Low Light Planted Tank Nov2004-Apr2008

[André Alcantara]

Hello everybody

This is a evolution of my 200L planted tank.

November 2004
The begining 3 x 20W lamps.


January 2005
Adding Eco Complete.




October 2005
Definitely Low Light, only 30W. End of Tenellus carpet.




January 2006



February 2006


May 2006



June 2006
Whitout Valisnerias background



August 2006
Windelovs windelovs windelovs




October 2006
Windelovs whitout control


December 2006
Cut




No pictures in 2007, becuse I was very busy in other projects.

April 2008
A little bit confuse and dirt, but still cool.








This tank are finished. I will start a new 400L Low light tank if a diferent style.
I will show us soon.

Sorry about my english

André

[CK Yeo]

Wow. The anubius and ferns really settled in well.

ck

[ikuzo]

beautiful pics and what a patience you have to maintain the scape for a long time. the microsorium and anubias are growing nicely overtime. it's amazing thikning that you only have 30 watts of lighting.

[Jervis]

I personally think the tank benefitted from the low 30W light... keeping it slow and steady. And the Anubias just thrive so well! Good work!

[zephyros]

hi andre,
do you mine posting your maintenace routine, equipement as well.
Thanks.

[stormchild]

Wow. Four years in the making. Good job!

[Enda]

Wow, really inspirational for low light setups! Yes, please share your filtration, substrate, CO2, fertilisation routine, etc. Thanks!

[André Alcantara]

Thank you fellows,

This is the setup:

Tank: 200L 100x50x40 cm
Lightning: 1 lamp 30W Azoo super-light 10h/day
Filtration: Fluval 404
Substrate: 3mm "mineiro" gravel + Laterite (kind of brute Fe)+ Azoo Micro nutrients, covered with Eco-planted Sea Caribean
CO2 injection: 1buble/sec into a Fluval canister
Water change: 30% 1/week
No liquid fertilisation.
Plants:
In woods - Anubias nana, microsorum widelov, microsorum narrow leaf, java moss.
Between woods - Cryptocorine beckti, cryptocorine balansae, cryptocorine pontederiifolia, ninphea rubra (shadow for anubias).
Background - (only in the first year) Valisneria spiralis, Valisnerea Gigantea
Sides - tenellus tenellus.
Fishes an Invertebrates: Otocinclus affinis, 6 Neritinas Zebra (Puperita pupa), Caridinas Japônicas, Hyphessobrycon amandae (for 2 years) and Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi.
When the amandaes dead I include: Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi an White fin tetra.

I belive at all...

Soon I will post my new 400L Low Light Tank.

Thank you again.