Red Canyon

[Gonçalo Silva]

Hey guys, its my first post here and I want to share one of my aquariums.

Setup

Start:
26/12/2016

Aquarium:
40x40x40x5 with acrylic ice white sheet in the background

Light:
Chihiros A401 3850 lumens 24w - 7h/day

Filtrer:
JBL Cristal-profi e901 with standard filter media
Lily Pipe outflow VIV 13mm
Lily Pipe inflow Hinterfeld skimmer 13mm

Substrate:
Ada Amazônia 9L

CO2:
2kg bottle
Dual stage regulator
Camozzi Solenoide
ADA check valve
ADA precision valve
JBL Proflora direct 12/16

Temperature:
100w 25º

Hardscape:
Volcanic rock (around 20kg)
Standard light yellow sand

Ferts:
DIY ADA salt ferts (Nuno M. recipe with a small tweak cause I don't have urea or nh4)

Plants:
Rotala Rotundifolia
Rotala Green
Rotala Wallichii
Micranthemum Monte carlo
Eleocharis acicularis Mini
Taxyphyllum Flame
Pogostemon Helferi
Ranunculus Inundatus

Fish/Shrimps:
1.000.000 Neocaridina Red Sakura
a couple of Yellow tiger Endlers
2 very young Ramirezis German Blue


Photos:

Hardscape

Sem título by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

First day

DSC_0687-1 by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

DSC_0688-1 by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

At the moment (3 months old)

Red Canyon - 3 meses by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

Sorry about picture quality (I'm still learning) and my english (rusted).

Hope you like it!

Abraço (cheers)

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Please feel free to critique the hardscape or anything you would do different.

Abraço

 

[TomatoandEgg]

Its really nice. The plants looks so vibrant and healthy. Amazing.

Would like it if plants above the halfway point we much smaller to help the depth perception element that u created with the hardscape. Mini coin buce, hc etc. But thats just me i am a noob

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Its really nice. The plants looks so vibrant and healthy. Amazing.

Would like it if plants above the halfway point we much smaller to help the depth perception element that u created with the hardscape. Mini coin buce, hc etc. But thats just me i am a noob

I'm working on in

This is the ferts recipe i'm doing for this aqua.

Fert Red Canyon by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

Abraço

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Yesterday pic:

DSC_0148 by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Iaplc2017 by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

Done!

 

[Dominik_K]

Good luck for the contast. Nice looking scape

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Good luck for the contast. Nice looking scape

Thanks! The expectations are not very high, cause my photography skills are low (atm).

 

[Gonçalo Silva]

Red Canyon by Gonçalo Silva, no Flickr

#595 IAPLC 2017

Next year will be better!

Abraço