Sleepy's 3ft Tank featuring Glosso as foreground

[Sleepy_lancs]

Hi all,

Please feel free to comment on the picture. Sorry about the picture, not a professional taking it



Picture taken on 22 Feb 2004.

Tank rescaped on 21 Feb 2004.
Size of tank : 3 x 1.8 x 1.8 ft
Lights: 4 x 36 watts (coralife 10,000K PL Light)
Filter: Ehiem 2215 Classic
Cooling: 8 x DC PC fan
Substrates: 1.5 Dapis Dustre bags
Fertilisers: KNO3 & K2SO4 & KH2PO4 (AR grade) from source of mine, Rexolin APN from Dr Mallick and OceanFree root monster from lfs.
Maintainance regime: Weekly 25% water change

Plants as follows:
1. Anubia barteri var. nana
2. Anubia barteri var. nana 'Petite'
3. Christmas Moss
4. Glossostigma Elatinoides
5. Hydrocotyle Leucocephala
6. Limnophila Sessiliflora
7. Ludwigia Inclinata var verticillata "Cuba"
8. Pogostemon Stellatus 'Broad Leaf'
9. Vallisneria Spiralis var contortionist


Tank made possible with donation from:
- Victri (Ludwigia Inclinata var verticillata "Cuba", Anubia barteri var. nana, Anubia barteri var. nana 'Petite', Christmas Moss)
- VincentTan (Pogostemon Stellatus 'Broad Leaf', Anubia barteri var. nana 'Petite')


Fishes:
1. Otocinclus Affinis (7)
2. Siamese Algae Eater (7)

[CT]

wah nice glosso foreground!!

My 3ft Tank : Planted Paradise

[blurrblurr]

great looking one day gona break in your house for that glosso tank

[cornflake]

Nice tank~ I like the glosso and the 'lotus' ;p

-- from a novice --

[crandf]

wow! such a pretty foreground...makes me want to pull out all my HG and replace with glosso.

[agitato]

very nice!

which reminds me
i think i need more glosso from u!!!

mine got attacked by bba...

i finally got a co2 cylinder, and the bba is retreating now =)

[af2373]

bro, very well done!!!

kinda like the soccer pitch i spoke to u abt.... heehee

[Fei Miao]

Nice1 I like it.. but can try and hide the rainbar??

[lorba]

nice one. How about something similiar to the left, on the right?

[chua]

The spiking wood is cool.

May i know the reasons for chosing these stem plants to match your amazing gloss foreground?

Thks.

[Sleepy_lancs]

Thanks all for you comments.

Fei Miao,
Yeah I know thats an eye sore. But I can't figure out the best way to hide it Perhaps anyone wants to share some how that can be done.

Lorba,
Those plants on the right will be removed shortly leaving the space for the glosso to take over . The plants are there to suck up the extra stuff in the tank and stablise it. I wanted to have an huge open space there

Chua,
The stem plants chosen behind the driftwood is to:
1. Cover the equipments behind.
2. To provide shade for the christmas moss growing on the driftwood and the Anubias barteri var nana growing underneath
3. Using it to take in take in the extra neutrients that I will be dosing regularly.


Well, I need some help here. I have the following fishes to choose from to put them into this tank, if the tank was yours, which would you choose?
1. Harelquin Rasbora
2. Cardinal/Neon Tetra
3. Blue Emperor Tetra

And why?

[cornflake]

i vote for harle

[Aeon]

Paracheirodon Simulans

[af2373]

rasboras or cardinal would be good. their colour would stand out in the green

[kadios]

I will advocate Harlequins as they are my favourite! However, I really wish to see a tankful of emperors since I cannot do that in my tank!

Cheers!