Low tech tank (Newbie)

[Ray_Norwich]

Dimensions: 60cm (L), 30cm (W) 30cm (H)

CO2: Seachem flourish dosed daily

Filtration: Oase Bio Plus Thermo 50

Lights: 8w Aquael Leddy Sunny

Photo Period: 8 hr photo period

Fertilisation: Aquascaper complete liquid plant food (2-3 ml perday )

Substrate: Gravel

Hardscape: Mopani drift wood and mountain stone

Flora:
Java fern ( & Narrow leaf)
Java Moss
Bolbitis heudelotii
Anubias Nana Bonsai & Petite
Bucephalandra (Wavy Green, Sp Red & Green Velvet)
cryptocoryne willisii

Fauna:
10 x Cardinal Tetra
Fire red cherry shrimp (breeding population, c.30 - 40)
6 Zebra and Orange Nerite snails

Additional photos:

 

[Angus]

Lovely tank Ray, healthy looking buces and anubias.

 

[Guest]

Very nice Ray, all looks very healthy 🙂

 

[Ray_Norwich]

Thank you kindly fozziebear, I'd never kept fish before and set this up for my little boy in his room last summer and was bitten by the scaping bug, his tank's been getting a lot of TLC!

 

[Ray_Norwich]

Thanks Tim!, I left out the staurogyne repens on the list of plants, unfortunately it's not going great (probably down to the gravel and fairly low light)

 

[Guest]

It's never grown well for me low-energy, but it can be a little temperamental high-energy as well.

 

[MDP91]

Looks really well that.

 

[Ray_Norwich]

Cheers, have to admit I'm really pleased with it for a first attempt, provides many hours of enjoyment

 

[miah431]

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Title: Green Wood

Dimensions: 60cm (L), 30cm (W) 30cm (H)

CO2: Seachem flourish dosed daily

Filtration: Oase Bio Plus Thermo 50 with Seachem Purigen (Bagged)

Lights: 8w Aquael Leddy Sunny

Photo Period: 8 hr photo period

Fertilisation: Tropica Plant Growth (3-4 pumps per week) & Dennerle Power Tabs

Substrate: Gravel

Hardscape: Mopani drift wood and mountain stone

Flora:
Java fern ( & Narrow leaf)
Java Moss
Bolbitis heudelotii
Anubias Nana Bonsai & Petite
Bucephalandra (Wavy Green, Sp Red & Green Velvet)
cryptocoryne willisii

Fauna:
10 x Cardinal Tetra
Fire red cherry shrimp (breeding population, c.30 - 40)
6 Zebra and Orange Nerite snails

Additional photos:
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In the bottom picture, did you attach your Java moss to the roots of the java fern? If not how did you create that look?

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[Ray_Norwich]

I guess it's a bit like a sandwich, the wood the java fern is attached to is sitting on a clump of java moss with the rock beneath it. Meant I didn't need to glue or thread

 

[miah431]

I guess it's a bit like a sandwich, the wood the java fern is attached to is sitting on a clump of java moss with the rock beneath it. Meant I didn't need to glue or thread

I think I'm going to add this to my Scape. It hasn't negatively affected the java fern has it?

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[Ray_Norwich]

No negative effects Miah, the java fern is looking really healthy and happy and the two have been growing together for some time 🙂

 

[Saffa]

Looks great

 

[Den Milligan]

It's fab..

 

[Ray_Norwich]

The result of a little rescape recently, all the same hardscape and mostly the same plants with a few new crypts...

 

[Matt @ ScapeEasy]

A very different look... I like it a lot! Just shows how dramatically different a tank can be made to look

 

[Grant Binnie]

Great looking tank

 

[azawaza]

This is much way better than the first scape. Love those Bucep!

 

[Ray_Norwich]

Thanks guys, have to agree I think the new layout works better than the last 🙂

 

[Louielubert]

Look s very good