Scape that s#@t!

[-serok-]

Hi there!

I'm new here, but wanted to introduce myself with of one of my latest tanks. I named it "Scape that blahblahblahblah!" and it won the live contest "The Art of the planted Aquarium 2015" in Hannover, Germany. Happy with that

It's a Dennerle Scapers tank with size 40x32x28cm, volume is 35l.
The hardscape is african pagode stone, substrate is Dennerle soil and white sand.
I changend lighting from time to time, but most of the time there have been about 40W of lighting above the tank.

I used 18 or 19 different plants in this tank. Let me try to count them all...

- Hemianthus c. "Cuba"
- Micranthenum "Monte Carlo"
- Eleocharis pussila
- Fissidens fontanus
- Fissidens nobilis
- Riccardia spec.
- Vesicularia montagnei
- Mini Taiwan Moss
- Bolbitis heteroclitha
- Schismatoglothis roseospatha
- Crepidomanes calicut
- Rotala mexicana "Goias"
- Anubias nana "petite"
- Plagiomnium cf. affine
- Plagiochila integerrima
- 4 different Bucephalandra

Inhabitants are Caridina simoni simoni and some snails.

The photo shows the tank at age of 3 month.

This photo shows the tank at day one.

What do you think? I hope you like it

 

[Andy D]

It looks great!

 

[Christos Ioannou]

Thats fantastic! What's the secret for keeping the white sand... white after 3 months?

 

[ADA]

Thats fantastic! What's the secret for keeping the white sand... white after 3 months?

Lots of shrimp

 

[banthaman.jm]

Great tank and name
Jim

 

[Noman]

Gorgeous!

 

[stu_]

Great tank and name
Jim

Great tank,terrible name.

 

[-serok-]

Hi folks!

Thank you very much!

Great tank,terrible name.

Yeah? Why?! I didn't want to name it as ordinary as the most scapes.

What's the secret for keeping the white sand... white after 3 months?

A lot of shrimps, an attuned fertilization and some maintenance

 

[Andy Thurston]

Yeah? Why?! I didn't want to name it as ordinary as the most scapes.

not really suitable for a forum aimed at all ages

 

[Alexander Belchenko]

I saw your tank at definitelyaquascape.tv channel recently. Piotr took the video from 3 sides. Very precise work. Congrats on winning that contest.
I'd like to know. Are you created that work at home and then just transported the entire setup to the show? Or you re-created it at new place?

 

[Alexander Belchenko]

Found it

this tank at 2:40

 

[-serok-]

I'd like to know. Are you created that work at home and then just transported the entire setup to the show? Or you re-created it at new place?

The tank was running at home and I brought it there.

not really suitable for a forum aimed at all ages

Mmrpf... yeah, ok. Should I change my Avatar?

 

[Tim Harrison]

Yep...I think that'd be a good idea too...it detracts from your obvious genius...

 

[REDSTEVEO]

Wow that is some plant list youv'e got!

Hemianthus c. "Cuba"
- Micranthenum "Monte Carlo"
- Eleocharis pussila
- Fissidens fontanus
- Fissidens nobilis
- Riccardia spec.
- Vesicularia montagnei
- Mini Taiwan Moss
- Bolbitis heteroclitha
- Schismatoglothis roseospatha
- Crepidomanes calicut
- Rotala mexicana "Goias"
- Anubias nana "petite"
- Plagiomnium cf. affine
- Plagiochila integerrima
- 4 different Bucephalandra

Are you sure they are all in there? Tank looks great, is it just my eyesight or is there some Blue Green Algae in there.

By the way I don't think it is the Avatar that needs changing, maybe the title of the thread.

Cheers,

Steve.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Andy, Stunning Still trying to emulate your exquisite rock work and planting

 

[REDSTEVEO]

Definitely can't fault the rock work, it is an awesome replication of nature in a tank, something a lot of people strive to achieve, but most without success!

Takashi himself would be proud of this.

Steve.

 

[-serok-]

Hi there!

Thank you very much Roy and Steve for the nice feedback!

Wow that is some plant list youv'e got!

Are you sure they are all in there? Tank looks great, is it just my eyesight or is there some Blue Green Algae in there.

Of course am I sure. This was one of the special things in this tank And no, there was no blue green Algae in it.

 

[jagillham]

Stunning! More artistic flair than I'd ever manage to muster in a tank...!!