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06-01-2006, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Kookaburra In fact, now I have entirely take off the left side !!! It just subsist some "roots" (word ?) with Glosso and Echinodorus tellenus. And I have add, in the triangle, somes Rotala macranda (green and red) and Cyperus.  | Somes pictures of my tank with all the new evolutions :   | 
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06-01-2006, 02:48 PM
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Kookaburra i am really interested in your tank. It seems that you have literally no algae growth at all and the colors are extremely bright. Can you provide some more details of your tank? Like what are the levels of nutrients in your tank (ppm or mg/l). Also what is the gH, KH, No3, Po4, etc...
Also, what is your substrate made of? You said you made it at home, but out of what? |  
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06-02-2006, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Zapins Kookaburra i am really interested in your tank. It seems that you have literally no algae growth at all and the colors are extremely bright. | In fact, this tank have somes algaes  But not too much  .
And I think that the brighting colors of the plants are due to the T8 tubes (an "old" but efficient way to light up ). Quote: |
Can you provide some more details of your tank? Like what are the levels of nutrients in your tank (ppm or mg/l). Also what is the gH, KH, No3, Po4, etc...
| I fertilises with "Flourish" and some macro-nutrients : KNO3, K2SO4 and MgSO4.7H2O (PMDD). I changes 20-25 % of water every week, with osmosis water mix to "home water". The parameters of this tank are : KH = 4 / GH= 6 / NO3 < 10 ppm / PO4 < 1 ppm / Fe < 0.1 ppm. Quote: |
Also, what is your substrate made of? You said you made it at home, but out of what?
| * Underlay : home-made nutritious soil (40 % heather ground + 40 % puzzolana + 20 % green clay)
* ground layer : sand "of Loire" (a french river).
Did you want to know anything else ??? | |
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06-02-2006, 09:01 AM
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Your tanks looks gr8. Pls continue updating the pics in 2 months time. Your foreground will grow out and things will be better and better  | |
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06-04-2006, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Kookaburra * Underlay : home-made nutritious soil (40 % heather ground + 40 % puzzolana + 20 % green clay)
* ground layer : sand "of Loire" (a french river). |
What is heather ground and puzzolana? Also what is green clay? | |
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06-04-2006, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Zapins What is heather ground and puzzolana? Also what is green clay? | Excuses me but I try to translate somes "french words" into english and It's something very difficult !!!
* Heater ground : "terre de Bruyére" in french, it's a very acid mold, and very poor in organic matérials. Terre de bruyére
* Puzzolana : "pouzzolane" in french, it's some volcanic rock. 
* green clay : "argile verte" in french, it's a variety of clay, we can also said "greensand" I think ... 
In this link, we can see the way to make this "soil" : http://aquazonie.free.fr/Trucs%20et%.../technique.htm | |
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08-22-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Kookaburra | Just to say that my tank finish in the second place (category : tank > 200 L) of the french's contest JAFA 2006 ... I'am happy !!! 
All the résult are here : http://www.forumaqua.com/jafa.html  | |
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08-22-2006, 03:19 PM
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good job, Yours should have been 1st!! | |
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08-22-2006, 03:39 PM
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Bien fait! | |
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08-22-2006, 04:56 PM
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c'est beau! I is how you say It's beautiful is in french right? | |
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