranking in the ADA aquascaping competition (early days) and an invitation to compete in the UKAPS aquascaping contest a few years back, where I learned a lot.
So below is where my last scape ended up and now its time to see if I can better it.
I’m quite a fan of Crypts so they will feature throughout. I’ll keep you posted of progress. I do have a huge pile of plants Anubias, Bolbitis, Java Fern narrow, some Crypts and some wood, if people want to swap, or buy it, if you are interested PM me and I’ll post pictures.
270L braced tank - Eheim Professional 350 filter with Eheim pre-filter
2L JBL CO2 system with Sera diffuser
AquaRay LED tiles x 2 (2pm fade up - 9pm fade down) - 1x 36 inch fluorescent tube
Amazonia soil (mainly original version with small top-up of new)
Unipac 2mm gravel (for river)
Various pieces of bogwood - Grey aquascaping rock - Smooth pebbles
Anubias barteri
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne wendtii (green and brown)
Cryptocoryne willisii
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Eleocharis acicularis mini
Hemianthus callitrichoides
100+ Cherry shrimps and some old Amano shrimps
3 Columbian bronze top Corydoras, 4 Corydoras Sterbai, 1 Corydoras Nattereri (+7 years old)
6 Kitty tetra, 30 Glowlight tetras
No sketches, just making it up as I go along, and from memory of the Costa Rican river banks.
Enjoy
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Day 1 - Aug 12, 2018
After almost 15 years my 270L tank feels like it is nearing the end of it’s life, so this may well be my last scape in this tank. It has served me well with a top 300 ranking in the ADA aquascaping competition (early days) and an invitation to compete in the UKAPS aquascaping contest a few years back, where I learned a lot.
So below is where my last scape ended up and now its time to see if I can better it.
I’m quite a fan of Crypts so they will feature throughout. I’ll keep you posted of progress. I do have a huge pile of plants Anubias, Bolbitis, Java Fern narrow, some Crypts and some wood, if people want to swap, or buy it, if you are interested PM me and I’ll post pictures.
270L braced tank - Eheim Professional 350 filter with Eheim pre-filter
2L JBL CO2 system with Sera diffuser
AquaRay LED tiles x 2 (2pm fade up - 9pm fade down) - 1x 36 inch fluorescent tube
Amazonia soil (mainly original version with small top-up of new)
Unipac 2mm gravel (for river)
Various pieces of bogwood - Grey aquascaping rock - Smooth pebbles
Anubias barteri
Cryptocoryne crispatula
Cryptocoryne lutea
Cryptocoryne wendtii (green and brown)
Cryptocoryne willisii
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Eleocharis acicularis mini
Hemianthus callitrichoides
100+ Cherry shrimps and some old Amano shrimps
3 Columbian bronze top Corydoras, 4 Corydoras Sterbai, 1 Corydoras Nattereri (+7 years old)
6 Kitty tetra, 30 Glowlight tetras
No sketches, just making it up as I go along, and from memory of the Costa Rican river banks.
Enjoy
Previous tank.
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