Nature of the wall

[Levinen]

I would like to show you my new aquarium. This is no ordinary project. Is built into one wall of the apartment. I was scared at first because of the cleaning and care, but fortunately this is not a problem. Four months in the aquarium and everything is fine with that. I hope you like it.

Start date: 2011.02.20.
Tank: 90x45x45 (182l)
Lighting: 2x70W HQI (6500K) 8h/day + 2x24W T5 Grolux Sylvania (8000K) 10h/day
Filtration: Eheim 2075 with glass ware
Substrate: ADA amasonia + JBL Manado + Tropica plant substrate
Fertilizer: KNo3, K2So4, KH2Po4, Micro+, carbo
Co2: 2 kg cylinder, Dennerle regulator, glass diffuser and counter
Water parameters: Gh: 12 Kh: 8, Ph: 6,8-7, Po4: 0,8, No3: 3, Fe: 0,1
Dekorations: savanna wood, seiryu stones

Animals:
25 x Trigonostigma hengeli
10 x Otocinclus affinis
3 x Poecilia sphenops (guests)
10 x Caridina multidentata

Plants:
-Microsorium narrow
-Bolbitis heudelotii
-Staurogine sp.
-Myriophyllum matogrossense
-Hemiathus micranthemoides
-Echinodorus tenelus
-Glossostigma elatinoides
-Eleocharis parvula
-Fissidens fontanus
-Taxiphyllum sp. - Spiky moss

Back stage

Atmosphere in the living room

Front view 2011.06.25.

 

[Mark Evans]

Absolutely beautiful. Very inspiring.

 

[Levinen]

Absolutely beautiful. Very inspiring.

Thank you, I am glad that you like! 8)

 

[Gill]

Stunning Tank, Very Atmospheric. Must be Very Relaxing to watch.

 

[flygja]

That is very beautiful and nicely executed.

 

[greenjar]

As everyone has said before me - Great setup and layout, inspiring in so many ways. Thanks for sharing

 

[Morgan Freeman]

Absolutely perfect.

 

[worwood]

Truly beautiful! I'd quite happily forgo my TV for an aquarium like this

You don't have any shots like the first picture once it's set up do you? and out of interest how do you get round the back to do maintenance?

 

[Levinen]

Thank you to everyone that they are doing something right.
It is not easy to do from the back of the maintenance, but it's just such a project. Share more pictures that are created from the start.

Start by a wall built in our new home, in our living room:

The DIY cabinet under the aquarium and my patents: Kichen magnet for means

The layout and the planting pictures soon, If you are interested in.

 

[twg]

Incredibly beautiful.

I am extremely jealous!

 

[PeteA]

That's not only pretty amazing, but the cabinet is spot ace too!

 

[Levinen]

Layout:

1. Empty aquarium
2. Bacter100
3. Tropica plant substrate
4. JBL Manado lift
5. Dirtwood on Amasonia
6. I put the stones are placed around the dirtwood

7. More stones and wood and the layout's ready

 

[niru]

Thats a real beauty! Fantastic tank, great setup, good execution, and a pride of the the house!

Perhaps guys on APS should have a new category "masterpieces at homes" as well. This tank would do wonders overall.

 

[Levinen]

Thats a real beauty! Fantastic tank, great setup, good execution, and a pride of the the house!

Perhaps guys on APS should have a new category "masterpieces at homes" as well. This tank would do wonders overall.

Thanks Niru! I like the idea. I support this.

 

[flyingfish]

You made a beautiful cabinet then that wasnt enough so you put it in a wall, then finished it by doing a top notch scape inside!

Dude, you're my hero!!

 

[twg]

You also made a strangely 'Octopus' looking piece of wood into a perfect feature for the scape.

Having now seen the piece in the initial stages I doubt i'd have had the imagination for that.

Turned into a real beauty.

 

[Levinen]

You made a beautiful cabinet then that wasnt enough so you put it in a wall, then finished it by doing a top notch scape inside!

Dude, you're my hero!!

Thanx Flyingfish!

If you are not a hero, but an aquascaper.

 

[Levinen]

You also made a strangely 'Octopus' looking piece of wood into a perfect feature for the scape.

Having now seen the piece in the initial stages I doubt i'd have had the imagination for that.

Turned into a real beauty.

Funny you say. This dirtwood reminded me of the octopus. The famous fresh-water octopus.
TWG Thanx!

 

[Levinen]

Planting:

Eleocharis parvula and a Glossostigma elationides before planting

Staurogine sp. planting

Spraying with water. The plants will not dry out during the planting

The Staurogine sp. is in place

Fissidens tying

The moss on the dirtwood

 

[Bobtastic]

For selfish reasons... I'd love to see picture of the cabinets construction!

I would like to make my own ADA style cab.

Your tank looks lovely. Great idea, really well executed!