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The Sweet Escape

alex08

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Craiova, Romania
Here is a short term setup i've made before moving to a new apartment.

It was a nice transition from my past dutchy attempts, giving more space to elements of hardscape, more wood and stones added.

Some details and of course a lot of pics to share with you guys :

~Aquarium~ : DIY
~L / W / H~ : 100x55x45 cm
~Lighting~ : 6x39w (T5 Giesemann) , 7 hours/day
~Background lighting~ : 1x30w (T8, 6500k)
~Filtration~ : Hailea HF-150 and Eheim 2322, both w/ lily pipes
~CO2~ : 2 bps for 14 hours/day
~Fertilizers~ : VIMI
~Hardscape~ : Red Moore, Twinty wood, Dragon stones
~Gravel & sand~ : JBL Manado and JBL Sansibar river sand
~Plants~ :

>Lilaeopsis novea-zealandiae
>Hygrophila polysperma rosanervig
>Myriophyllum mattogrossense
>Ceratopteris thalictroides
>Proserpinaca palustris cuba
>Rotala sp. butterfly
>Echinodorus tenellus
>Micranthemum umbrosum
>Ludwigia mini sp. red
>Microsorum trident
>Shinnersia rivularis variegated
>Crypto parva
>Polygonum sp. Kawagoeanum

~Fishes~ : 10 Rummy Nose Tetras

Pics from the beginning :

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FTS :

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And a fully planted FTS, two days later :

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