ragn4rok

Hi,

This is my 3-months old tank to grow some gigantic plants. It's still not 100% complete. I will change the design soon.

left shot


front shot


right shot


Specification :
planting-date : November 2005
tank : 175 x 185 x 100 (cm)
light : natural sun-light filtered with transparant canopy and 30% sun-net.
temperature : 20-24 C
fertilizer : 15 x JBL AquaBasis Plus
substrat : 500kg white silica sand
CO2 system : none
filter : overflow
water-change : 24 hours non-stop every two days
Water Parameter :
pH : 6.8 - 7.0
kH : 8

Plants :
Anubias barteri var. angustifolia "afzelii"
Anubias barteri var. barteri
Anubias barteri var. nana
Anubias barteri var. nana "bonzai" --> from AquaFleur
Anubias barteri "coffeefolia"
Anubias callos --> from AquaFleur
Anubias heterophylla
Bolbitis heudelotii
Crinum calamistratum
Crinum natans "crispus"
Crinum sp. --> ???
Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia
Cryptocoryne usteriana
Echinodorus "Bright Star"
Echinodorus "Indian Red"
Echinodorus "Okie Franzy"
Echinodorus "Rubin"
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus horemanii "Green"
Echinodorus horemanii "Red"
Echinodorus martii
Echinodorus osiris
Echinodorus palaefolius
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Microsorum pteropus
Microsorum pteropus "narrow leaves"
Microsorum pteropus "needle leaves"
Microsorum pteropus "phillipines"
Microsorum pteropus "red"
Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri red"
Nymphaea lotus "zenkeri green"
Nymphaea lotus pubescens

Fish:
8 x Lemon Algae Eater
11 x Puntius denisonii

Regards,

Jeffrey

Laith

Would be great to see a picture of the entire tank!

spcyamada

Yeah, got any full shots of that tank sir?

ragn4rok

Hi,

Sorry for a very late reply. Here it is my full tank shots.



Tank spec :
Dimension : 175 x 185 x 100 (cm) (2590L)
Filter : OverFlow
CO2 : none
Substrate : 500kg silica + 15 x JBL AquaBasis Plus
liquid fertilizer : none
Pump : 2 x 4500L/h
Light : natural sunlight filtered with 75% sun-net
Water-change : 24-hr (500L/day)

Plants :
Ammania gracillis, Anubias barteri ''coffeefolia'', Anubias barteri var. angustifolia (''afzelii''), Anubias barteri var. barteri, Anubias barteri var. nana, Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite', Anubias callos, Anubias heterophylla, Bolbitis heudelotii, Cladophora aegagropila, Crinum calamistratum, Crinum natans, Cryptocoryne albida, Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia, Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae, Cryptocoryne parva, Cryptocoryne retrospiralis, Cryptocoryne undulata ''broad leaves'', Cryptocoryne walkeri (lutea), Cryptocoryne wendtii "Green", Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya', Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica', Cryptocoryne x willisii , Cryptocoryne x willisii ''lucens'', Echinodorus 'Rubin', Echinodorus bleheri, Echinodorus horemanii "green", Echinodorus horemanii "red", Echinodorus palaefolius var. latifolius, Echinodurus "Bright Star", Echinodorus "Okie Franzy", Eleocharis acicularis, Eusteralis stellata (Pogostemon stellata), Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hygrophila corymbosa ''narrow leaves'', Hygrophila guianensis, Hygrophila polysperma, Hygrophila polysperma ''Ceylon'', Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig', Limnophila sessiliflora, Ludwigia arcuata, Ludwigia glandulosa (''perennis''), Ludwigia inclinata, Microsorum pteropus ''Narrow'', Microsorum pteropus "needle leaves", Microsorum pteropus, Microsorum pteropus ''Philippine'', Microsorum pteropus ''Red'', Microsorum pteropus 'Tropica', Myriophyllum aquaticum (Green), Myriophyllum tuberculatum (Red), Nymphaea lotus (green), Nymphaea lotus (green tiger), Nymphaea lotus (red tiger), Nymphaea lotus (rubra), Pogostemon helferi, Proserpinaca palustris ''Cuba'', Rotala macrandra, Rotala rotundifolia, Rotala wallichii, Vesicularia sp. ''Christmas'', Vesicularia sp. ''Taiwan moss'', Vesicularia sp. ''Willow moss''

Fish :
Anomolachromis thomasi (Thomasi)
Gasteropelecus sternicla (Silver hatchetfish)
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri (Lemon algae eater)
Hyphessobrycon cf. loweae (Kitty tetra)
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis (Lemon tetra)
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (Blue ram)
Nematobrycon palmeri (Palmeri)
Ottocinclus affinis (Ottocinclus)
Popondetta furcata (Furcata)
Pterophyllum scalare (Black anglefish)
Puntius denisonii (Red-line torpedo)
Rasbora heteromorpha (Harlequin)
??? (Blue kerry)
??? (Irian therina)
??? (Saw bwa)
??? (Yellow ram)

ragn4rok

More pics :

ragn4rok

The plants :
Bolbitis heudelotii jungle (dimension 3 x 2 x 1.5 (ft))


Cryptocoryne cripatula var. balansae. They are already 4ft in length


Proserpinaca palustris "Cuba". I really can't get the "comb" like leaves


Rotala macrandra


Rotala wallichii

Cliff Hui

wo.........it is very nice...
hardly believe that you with no co2 and use sunlight.....too great...moreover it is a sand substrated tank...and no fertilizer....
the red plants go very well....
this is like magic, how can you do that? any hints and speical methods to keep the plant grow?

I have two more questions.....
what is 30% sun-net?
how can you do the 24hr water change?

Urkevitz

Your plants are spectacular, is the tank inside a greenhouse? Do you think you are getting Co2 from the constant water change?

ragn4rok

Hi Cliff,

I'm lucky enough to have a very good tap water condition here. This is my tap water parameter :
pH 7
kH 4
gH 4
NO3 0
NO2 0

24-hr water changing help this tank so much. I don't need to buy any CO2 system nor liquid-fert. All of them are already provided from my tap water.

For your questions :
1. 30% sun net is a media that I used for sunlight filtering. The percentage means that only 30% of sunlight can get through the filter-media.
2. I have an old well in my backyard that the water are very clean. So, I pump it out (about 500L/day) using a water-pump for this tank.

No, this tank is not inside a greenhouse. It's just a normal outdoor tank.

Jeff.

trckrunrmike

Holy cow, about 600 gallons.