My 90 cm

[ShawnMac]

Quick photo from today. I hope to fill in later with more details

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[tadabis]

Very nice tank, add some info for us about it

 

[Eduard18]

Very nice


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[Manisha]

Great sense of scale...

 

[Tim Harrison]

That looks great, I like it a lot...I'm just wondering what it'd look like if the back corners were filled out with stems, I'm thinking some red would work well.
Leaving the scape open at the back where the path leads will still give it that open infinity feel.

 

[ShawnMac]

That looks great, I like it a lot...I'm just wondering what it'd look like if the back corners were filled out with stems, I'm thinking some red would work well.
Leaving the scape open at the back where the path leads will still give it that open infinity feel.

Stems were just trimmed getting shaped and growing back. Limnophilia hippuroides for color and myrio mattogrossense

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[Fran]

Lovely tank. Well done.

 

[George Farmer]

I'm impressed, Shawn. Mostly because you refer to it as a 90cm and not a 3 footer or 36"....

Lovely 'scape, BTW.

 

[bloskas]

very nice tank!! any tips on the pinnatifida?!

 

[ShawnMac]

I'm impressed, Shawn. Mostly because you refer to it as a 90cm and not a 3 footer or 36"....

Lovely 'scape, BTW.

Thank you! I am a fan of the metric system

any tips on the pinnatifida?!

H. pinnatifida is actually a fairly easy plant as long as you have enough light and CO2. Grows anywhere and on anything, so can be used like many epiphytic plants. Trim often to encourage bushing and new leaves/stems. Under lower light levels it tends to grow tall, higher light levels it branches out and gets a pinker tone to the leaves. Lots of folks complain about pinholes in the leaves. IME, this is in older leaves and isn't necessarily a dosing problem if you are using a robust dosing system like EI. To me, it seems like a common symptom in the plant of other variables like flow and CO2. I'm dosing pretty lean right now and don't get any pinholes. I've seen pinholes with richer dosing.

add some info for us about it

This tank has had a bit of a storied past...at least this scape. It has been running for 3.5 years and during that time there have been quite a few changes in the types of equipment running. Long story short, I used to call it my "ultra-tech" because I had so many different gadgets running on it. I've since gone back to basics with it and re-emphasized to myself that a healthy planted tank only really needs some simple basic needs met: Light, CO2, flow, and nutrients. Get these down and you will be successful. More later when I have some time to post up photos and tell more about the changes on the equipment side.

 

[tim]

Awesome scape Shawn, layout has a great sense of depth, look forward to the detail updates

 

[rebel]

Nice tank @ShawnMac, understated and elegent.

Would love to see a large detailed portrait of it.

Is all the CO2 being given only using that small diffuser in the upper right??

 

[mibe661]

Really nice scape! Would love to know the tank details/fert regime e.tc.

 

[ShawnMac]

Nice tank @ShawnMac, understated and elegent.

Would love to see a large detailed portrait of it.

Is all the CO2 being given only using that small diffuser in the upper right??

• Thank you! I actually forgot I had not updated this thread. I'll try to do so now. This tank and particularly this aquascape has gone through a lot of transitions equipment wise. Over on ASW I titled the thread my Ultratech due to the fact I was running so many different gadgets. So I suppose I'll start by telling you about the bits I've used and since ditched. I've come full circle on several of these gadgets.
• Originally running an eheim 2076 filter through a cerges CO2 reactor. If you listen to the most recent podcast you can hear all about getting rid of this setup in exchange for an ADA superjet 1200. Since I had felt my flow was insufficient with the 2076 I was also running an ecotech mp10 on the lower end.
• I used a pH controller at times and have a little write up of how I did that on ASW. pH controllers have their pros and cons, but my conclusion, which shouldn't be a surprise since it is pretty conventional wisdom these days, is that you don't need one and it doesn't provide an advantage over other methods. I also had a temp probe for giggles..I already had a probe in the tank with the pH controller so one more wasn't a big deal.
• I have an ATO system and have kept that. I really like this and would recommend one to anyone with a tank greater than a 60 cm. Maintaining a consistent water level is very helpful when shooting for stable consistent CO2 levels. With a fluctuating water level you can find your rates of CO2 degassing changing, which can cause issues in some cases.
• I have an auto doser, which is another piece of equipment I like and appreciate. I'm bad at getting my dosing in every day and felt an auto doser, like the ATO, would help with my human limitations. Funny thing, I haven't made time to refill the reservoir for about a month...no dosing for a month. I can tell the tank is pretty nitrate limited at this point because some plants like blyxxa, L. hippurpiodes, and even myrio mattogrossense are getting more color. No algae though (high quality substrate and great flow and filtration).
• Since I have an ATO, I traded out my eheim skimmer for the ADA vuppa I had boxed up. It needed lots of regular adjustments without the ATO...now it doesn't. It looks nicer, but still needs a little more attention. RCS and plan debris can make their way into the impeller and clog up the pump.
  
  The biggest and most critical change I have made was improving the filter flow and capacity. The Superjet is incredible. I was having regular bouts with BBA and felt it was due to CO2 inconsistency and poor filtration. The poor flow through the cerges combined with fluctuating flow rates between cleanings was being a problem. So, I had a chance to upgrade the filter and went big. I cannot stress enough how impressive this piece of equipment is and how it has made such an enormous difference. I dropped the cerges reactor and ditched the mp-10 pump. The health of my plants has increased dramatically, no more BBA and I'm even using less Co2 through a less efficient diffusion method in the glass diffuser. I really think when we find ourselves running really high CO2 levels we are trying to compensate for poor flow and filtration in some cases. I simplified everything...took a back to basics approach once the filter was improved. Ditched all the excess gear that was trying to compensate for a fundamental shortcoming in flow/filtration. If you ask me, the real secret to ADA's nature aquarium gallery is the superjet filter.
  
  So here is what I'm running now:

• ADA 90p 90x45x45cm
• Pressurized CO2 through VIV glass diffuser
• ADA Superjet 1200 with biorio media
• GHL autodoser (currently on a one month reservoir drought); normally runs EI daily dosing split into about 6 daily intervals. I'm considering running leaner in the next scape.
• ADA Vuppa
• micro Auto Top Off system with optical sensor and 5 gallon reservoir
• ATI Sunpower light with dimmable ballast. 10 hours at 35% (approximately 80-140 PAR depending, 40 substrate level probably). Viewing hours extended 8 am to 10 am at 1% power two bulbs and 8 pm to 10 pm 1% power two bulbs (of 4 bulbs)
• ADA aquasoil
• Seiryu stone

I'll get a flora and fauna list sometime soon. I was originally hoping to take this to a final photo, but am anxious to rescape...so could be doing that very soon. I might livestream it over facebook...

 

[ShawnMac]

Looks like I'm missing my most recent update before taking this setup down. I'll post that later once I'm at the computer. In the meantime here is the new scape from yesterday
Completed scaping the new layout yesterday. My dad was visiting and kind enough to assist with preparing plants and much of the grunt work which made the work a lot easier...Amano was certainly onto something there too. I have a lot of photos on my camera I will post later, for now the few on my phone will have to do.

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