F. Jeppesen
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- 29 Jul 2015
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Been waiting 7months to be able to post this, but finally time has come!
This is my first aquascape, after having a few years break from my old 400l mbuna tank!
My original idea was a very simple iwagumi setup with a gorgeous full cuba carpet. Eventually I'll put in some proper stemplants in the background to get a little depth. Still havent figured out if I'll go for some lovely green plants or some bright red ones to get a little contrast.
As you might realize, im a big fan of George' work. And this setup might have some similarities to his 1pot challenge. But hey, you gotta start somewhere! 😉
But here goes!
Tank and cabinet: Had no luck finding a supplier that would send their products to Denmark, so i made the cabinet my self, and ordered a specially made tank from Germany with the dimension i wanted.
Lighting: Up Pro led UP series from co2art. 7k
Filter: Eheim 350 professional
Heating: Hydor 200w external heater
Substrate: Black TMC nutrasoil
Co2: 2kg flask, Aluminium bubblecounter, UP inline diffuser, two gauge solenoid regulator. Running 2bps
Nutrients: Co2arts Micro and macro solution
Lilypipes are Co2Art's 16/22mm version. Lovely glasswork if you ask me.
After having all the stuff i needed lying around for 4 months waiting for my tank, I was pretty excited when I got time to make the cabinet(too much work). But the 2nd of January was the day!
Here I was setting up the hardscape. After many attempts, this is what I liked the most.
I let it sit overnight, just in case i didn't like it the next morning.
But I was still happy with it, so time to plant!
I looked away for a split second, and ended up overfilling it a bit .. But what ever..
Rinsing out the 1-2 grow cubas. Ended up using 3 pots.
Planting them all.. Time consuming work holy hell!
Now this is something I didn't suspect.. I made my cabinet 10-15cm too low if you ask me.. The external heater was a lot longer than first expected, and this created a little troubles for me.. But after waaay to long i got it working ..
After 2 days DSM, i realized the water was cold as hell.. Tank is sitting next to a really poorly insulated wall, and i was afraid the cold water would either kill the plants, or slow down growth too much. Time to fill it up!
Got a few floaters, but that was expected
Now it is just a waiting game, can't wait for that carpet to spread 😉
This is my first aquascape, after having a few years break from my old 400l mbuna tank!
My original idea was a very simple iwagumi setup with a gorgeous full cuba carpet. Eventually I'll put in some proper stemplants in the background to get a little depth. Still havent figured out if I'll go for some lovely green plants or some bright red ones to get a little contrast.
As you might realize, im a big fan of George' work. And this setup might have some similarities to his 1pot challenge. But hey, you gotta start somewhere! 😉
But here goes!
Tank and cabinet: Had no luck finding a supplier that would send their products to Denmark, so i made the cabinet my self, and ordered a specially made tank from Germany with the dimension i wanted.
Lighting: Up Pro led UP series from co2art. 7k
Filter: Eheim 350 professional
Heating: Hydor 200w external heater
Substrate: Black TMC nutrasoil
Co2: 2kg flask, Aluminium bubblecounter, UP inline diffuser, two gauge solenoid regulator. Running 2bps
Nutrients: Co2arts Micro and macro solution
Lilypipes are Co2Art's 16/22mm version. Lovely glasswork if you ask me.
After having all the stuff i needed lying around for 4 months waiting for my tank, I was pretty excited when I got time to make the cabinet(too much work). But the 2nd of January was the day!
Here I was setting up the hardscape. After many attempts, this is what I liked the most.
I let it sit overnight, just in case i didn't like it the next morning.
But I was still happy with it, so time to plant!
I looked away for a split second, and ended up overfilling it a bit .. But what ever..
Rinsing out the 1-2 grow cubas. Ended up using 3 pots.
Planting them all.. Time consuming work holy hell!
Now this is something I didn't suspect.. I made my cabinet 10-15cm too low if you ask me.. The external heater was a lot longer than first expected, and this created a little troubles for me.. But after waaay to long i got it working ..
After 2 days DSM, i realized the water was cold as hell.. Tank is sitting next to a really poorly insulated wall, and i was afraid the cold water would either kill the plants, or slow down growth too much. Time to fill it up!
Got a few floaters, but that was expected
Now it is just a waiting game, can't wait for that carpet to spread 😉