48l by Ghost

[Ghost [Duch]]

Hi

My 2ft tank

Dimensions: 64x30x25 cm
Lights: 2x18W Philips TLD 965 (9.5 hrs/day)
Filtration: AquaClear 150
CO2 injection: 5kg bottle 1-1.5bps
Parameters: KH 3, GH 4, pH 6.7, NO3 0-3, PO4 0.2-0.5
Fertilisation: 100% RO + Planta Gainer PRO: Hydro, Micro, Ferro, KNO3, K2SO4, K2HPO4
Water change: 10-13l past 4day
Water temp: 24C
Plants: Taxiphyllum sp. (Taiwan moss), Rotala sp. "green"
Bioload: shrimps, otos,

Day 53

[Goondoo]

Very nice tank!
Personally, I feel the rock abit too big for my liking. And its looks plain too... maybe a couple of smaller rocks of the same kind infront of the big one will be nice....

Overall, a extremely well maintained tank. Great work!

[lorba]

very clean and neat tank which is calming to the viewer

[Nevada]

i like the rock too ... a very focus focal point.

[K11]

Ya the rock looks nice but the foreground looks a bit empty and clean. Overall its very nice.
Water temp at 24C, aircon room?

[Star-flog]

Well, overall a very beautiful and clean tank indeed. Particularly like the color combination, layout and the rock (the grey color) too. It looks like a mountain in its mini-size. Where you got it from?

[gregorsamsa]

Hi,

i think Norbert is from Poland and that is kind of cooler than in Singapore.

I would have to say that the rock is nice and the scape is nice depsite having only 2/3 species of plants.

for the rock, i highly doubt it can be found in a SIngaporean LFS. I think if you go to a gardening or landscaping shop, you will have better luck.

by the way Norbert, how heavy is that rock?


jie sheng

[Ghost [Duch]]

Thanks for comments

My english is poor but i tray answer.

Yes, i'm from Poland so we have cold winter here . Now is quite warm (15-18*C outdoor, 20-23*C in house) but 3-4weeks ago was only 5-8*C at day and about 0*C at night

I bought this stone (river stone from polish mountains) in gardening/landscaping shop. It's very cheap kind of shop because I bought 18kg stones for only 2.5-3$. In aquatic shop the price is 1-1.5$/kg !!!
Stone is heavy, about 5kg.



This is very simple layout, I dont like layouts with many plants (over 8-10 species in one tank).
Stone is very big but i like it. Maybe in next month i remove it and put few little rock to make more open space in center.

In Poland we don't have the all "magic stuff" (substrats, light, CO2 systems from ADA etc.) like you have in Asia so we must tray do something from nothing

[Goondoo]

I think the cold weather over your side of the world is what most asian, especially Singaporeans are drooling over...

Thanks for comments

My english is poor but i tray answer.

Yes, i'm from Poland so we have cold winter here . Now is quite warm (15-18*C outdoor, 20-23*C in house) but 3-4weeks ago was only 5-8*C at day and about 0*C at night

I bought this stone (river stone from polish mountains) in gardening/landscaping shop. It's very cheap kind of shop because I bought 18kg stones for only 2.5-3$. In aquatic shop the price is 1-1.5$/kg !!!
Stone is heavy, about 5kg.



This is very simple layout, I dont like layouts with many plants (over 8-10 species in one tank).
Stone is very big but i like it. Maybe in next month i remove it and put few little rock to make more open space in center.

In Poland we don't have the all "magic stuff" (substrats, light, CO2 systems from ADA etc.) like you have in Asia so we must tray do something from nothing

[Simon]

great looking tank *applause*, I personally like the overhanging effects of the Rotala sp. 'green'

[|squee|]

I like it! The tank seems to exclude an air of Zen, is that what you had in mind?

[Ghost [Duch]]

I think the cold weather over your side of the world is what most asian, especially Singaporeans are drooling over...

Well, hard to say . This winter in Poland (in some regions) temperature fall to -31*C and there was 1-1.5m of snow

The tank seems to exclude an air of Zen, is that what you had in mind?

I don't know ...i just made it. Zen is quite strange idea in Europe, you know..different culture . Rotala and moss are my favorit plants. I love Mr Amano work, his my guru, so I think I learn (a little) about Zen from his layouts.

[gregorsamsa]

looks like i have to visit my landscaping shop very soon.

just curious Norbert. Are the 18 watt tubes mounted in a aluminium casing, or a hood?

jiesheng

[Ghost [Duch]]

Are the 18 watt tubes mounted in a aluminium casing, or a hood?

No, this is my DIY hood (?), made only from white PCV. Some pictures:

[joestoys]

I love both of your work.... i feel peaceful looking at it. I do like the large rock...... Nice touch- very unusual!

[juggler]

Nice!
A shoal of schooling fish will make the picture even better!

[janazr]

Add in school of cardinal tetras to enhance the beauty of your tank.
Overall, the tank is beautiful. I like it

[Fei Miao]

I like the tank, gives me a serene feeling. Good use of just 2 types of plants, initally I thought it's bigger than a 2 ft I agreed that the rock is a bit big, positioning it more off centre --to the left might help.

[vinz]

I love this tank... a good reminder that sometimes, simple is better. The composition also makes the tank look a lot larger then it realy is... at first glance, I had thought it was at least a 3' or 4' tank.

I like the clear foreground... it gives good contrast to the rest of the tank.

[Ghost [Duch]]

I'm looking for small fishes(2-3.5cm) but i can't find in shops species like Paracheirodon simulans or Rasbora maculata. I don't want species like Paracheirodon axelrodi or Rasbora heteromorpha because they are too popular (almost boring ). There is a big problem with many species in Poland .