Trees of desire (Dennerle Scaper's Tank)

[alex08]

Hello guys,

I'm back with a new aquarium, a new setup and lots of new ideas.
I'll take you step by step through this journey, as always.

At the start of autumn i was puting down some ideas for this project. Of course, a lot of them changed after.

Let me begin with a small inventory :
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*Aquarium*
Dennerle Scaper's Tank 50 Litres , 45x31x36 cm, glass thickness : 5mm
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*Illumination*
-First 2 weeks : Dennerle Scaper‘s Light, 24 w / 4x8000 K / 1440 lumeni
-After : DIY lamp with 3x15 w
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*Background and background lighting*
-translucent background
-Lamp with 1x105w 2700k
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*Filtration*
-Dennerle Scaper‘s Flow
-Aquael Minikani 80
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*Heater*
-Not yet
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*CO2*
-Presurized, 1 b/s, with Dennerle Flipper
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*Gravel and substrate*
-Denerle NutriBasis 6in1 2.4 kg
-Plain black gravel 12 kg
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*Fertilization* (for now)
-VIMI Micro, VIMI Accelerator
-PPS-Pro
-Dennerle V30, Dennerle E15, Dennerle PG7
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*Flora*
Microsorum pteropus mini, Microsorum pteropus 'needle leaf', Cryptocoryne parva,
Littorella uniflora, Elatine triandra, Micranthemum sp. 'Monte Carlo', Myriophyllum mattogrossense,
Pogostemon erectus, Ceratopteris thalictroides, Java moss, Anubias petite,
Najas roraima, Hemianthus glomeratus, Ludwigia sp. 'Super Red', Rotala rotundifolia,
Phyllanthus fluitans
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*Fauna*
Otocinclus affinis, Caridina sp. 'Hummel'
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*Water change*
10L weekly
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*Food*
Dennerle Shrimp King (Mineral, Complete, Protein, Color), New Life Spectrum Crustacean Formula
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*Temperature*
25 C
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*Hardscape*
Red Moore, Seiryu stones
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First pic, Dennerle Nutribasis 6in1 :

Black gravel over Nutribasis :

I started to play with the Red Moore :

Details :

Seyriu stones in place :

First plants added :

After adding Elatine triandra :

Added more Elatine triandra and some Micranthemum sp. Monte Carlo and Eleocharis sp. mini in the back :

The long awaited sand for the trail arrived and i started to work on it :

These are also the first pics with background lighting.

More pics to come and also a small and wonderful story behind this setup that i will share with you.
Hope you like it so far.

 

[sanj]

I have this tank, but it is a breeding tank, I like your scape a lot. You might find that the black gravel will show up through the sand path over time, you just have to keep on top of that.

 

[alex08]

Here is the story behind this setup and more important, this aquarium. Back in the summer i told you guys i was entering a contest, Dennerle Scaper's Tank Contest (with The Good Side setup).
I couldn't get in the top 10 of my region (i got 12) to win a complete Dennerle Scaper's Tank so i could go on to stage 2 of the contest (that was the main rule to participate).
Luckily, a fellow passionate romanian aquarist loved my setup so much that he thought of sponsoring me. So, i got the prize i was craving for, two months ago.
Time was not on my side, having only about a month to get the tank ready for contest.

So, Dennerle Scaper's Tank Contest, 2nd stage this autumn, brought my 37th place (from a total of 50) :

 

[Dantrasy]

Turned out better than your drawing. Great work! And conrats on the comp placement.

I used to have the the same 36w pl clip-on light as you. Perfect little light for a nano. Have you had any droop in the clip part?

 

[alex08]

Dantrasy, i only had the 24w lamp for this tank, so i had to find a way to give it a proper lighting. That's why i made the DIY 45w.
I belive the original lamp is perfect for a low tech setup.

 

[alex08]

Grazing...

 

[alex08]

Contest entry photo :

 

[alex08]

Last weekend update pics :

 

[alex08]

Caridina sp. Hummel

 

[Michael W]

Nice photos as always Alex. I love the C. Hummel, I was actually going to get some a few years ago, but by the time I got a plan of the setup etc they were not put up for sale anymore, I do believe I was going to get them from one of our forum sponsers.

 

[alex08]

Caridina sp. Hummel & Neocaridina davidi var. Blue Jelly

 

[alex08]

 

[alex08]

Trees of desire, with Forest Temptations, today 18.01.2015 :

Caridina sp. "Hummel", female with babies on the way :

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Alex, Wonderful

 

[mantis147]

Nice setup you have there!

 

[TallDragon]

Hi Alex, any fresh wide shots of tank?

 

[alex08]

Hello guys, i'm back with a pic :

Trees of desire - End of January - Peace and quiet

 

[alex08]

Caridina sp. "Hummel"

 

[alex08]

Arrived yesterday so let's give them a warm welcome :

Caridina cantonensis sp. Tiger

 

[alex08]

Facing a tiger