Hemianthus callitrichoides 高山草原

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:27

Update on my Hemianthus callitrichoides tank. Almost covered the entire area now. Thinking to change the background of the tank by using the blue sky poster like the Windows XP wall paper.

Anyone try before?

**zenscape** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:32

This is a beautiful tank. The rocks are well placed and HC are so lush. Care to share the parameter of the tank?

IMHO, your back ground is just fine. It gives an impression of sky. Perhaps a sufficient number of schooling fish will complete this beautiful scape

**yeoyl87** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:32

I think a poster of something like Mount Fuji or anything close will be very nice. Its like looking at another mountain from your mountain

**stmoo** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:44

nice set up...

humm... draw some cloud and a sun will do...

( just kinding)

i think its nice ... very pleasant feeling don't need any backdrop.

BTW what surface skimmer you using?

**Samuel Lee** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:51

Very nice tank layout, will really make your day just looking at the tank. Keep it up

**zyblack** · 20th Sep 2007, 10:59

Wow...one of the nicer tanks I have seen. Good job man!

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 11:11

Thanks for all compliments!

Here is the spec of the tank:
Tank: 2ft x 1ft x 1.3ft(estimate)
Lighting: 24W x 3 tubes T5HO (8 hours daily)
Substrate: ADA amazonia only
Temperature: 26 ~ 27 degree C (with an AC fan ON 24/7)
CO2: Pressurize CO2 with an external reactor (2bps)
Filter: Atman CF900 canister filter with a surface skimmer
Fauna: 30 pieces of Mosquito Rasbora

Close up shoot on the HC 2 weeks ago.

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 11:16

Originally Posted by stmoo

nice set up...

humm... draw some cloud and a sun will do...

( just kinding)

i think its nice ... very pleasant feeling don't need any backdrop.

BTW what surface skimmer you using?

I forgot the brand of the surface skimmer. But it is the smallest skimmer i found in NA.

**jowy_ham** · 20th Sep 2007, 11:28

Bro shrimp999,

How long does it take to spread for your HC to spread to the entire foreground ?

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How much you planted initially ?

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 11:49

Originally Posted by jowy_ham

Bro shrimp999,

How long does it take to spread for your HC to spread to the entire foreground ?

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How much you planted initially ?

I started from begining of July 07, but within 2 weeks HC all melted because i bought the emersed type HC.
Then i use the remaining spare HC which i float them on the other tanks and restart again at end of July. So it takes about 2 months to spread.

Here is the amount i planted 1 weeks after for the second attempt. If converted to pots maybe around 5 or 6 pots.

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Sep 2007, 13:42

Very nice growth of HC, nice overall layout too....care to share what's your fertilising regime? thanks

**juggler** · 20th Sep 2007, 14:38

Wow - nice rockscape!

**Ah_ZhaN** · 20th Sep 2007, 15:09

Very nice setup. Would love to know your fert regime too~

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 16:00

I do not have any base fert for this tank.
I dose KN03, PO4 and trace every week.
And i never change the water for more than a month!

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Sep 2007, 16:05

how much and how many times a week do you dose? your HC looks great and healthy

**shrimp999** · 20th Sep 2007, 16:09

Originally Posted by Cacatuoides

how much and how many times a week do you dose? your HC looks great and healthy

I dose once per week. 1/3 teaspoon of PO4, 1 teaspoon of KN03 and 5ml of trace.

**valice** · 20th Sep 2007, 17:45

Beautiful rock work there.
One nitpick. Maybe one more piece of rock where that void is now to break that "cut-in-the-middle" feeling.
But still great Iwagumi scape. The small amount of HC on that main rock is sweet.

Bigger and tighter schooling fish? Ember tetra (Hyphessobrycon amandae)?