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    My brother and I decided to tear down the old scape a month back (which provided a tremendous amount of learning) and combine our efforts on this new scape partly because of our shallow pockets. Still consider ourselves new to aquascaping even after all these years keeping fishes thus still learning to correctly identify plant names. Please feel free to comment and leave some tips to improve the scape!

    The idea was centred around the idea of flora and fauna found in the South American regions (which eventually did not happen due to some plant selection).

    Tank size: 90x45x45cm
    Lighting: 4x39W Osram T5HO
    Co2: Approximately 1.5bps
    Filter: Eheim Professional 2224

    Substrate:
    1. ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia (Normal and powdered types)
    2. SUDO Bottom Sand

    Flora:
    1. Anubias barteri 'petite'
    2. Staurogyne repens
    3. Lilaeopsis brasiliensis (Brazilian micro sword)
    4. Blyxa japonica
    5. Echinodorus amazonicus (Amazon sword)
    6. Marsilea quadrifolia (?)
    7. Green and red Nymphaea zenkeri
    8. Hygrophila corymbosa (?)
    9. Pogostemon stellata

    Almost half of the water surface was filled with frogbits and salvinia natans which I recently removed due to some plants not growing well.

    Fauna (in progress after a month):
    1. Carnigiella strigata / marbled hatchetfish (water level lowered to prevent jumping/flying)
    2. Corydoras hastasus
    3. Corydoras pygmaeus
    4. Otocinclus

    I plan to add more corydoras hastasus in stages and probably a bolivian ram or apistogramma pair.

    Looking forward to your comments!
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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Good job.

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Nice Amazon style setup. I feel that the depth of your soil is not high enough for rooted plants if you intend to grow some in your scape.

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by blue33 View Post
    Good job.
    Thanks for the words of encouragement!

    Quote Originally Posted by magpie View Post
    Nice Amazon style setup. I feel that the depth of your soil is not high enough for rooted plants if you intend to grow some in your scape.
    The soil at the back is raised to around 4cm. Is that sufficient?

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Your scape looks nice! Can't wait for it to mature. Do keep us updated on it's progress.
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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by aquarius View Post
    Your scape looks nice! Can't wait for it to mature. Do keep us updated on it's progress.
    Thanks! Beginners luck plus the time spent reading forums in AQ 😆

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    good day apek bro
    really nice tank, like a island
    camping for more progress
    thanks for sharing

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Look great.




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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by paul poon View Post
    good day apek bro
    really nice tank, like a island
    camping for more progress
    thanks for sharing
    Quote Originally Posted by Kiang View Post
    Look great.




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    Thanks bros!

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Apek very nice..
    you better start head count on the hatchet fish..

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    Quote Originally Posted by zerofighterx101 View Post
    Apek very nice..
    you better start head count on the hatchet fish..
    I've been warned too many times! Lets hope the scape matures well to give them a reason to stay in the tank!

    Anyway, staurogyne repens are carpeting well at both sides of the tank. The ones in the middle are showing slow growth at the moment. I've moved around some of the rocks to add more "perspective" leaving some areas of the soil bare. Looking to add more plants when I have time to get some.

    Any recommendations? 😊

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    I like hatchet fishes! Very much. I have not stop keeping them since 2000. One of my tank will always have hatchet.. be it black wing, marbled, silver, spotted silver : ) Yes, there are many kinds of hatchet. They are super peaceful


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    Ya but they are super jumpers. I bought 10. Jump until left 1 survivor

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by barmby View Post
    I like hatchet fishes! Very much. I have not stop keeping them since 2000. One of my tank will always have hatchet.. be it black wing, marbled, silver, spotted silver : ) Yes, there are many kinds of hatchet. They are super peaceful

    Nice scape!


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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by apek19 View Post
    My brother and I decided to tear down the old scape a month back (which provided a tremendous amount of learning) and combine our efforts on this new scape partly because of our shallow pockets. Still consider ourselves new to aquascaping even after all these years keeping fishes thus still learning to correctly identify plant names. Please feel free to comment and leave some tips to improve the scape!

    The idea was centred around the idea of flora and fauna found in the South American regions (which eventually did not happen due to some plant selection).

    Tank size: 90x45x45cm
    Lighting: 4x39W Osram T5HO
    Co2: Approximately 1.5bps
    Filter: Eheim Professional 2224

    Substrate:
    1. ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia (Normal and powdered types)
    2. SUDO Bottom Sand

    Flora:
    1. Anubias barteri 'petite'
    2. Staurogyne repens
    3. Lilaeopsis brasiliensis (Brazilian micro sword)
    4. Blyxa japonica
    5. Echinodorus amazonicus (Amazon sword)
    6. Marsilea quadrifolia (?)
    7. Green and red Nymphaea zenkeri
    8. Hygrophila corymbosa (?)
    9. Pogostemon stellata

    Almost half of the water surface was filled with frogbits and salvinia natans which I recently removed due to some plants not growing well.

    Fauna (in progress after a month):
    1. Carnigiella strigata / marbled hatchetfish (water level lowered to prevent jumping/flying)
    2. Corydoras hastasus
    3. Corydoras pygmaeus
    4. Otocinclus

    I plan to add more corydoras hastasus in stages and probably a bolivian ram or apistogramma pair.

    Looking forward to your comments!
    Nice scape!


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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Wow...very professional. Can't wait to see it grow. Cheers

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Good job...this is what I have in mind when I will start my new tank ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by nicholasliao View Post
    Ya but they are super jumpers. I bought 10. Jump until left 1 survivor

    Any idea how high they can jump? I knew about it before I bought them but I simply found them gorgeous for an amazonian themed scape. I've lowered my water level to reduce the possibility of casualties.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiang View Post
    Nice scape!


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    Thanks bro!

    Quote Originally Posted by Kiang View Post
    Nice scape!


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    Quote Originally Posted by KEN LEE View Post
    Wow...very professional. Can't wait to see it grow. Cheers
    Still new in the hobby! This is my second attempt at a staurogyne carpet after purchasing from bro felix last year. Wasn't successful that time round. Hope this time is much better!

    Quote Originally Posted by AquaObsession View Post
    Good job...this is what I have in mind when I will start my new tank ..

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    Great! Care to share what plant selection you have in mind?


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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Bolbitis.. java fern.. balansae... crypts. . Staugaurne repens.. fissidens... mauybe 1 amazon sword

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    Re: New 3ft Scape

    Quote Originally Posted by AquaObsession View Post
    Bolbitis.. java fern.. balansae... crypts. . Staugaurne repens.. fissidens... mauybe 1 amazon sword

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    Awesome! Will look out for your scape!

    Anyway I think my previous response had problems with the formatting. Sorry about that. Thanks for the encouraging words everyone!

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