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Old 03-30-2008, 12:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi everybody

here is a newly 60*30*36 set tank , for this one i wanted to create the impression of a quiet glade in a dense forest , not so much red plants are used to create a more natural feeling (indica bush should soon be a little bit more dense though) ,the lilaeopsis carpet(cobra grass) still isn't complete , i guess i'll have to wait a few more weeks for it to look nice and create an even more natural feeling (it is quite a slow plant....) , hope you like it



here is a view of the "glade" , here again , i'll have to wait for the lilaeopsis carpet to be thicker ...



a little close up

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Old 03-30-2008, 03:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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THAT TANK IS AMAZING!!! I am thinking of doing something like this to my 10 gallon.
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very nice tank. even if the foreground hasn't filled in completely its still great. whats your tank specs?
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Old 03-30-2008, 07:13 AM   #4 (permalink)
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thanks for your comments

this tank is 60*30*36 , filter is a eheim 2232 , light 2*18W ada na-lamp (0,6W/L not so much) , co2 :1bps , aquasoil amazonia2+power sand+bacter100+clear super+penacW , ferts: brightyK 1ml/day , eca / phyton git / green gain a few drops when i feel like
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very nice scape. i really like the transition from dark to brighter colored foliage, it's a very natural and serene look.
however, i find my eye to immediately be drawn to the red stems in the back left corner. they almost look out of place at the moment.
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Very nice tank, classic "Nature" aquascape I like the way you scaped the wood. Lilaleopsis in the foreground is also an excellent choice. One think that bothers me is left background. Huge amount of Hottonia (?) makes it a little overhelming and boring. Changing some of it close to the center to something red, might be a good idea. But still, very good work and I am looking forward to next photos
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very nice scape!
As soon as lilaeopsis will cover the foreground, it will look really beautiful...
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Black lung , the hygrophilia sp in the left back corner seems in fact out of place i'm definitly going to move it

Chester , in the left bush i putted some myriophilium matogrossense (the picture is a bit small to see it clearly) and some green rotala , the myrio is quite quick compared to the green rotala and took most of the space so we dont see much of the green rotala , i was thinking (and still is...) about putting some rotala rotundifolia in the right back side of the left bush (next to the path) to put some light red/orange color , the thing is that i am afraid that if i put a new plant variety in it it will look less natural....even though it might look better after all .....so it's some kind of dilemna........but the more i think about it the more i think that i should use some rotundifolia.... (ps , you have some great tanks on your site)
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Nice tank.
I saw it on aquagora, j'aime beaucoup, les plantes bullent comme des folles, vivement que tout pousse!!!
(I like it very much,the plants are pearlig like crazy! Cannot wait for it to grow.
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Amazing uttoshii, congrats !

Can you share your plant list please ?
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