eklikewhoa

Wanted to share with you guys my newly finished layout and new Tiger shrimp tank that I finished the other day.

ADA products thanks to ADGshop.com for most of it.....
Mini-M ~5.5g
Mini Solar 27w/8000k
Co2 Advance system
Mini input/put lily pipes powered by Eheim 2211
Mini pollen glass and drop checker
Powersand special S
Aquasoil Amazonia
Black wood
moss cotton
wood tight
Pro Pinsettes L

Fauna.....
Tiger shrimp
Boraras Merah
Otocinclus Niger

Flora....
Microsorum pteropus "narrow"
Anubias Nana "petite"
Marsiela Minuta
Eleocharis Parvulus
Vesicularia ferriei
Micranthemum Ubrosum
Didiplis diandra
Rotala sp. Green

Hopefully the tiger shrimp will like and flourish with babies but if they survive I will be happy. I wanted to enter this into the AGA contest but the layout took much longer to accomplish and it took me a long time to gather enough plants that worked.

Well here goes........ let me know what you think and be honest! Constructive criticism welcome!






It should look much better once it all fills in, at least in my mind it will....so AGA contest worthy?

turtlehead

Here is my honest opinion (not that I'm an expert or something), but the wood looks too thick for this tank and the ferns are also too thick. BUT it might look better if the moss is grown over the wood to hide the thickness and the rotala in the back is grown in to shadow some of the thickness. It's just that the thickness takes away from the "oh, this tank is bigger than it looks" effect. Otherwise nice positioning of the wood.

Oh btw, where did you find that 2211??!?!

gf225

ADA-tastic!!

I think this has great potential, although my first thought is also that the wood appears too thick for the small space. However, I also agree with John, in that once mature the moss etc. will soften its dominance.

I look forward to seeing it once grown in.

BTW I love the Marsiela minuta, not seen that before.

turtlehead

Like glosso, but a little smaller and darker green. Not as fragile, but takes so long to grow.

trenac

Looks great!... I like the fact that you have dedicated a tank to Tiger shrimp, instead of Cherrys or Crystals. If your succesful maybe I can purchase some from you.

eklikewhoa

Thanks for the words of criticism!

I too aslo thought that the wood was a bit thick but is was the best I could find and the idea was for the moss to take coverage along with the rest of the plants which should thin out the wood. The tiger shrimp look much more subtle and cooler to me then CRS and RCS which I have as well.

ranmasatome

nice.. you have a sweet little scape going on here for yourself... the only thing tht bothers me is that it is a little too equipment cluttered.

eklikewhoa

The equipment clutter is just to get it going and it took awhile to get the filter going so I wasn't gonna stop that for the picture. I had to replace the original pollen glass that came with the 74ver2 co2 kit cause it really cluttered it all with the mini-pollen glass.

eklikewhoa

Forgot to add..... I found a 2011 on ebay for $30 shipped but it needed a few parts and I also happened to score a 2211 for $20 locally which only needed a new impellar rod!

SUBORPHAN

Loving the tank. once the plants fil in it will look fantastic. glad to see another ADA hardcore fan.