AGA 2011 3rd Place 60-120L!! 60cm iwagumi scape

[wearsbunnyslippers]

i went on holiday for 3 weeks during christmas and newyear and left my sister in charge of my tanks. needless to say this one turned to $h!t. ive slowly been bringing it back and finally things are looking good. HC needs to fill in again

what was your sister doing different or not doing for the tank to deteriorate so?

 

[icepotato89]

overfeeding, no water change, no ferts, she didnt top it up so filter was degassing the co2 when it splashed into the tank.

 

[icepotato89]

nearly there, dirty pipes.

 

[azet]

nice recovery!

question: is it an electrical toothbrush seen on the right? are you using it for cleaning rocks?

 

[skeletonw00t]

This tank is really nice

A few questions:

1) as stated in the post above - is that an electric toothbrush used for cleaning?

2) whats the background plant - on the right

Thanks x

 

[Emyr]

The background plant is Blyxa Japonica.

The nano cube to the right of this tank looks interesting to, you should upload a photo of that as well. The light above it looks real smart. What light is it?

 

[icepotato89]

yep electric toothbrushes are the best for getting in cracks and you dont have to scrub as much so you don't disturb the position of the rocks.

background plant is blyxa japonica.

the nano tank on the left has a 10w LED floodlight from ebay, that tank is very overgrown at the moment.

 

[icepotato89]

just cleaned the cleaned the pipes and waterchanged, you can see the shrimp tank in this shot

 

[Eboeagles]

Still one of my all time favourite scapes! Just lovely...

 

[icepotato89]

i made this tank really low maintenance now, lighting is only 6hrs. i water change and fertilize about once a month and trim maybe every 3 months. everything is so much easier than before... believe it or not i havnt cleaned the glass pipes in about 3 months.

 

[greenink]

I find if lighting is 6 hrs then algae massively cut. Agree with everyone else this tank amazing.

 

[clone]

Hey, lovely tank out there mate. Very natural and eye pleasing rock layout. What is the tank looks like ADA 60-p the same dimentions they are close to perfection with the golden ratio 60-30-36. You prove again that HC doesnt require strong light and special substrates Love your rock placement and hardskape flow....no eye distraction at all.... What is your experience with silicate sand? Looks like algae magnet to me...the same in my tank no algae on the rock but on te sandy area. Did you notice gas traped in the sand? What about water circulation in the sand? Keep up the good work and welcome to the UKAPS

 

[jon32]

Lovely layout and great journal. Definitely deserved the placing. It's good to see it looking so good even with less maintenance/light/dosing .

 

[icepotato89]

thanks everyone,

i'm bringing this tank to work tomorrow for Subscape Aquarium's Re-launch event. It's going to stay there so i can setup a new one at home.
Here's a video done with a friend of mine, the music is by me and another mate:

much better in 720p

 

[Antoni]

Lovely video, music and scspe! What fish are those?

 

[greenink]

Would love to see side and top shots of this to get a sense of how hardscape works - gives real sense of depth

 

[O'Neil]

This is stunning mate!

 

[icepotato89]

glad you guys like it, Antoni- the fish are green neons

 

[charlie]

Just stumbled across your journal. The tank looks amazing. I love the fact you just used sand. My lfs used sand in all his planted tanks and they grew amazingly well. Just shpws you don't need to spend a small fortune on fancy substrate systems if you get everything else right. Looking forward to your next scape.
Charlie

 

[mamo78]

nice tank.. is that hollow stainless/alum bar to hang your lamp?
sorry for my bad english