48l by Ghost

[Ghost [Duch]]

The later one has a centre rock that seems to be grabbing too much attention.

Don't you think that first big stone grabbing more attention? . All pictures with background effects was taken a week after trimming so plants was wery short. Final layout will be look more like this:



"God's hand" (I dont know why, but i like a lot this picture )

[kelloggs]

Don't you think that first big stone grabbing more attention? . All pictures with background effects was taken a week after trimming so plants was wery short. Final layout will be look more like this:



"God's hand" (I dont know why, but i like a lot this picture )

Hi Ghost,

I like alot of this picture too!!!

you have a tank of very healthy and bushy bunch of rotala sp. green. It always puzzle me because i can never have "crawling" rotala. My rotala always shoot up straight until they reach the surface and they are not growing sideway like some of yours. I prefer to the crawling effect, it looks nice. I have tried all sort of ways, like trimming down, intensive lighting etc but without success.

I have given some thought and i guess it must be either the low temperature, strong lighting or fertiliser, or all of these factors which make them "crawl".

But i discovered there is a heater in your tank!

[Ghost [Duch]]

Hi Ghost,

I like alot of this picture too!!!

you have a tank of very healthy and bushy bunch of rotala sp. green. It always puzzle me because i can never have "crawling" rotala. My rotala always shoot up straight until they reach the surface and they are not growing sideway like some of yours. I prefer to the crawling effect, it looks nice. I have tried all sort of ways, like trimming down, intensive lighting etc but without success.

I have given some thought and i guess it must be either the low temperature, strong lighting or fertiliser, or all of these factors which make them "crawl".

But i discovered there is a heater in your tank!

I don't think that temperature is a clue because i have "crawling" rotala in 21-27*C. I think that light (over 0.6-0.7W/litr) and NO3/PO4 ratio is the reason (NO3/PO4 ratio is also reason why rotala let off(?) roots over ground). Trimming is also very important (high in back, short in front).
Sorry but my english is very poor so i can't explain everything

[Dalles]

I used a hair dryer ...sometimes i use my mouth

Now, really! You're kidding me, right?
I thought this is your way to aerate the tank.

By the way: how do you aerate the water? There's no technical sistem in sight. Did you remove it before taking pictures?
I know Aquaclear 150 is like a waterfall, but there's no "gargling" below the surface.

[juggler]

Don't you think that first big stone grabbing more attention? . All pictures with background effects was taken a week after trimming so plants was wery short. Final layout will be look more like this:

Much better, don't stick out like sore thumb now.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful tanks.

[Fei Miao]

Norbert--
Are plants and fish easy to get in Poland?

[Ghost [Duch]]

Now, really! You're kidding me, right?
I thought this is your way to aerate the tank.

By the way: how do you aerate the water? There's no technical sistem in sight. Did you remove it before taking pictures?
I know Aquaclear 150 is like a waterfall, but there's no "gargling" below the surface.

No i'm not kidding . Hair dryer is wery popular (even Takashi Amano us this support ).
You can see "gargling" on surface in today photo (on the right). If "vent"(?) AC is under water there are only small waves on surface.
When i shoot photo sometimes I remove technical stuff from tank, sometimes i don't.

Norbert--
Are plants and fish easy to get in Poland?

Good question

Some plants are very hard to get. Year ago Ludwigia spec. Cuba was like "holly gral". In average shop in Poland you can buy tipical plants like: Cabomba caroliniana, anubias barterii, Hygrophila corymbosa, Ludwigia repens, Microsorum pteropus, Vallisneria americana. Like you see this is nothing special . I live in Warsaw (capitol of Poland), there is a lot aquaristic shops but hard buy something special. There is 2-3shop in Warsaw where sometimes you can buy plants from Tropica(Denmark) but we can only dream about plants like elatine triandra, Eriocaulon cinereum, Ludwigia sp. Pantanal.
We have here stuff like: HC, HM, didiplis diandra, pelia, eleocharis, r.indica, mosses, blyxa, glosso, e.tenellus so isn't so bad
In last few months there is a big "moses boom". Last years in Poland was available only Vesicularia dubyana but now eweryone want to have Taiwan, Singapore, X-mass, Stringy, Erect moss so this plants take high money prizes on Allegro (it's kind of Polish e-buy )

I think there is better with fish, you can get even arovana, wild discus, Potamotrygon Motoro or hypancistrus zebra (Zebra pleco) but in average shop you find only guppy, black mollys, some tetras and ancistrus.

I think Planted Tanks are very popular in Poland now but most tanks looks like Dutch Style or mix Dutch and Nature style. We just start learn Amano's style . Wery popular in Poland are African biotops (big tanks with stones) like Tanganica or Malawi Lakes.

[Fei Miao]

Some plants are very hard to get. Year ago Ludwigia spec. Cuba was like "holly gral". In average shop in Poland you can buy tipical plants like: Cabomba caroliniana, anubias barterii, Hygrophila corymbosa, Ludwigia repens, Microsorum pteropus, Vallisneria americana. Like you see this is nothing special . I live in Warsaw (capitol of Poland), there is a lot aquaristic shops but hard buy something special. There is 2-3shop in Warsaw where sometimes you can buy plants from Tropica(Denmark) but we can only dream about plants like elatine triandra, Eriocaulon cinereum, Ludwigia sp. Pantanal.
We have here stuff like: HC, HM, didiplis diandra, pelia, eleocharis, r.indica, mosses, blyxa, glosso, e.tenellus so isn't so bad
In last few months there is a big "moses boom". Last years in Poland was available only Vesicularia dubyana but now eweryone want to have Taiwan, Singapore, X-mass, Stringy, Erect moss so this plants take high money prizes on Allegro (it's kind of Polish e-buy )

That's not too bad, I surprised the moss made it there, what native aquatic plants and moss in Poland, have anyone tried that in aquascape?

I think Planted Tanks are very popular in Poland now but most tanks looks like Dutch Style or mix Dutch and Nature style. We just start learn Amano's style . Wery popular in Poland are African biotops (big tanks with stones) like Tanganica or Malawi Lakes.

I think you are doing very well with the Natural Aquarium/Amano Style.

[Weirong]

You have a very unique style of aquascaping. And the tank gives off a very serene and zen feel. Soothing to look at.
You really have a master's touch.
A small school of suitable fish will really complete the setup.

[Ghost [Duch]]

Thaks for comments

That's not too bad, I surprised the moss made it there, what native aquatic plants and moss in Poland, have anyone tried that in aquascape?

Hmm...native mosses in Poland. I know there is 3 species: Fontinalis antipyretica, Calliergon giganteum and some Sphagnum sp. I know that aquascapers use fontinalis but this don't always work (this moss prefer emers growning but i'm not sure). This moses are huge, 3-4times bigger than for example x-mass.

I don't know almost nothing about native plants except: acorus sp. (but this is palludarium plant) and Ceratophylum demersum

[tcy81]

Your aquascaping skills are very good, and trimming is nicing done also.
good work.