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Old 01-24-2010, 12:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Basic specs:
tank:100x50x40. 2 x 45W T5 and 2 x 30W t8. Neonbulbs.
2L diy co2.

waterparameters:
ph 6,8 kh 5 no3 20 po4 1,5

Maintenance:
I do a waterchange (40/50%) every saterday or sunday and do a trimming if necessarry.
daily adds: Easylife profito and easycarbo. Kno3 and Kh2po4 and sometimes ferro.

Flora:
Rotala rotundifolia, Cyperus helferi, Blyxa japonica, Hemianthes micranthemoides, H. callitiorides, Microsorum pteropus "philipines" and "brassi", Tonina fluviatillis (just planted), Ludwigia glandulosa, Vesicularia dubyana.

Fauna:
6 Amano shrimps, >100 red cherry shrimps, 16 x Barbus pentazona, 20 x Paracheidon axelrodi 6 x Otocinclus macrospilus
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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WOW! That is beautiful! (I know I can make comments like this because the judges won't see them. )

So, what's the great big mound in the background, right side? It looks like Rotala, but mostly green.
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Old 01-27-2010, 10:26 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Thats H.micranthemoides

Are you sure nobody reads this
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Old 03-15-2010, 02:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originality 20
Cleanliness 24
Composition 22
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Old 03-16-2010, 05:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Your tank is so clean it makes things easier to judge, thank you for that; is nice to see even though your layout is strongly influenced by the Nature Aquarium style you presented a solid composition using not too many plants and rather using large groups of the same very much like Dutch what you will see in a Dutch tank.
The 1:2 ratio very is well defined and over all a nice simple composition.


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Composition 21
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Old 03-17-2010, 06:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Excellent photography and beautiful tank.

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Old 03-20-2010, 01:34 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Total Score

Originality - 64
Cleanliness - 71
Composition -65
Difficulty - 65

Members' Choice Points - 6

Total - 271
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Tot slot het punt's. Kan niet wachten om te zien al de andere punten: D

Dankzij de rechters met hun opmerkingen!
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Tot slot het punt's. Kan niet wachten om te zien al de andere punten: D

Dankzij de rechters met hun opmerkingen!
Mike, I don't know what you said, but CONGRATULATIONS on winning APC's 2010 TOTY Contest!!

-Dave
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Sorry, I posted it in dutch

I said that could not wait to see al the other points.
Big thanks to the judges!!!!!

Thnx Dave!! I didn't think I would win after seeing al the other beautiful scapes!!

Thnx everybody for voting !!!!

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