Rub

Congrats Filipe!

This tank inspire a lot of calm and relax (Otos seems to be sleeping in the shadow )

Regards

FAAO

Hi,
Thanks to all for the comments and compliments!!

Before I answer to some questions, I would like to share some more pictures of this aquarium.

Set by step:


The difference between Nature and Landscape:


Cheers

Filipe Oliveira

arowanaman

I have always admired this little tree look you created. Don't hate me if you see me recreate my verison of the same thing

Revernance

That is just too beautiful!
What kind of moss is that? How often do you dose?
How long did it take for all that moss to grow?

WOW!

Paul Higashikawa

Good job! Regardless of what the judges say, this tank is just awesome

An underwater bonsai that actually works!

FAAO

Hi,

Thanks again to all for the comments and compliments!
I'll try to answer to all questions, if I forgot something please just ask or remember me Yes! On the step by step picture you can see that I tied the moss on the wood after I did plant the foreground.

Of course that I will not hate you.... but you need to promise one thing! Your layout should be better than mine!

Is Taiwan Moss "Taxiphyllum alternans"

Everyday!
Fase2 on Mon, Wed and Fri
Fase1 + K40 on Tue and Thur
Extra1 + K40 on Sat
with 0.5ml of each product

TPA once a week of 20%, Usually I do it on Sunday.

To give this aspect, 2 months with regular trimmings.

We'll see what they'll say... if they will say something... I don't expect a good score on ADA and AGA this year. This layout isn't fresh or new, so the judges for sure will not score it like last layout.
But we'll see...

I did it for pleasure and to perfect some trimming techniques and test utricularia... and it did result perfectly!!


SETUP:
Name: Pinheiro manso
Date: 01.02.2008 - dd.mm.yyyy
Size: 55x35x35 ( long*wide*tall) cm
Volume: 67L
Temperature: 25ºC
pH: 6,8

Lighting: 3x24w T5 6.500k
Filter: Aquaclear 25
CO2: DIY + Elos ATO-10

Substrate: Elos bottom mineral, Elos Terra zero, Elos Terra natural soil small grain (12L)
Fertilization: Elos Fase1, Fase2, Extra1 and K40 by Elos Schedule program

Rocks: Schist
Wood decoration: Red Moorwood, DIY from 3 branches of wood

Plants: Eleocharis parvula, Utricularia graminifolia and Singapore moss (Vesicularia dubyana)

Fish: Otocinclus sp, Boraras maculatus and Iriatherina werneri
Invertebrate: Neocaridina heteropoda var. red and Caridina cf. cantonensis 'Tiger'

And it is all! Any doubt, just ask!

Cheers,

Filipe Oliveira

Olivier

Thanks for answers.

I wanna do an new tank for babies (my crystal red shrimps !). Current is too little. I bought 4 CRS and now they are more than 80 !!! (despite the fact I gave dozen to friends from time to time...) I definitly want to do a tank like yours. From months, I was looking tons of pictures on the internet trying to find what I could do. I was hesitating but since I saw yours, I know what I want ! (the same !)

Are you the first to do this ? If yes, so for me, you are like Takashi Amano, because you created a new style of aquascape, like him with plants on roots !

Question : In the last one, the three was made wis Vesicularia Dubiana whereas the new one is made with Taxiphyllum alternans. Right ? It is hard to see the difference on a picture... Which one do you advise to use ? ans why ?!

Aren't you teased by the idea of make a huge tank with severals threes ?!!!

Thank for all.

(sorry for my english... I do not practice very often)

FAAO

Hi Olivier,

I don't know if I were the first... I never saw nothing like this!
If someone knows of the existence of something like this done before, please post the link on this thread.
One thing is sure; I'm trying to define a style, my own style...

Sorry, my mistake! Is Vesicularia dubyana (Singapore Moss) and not Taiwan Moss "Taxiphyllum alternans". I'll correct the setup to avoid more confusion!
You can find further information about moss and indentification in the following link: Aquamoss website
There are a lot of moss that you can use on the tree, the big problem is to find them!
Here is very difficult to buy others species of Moss, for this reason I did choose the common moss

If I had more space at home!
With the 2 others tanks and the Discus, I don't have available space to setup a new aquarium.

Cheers,

Filipe Oliveira

Miron

Unfortunately Felipe wasn´t the first one to use this techinic the 21º in ADA 2001 contest Mr. Jang Kae Fuh create a hole japanese scenery using trees made with many kinds of moss( erect , wepping , flame , etc) , but this don´t take the credit of Felipe , he masterized this techinic , he is one of my Idols as Takashi , Oliver and Nobert, they are in the same level of aquascaping.GREAT JOB FAAO.
Excelente Aquariofilia , no nosso bom e velho português.

The pictures of the aquarium:
http://www.akwarium.org/galerie.php?...&ID_ZDJECIE=85



Cheers,
Miron

dirrtybirdy

do you have a bigger resolution of that tank? cant really see it into detail.