Patzu's 15 Gallon Tank

[patzu]

Hello everyone,

I am Laszlo Csipler and I have been reading the Hungarian Aquascaping Community and this splendid forum under nickname "Patzu" for a while.
I would like to show my first planted tank already shown on HAC to you as well.
It was set up in this form at the beginning of 2010.
Tank details:
Tank: 60×30×35
Light: T5 HO 2×24W/865 daylight 6500 K (16×549mm)
Filtration: Tetratec ex 600 (600lph) and an DIY filteraquarium.
Decor: Red Moor wood, Basalt stone
CO2: Pressurized CO2 system with 5kg bottle, Dennerle diffuser, Drop Checker, bubble counter
Fertilization: EI. + Easy carbo
Water changes: 50%/weeks.


Plants: Glossostigma Elatinoides, Rotala rotundifolia, Anubias barteri var. Nana, Microsorum pteropus, Ludwigia Repens, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Spiky Moss.

Fish/Invertebrates: Otocinclus affinis, Nannostomus beckfordi, Hyphessobrycon serpae, Poecilia sphenops, Neocaridina heteropoda, Caridina multidentata, Neocaridina gracilirostris, Tanichthys albonubes.

First day

after two weeks

before trimming

after trimming

...and currently

...and a short video:

 

[a1Matt]

Beautiful.
You should be very proud.
Amazing for your first planted tank.

 

[sanj]

Very nice Laszlo.

Im noticing alot of good Aquascapers coming from Hungary.

 

[B7fec]

Absolutely STUNNING! Wish my first setup was half as good!
Well done!!

 

[Paulus]

great looking tank

 

[patzu]

Beautiful.
You should be very proud.
Amazing for your first planted tank.

Thanks a1Matt, for your nice comment!

 

[patzu]

Very nice Laszlo.

Im noticing alot of good Aquascapers coming from Hungary.

Thanks, sanj!

Thanks to the guys on the HAC, who strive to popularize the aquascaping in Hungary!

 

[patzu]

Absolutely STUNNING! Wish my first setup was half as good!
Well done!!

Its very nice to know, you like my Tank!

 

[samc]

lovely little tank patzu

i just had a look on HAC and there are some great tanks on there. you seem to have your own style in hungary

 

[patzu]

lovely little tank patzu

i just had a look on HAC and there are some great tanks on there. you seem to have your own style in hungary

samc ! Thank you for the compliment.

....sorry about the quality of my Photos.

 

[Mortis]

Great ! Somehow I think it would look even better with a lighter coloured background. Sky blue colour perhaps ?

 

[patzu]

yeah. I thought too, that a lighter coloured background would be better.
I think, I will try that.
Thanks Mortis!

 

[LondonDragon]

Looking great
Very good results, that moss in the middle does cast a nasty shadow at the front of the tank, but other than that its perfect

 

[patzu]

Looking great
Very good results, that moss in the middle does cast a nasty shadow at the front of the tank, but other than that its perfect

Thanks! Yes, this moss needs a thorough cut!

 

[patzu]

Great ! Somehow I think it would look even better with a lighter coloured background. Sky blue colour perhaps ?

Looking great
Very good results, that moss in the middle does cast a nasty shadow at the front of the tank, but other than that its perfect

I have trimmed the Spiky moss, and changed the background.
Thanks, you for the good ideas!
Here's the outcome:

 

[ilaymir]

-Some problems may begin to occur with your plants (especielly with Ludwigia repens).
-Suggest to check your water change and fertilization regime.

Regards

ilaymir

 

[Mark Evans]

Some problems may begin to occur with your plants (especielly with Ludwigia repens).

glass half empty mate?

wow, patzu! This is very pretty indeed. A first tank?....excellent.

nice to see the creative side to the photography. Try to get a graduated blue background for some different effects.

 

[patzu]

-Some problems may begin to occur with your plants (especielly with Ludwigia repens).
-Suggest to check your water change and fertilization regime.

Regards

ilaymir

What do you think of exactly ?

 

[patzu]

Some problems may begin to occur with your plants (especielly with Ludwigia repens).

glass half empty mate?

wow, patzu! This is very pretty indeed. A first tank?....excellent.

nice to see the creative side to the photography. Try to get a graduated blue background for some different effects.

Thanks, saintly!
Unfortunately, I have only a compact camera , and this gives the creativity a certain limit, but with the blue background interesting effects must be reached.
I will try that.

Sorry for my English!

 

[peter1979]

Really great looking tank Patzu, something to be proud of for your first effort. I wish mine was as healthy looking as yours.
Pete