Advertisements
Aquatic Avenue Banner Tropica Shop Banner Fishy Business Banner
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 20 of 23

Thread: Planted Tank Low Light

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil

    Planted Tank Low Light

    Advertisements
    Fresh n Marine aQuarium Banner

    Advertise here

    Advertise here
    Hi,

    I'm brazilian and this is my tank.







    Setup
    Tank: 200L
    Light: 1 30W super-light
    Filter: Fluval 404
    CO2: 1buble/sec
    Plants: Anubias nana, microsorum widelov, microsorum narrow leaf, java moss, criptocorine beckti, ciptocorine balansae, criptocorine pontederiifolia, ninphea rubra, valisnerea Gigantea
    Fishes: Otocinclus spp., Hyphessobrycon amandae and Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi.
    Invertebrates: Neritinas Zebra, Caridinas Japonicas,

    That's all

    Sorry my english...

    André Alcantara

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Ang Mo Kio
    Posts
    4,544
    Feedback Score
    6 (100%)
    Images
    81
    Country
    Singapore
    Whoa! Nice!

    I like how you combine the red tetras (are those ember tetras?) with the greenness, and the black foreground.

    P.S. Welcome to AQ André!

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    CZ/Europe
    Posts
    194
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    7
    Country
    Czech_Republic
    wow! really nice setup.
    can I ask you for the tank height width and depth?

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Posts
    4,923
    Feedback Score
    4 (100%)
    Images
    375
    Country
    Japan
    Welcom to AQ!!

    That is a pretty nifty tank you got there!!
    Sweet!

  5. #5
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Posts
    2,240
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    141
    Country
    Singapore
    Welcome to AQ André, certainly a nice looking tank, any pics of the full view?
    ...I love rubies too ...
    Ken

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Hi friends,

    I'm happy because you liked my tank.

    Yes squee, are Ember Tetras.

    V31,
    the dimensions tank are widht 79 inches, high 20 inches and deph 16 inches or 200x50x40 for brazilians. it´s a medium tank.

    Another recent pictures:





    Thank´s for all.

    André Alcantara

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Woodlands
    Posts
    3,938
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    54
    Country
    Singapore
    Welcome to AQ André!

    That's a big tank -- 200cm is close to 7ft long! Your tank volume should be 400L and not 200L.

    Aquascape looks beautiful and successful for a low-tech setup. You only have 30W of lights over such a big tank?
    koah fong
    Juggler's tanks

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    港脚
    Posts
    577
    Feedback Score
    1 (100%)
    Country
    Singapore
    Like the way u make gd use of the nanas. Great work! Ever tot of filling up the empty foreground?

    Cheers
    JC

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    East
    Posts
    263
    Feedback Score
    2 (100%)
    Country
    Singapore

    Thumbs up

    ne word...FANTASTIC...another word...BEAUTIFUL...nice layout of all the plants, n the combination of the red tetras n the green plants were just brilliant..

  10. #10
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    136
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    Very beautiful!

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Hello friends,

    I'm sorry Juggler, I make a mistake, the dimensions of the tank are 100X50X40 cm or 39X20X16 inch. If only 30W super-light bulb, this is correct.

    Solonavi,
    I love anubias nana. I' dont know if I understand your question (my english it's so bad I'm sorry) but I want leave the foreground free...

    I put new pictures soon...


    Tank's for all

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Hi Friends,

    more new pictures from my tank

    Front View - I cut the valisnerias in background


    Center View


    Ember Tetra


    Black Neon


    Side View


    That's all

    André Alcantara

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Katong
    Posts
    1,339
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    First of all, that is a really beautiful tank, did you submit it for competition, I think it is a comeptition material.

    Anyway, Solonavi meant adding some plants to the front where it is bare and I agree with him, maybe not too much, but enough to break up the empty space.

    You should also add a black background to create a greater contrast.

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Thank you by the incentive Jungle-Mania,
    in the beginning there was a carpet of tenellus tenellus in front of the aquarium, but I thought better remove-them.

    Look


    About the background the suggestion would be remove the valisnérias and leave a black background, is that?

    In the future I like to replace the valisnerias by Criptocorine Balansae, but the slow growth of them is an inconvenient one with decrease brightness (only 30W)

    Thank's for all

    (and tank's freetranslation.com )

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Posts
    4,923
    Feedback Score
    4 (100%)
    Images
    375
    Country
    Japan
    i think your tank looks good the way it is right now...Great job!!

  16. #16
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Location
    Singapore
    Posts
    136
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    The valisnérias are nice, leave them! I like valisnérias heehee

  17. #17
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Thank you guys...

    ranmasatome,

    they will grow soon.

    I have some problems if my pictures

  18. #18
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    Serangoon Central
    Posts
    352
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Singapore
    Hey Andre,

    Very nice tank you have there.

    Did you just snip off the tops of the Vallisneria? Those leaves will turn brown and die of pretty soon. Perhaps you can cut off from the base those leaves that you find too long?

    Cheers.

  19. #19
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    São Paulo - Capital
    Posts
    44
    Feedback Score
    0
    Country
    Brazil
    Thank you FishFan,

    ...But I always cut the tip of the valisnerias and they continue growing. I never had problems.
    Last edited by André Alcantara; 17th Mar 2006 at 06:20.

  20. #20
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Woodlands
    Posts
    1,065
    Feedback Score
    0
    Images
    11
    Country
    Singapore
    that's a very nice tank setup...!!

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •