Jason Baliban

I wanted to share this layout as I am finally going to move on from it. The layout is a year and a half old, so the original layout idea is long gone. As you can see it is such a jungle, that any layout is almost impossible It is certainly proof that the natural aquarium is not just a short term thing

I will follow this up soon with lists of fish, plants, and setup info. I really don't even know what everything is in this tank. HAHA

Hope you enjoy, let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for looking









jB

 

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fishman9809

wats the schooling fish? red phantoms?

chester

I like it. The stem plants should be higher and thicker. I think it would be better without the green plant (Shinnersia?) in the right middle - it stands out a bit for me. But all in all - very good, natural looking layout.

Jason Baliban

Yes, I can see what you are saying here. The original layout idea was lost a year ago. It is just so hard to maintain nature in such a small environment. At about the 8 month mark, i sort of got busy and the tank just did what it was going to do.

Fishman - They are Hyphessobrycon griemi

jB

Jason Baliban

Here are the specs for this layout.

You can also see them here...
http://projectaquarium.com/aquarium.aspx?ID=6

Capacity: 50 Gallons
Dimensions: 90x45x45cm
pH: 6.8
KH: 3
GH: 5

Lighting: 2x55 Power Compact (6700k) On a timer for 9 hours a day

CO2: Pressurized C02 with diffuser

Nutrients: Maintain 1ppm of NO3, .1ppm of PO4, 1ppm of K, and dose 2ml micros daily

Substrate: Amazonia and Power Sand

Flora: Taxiphyllum alternans, Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite', Anubias Coffeefolia, Ludwigia brevipes, Cryptocoryne wendtii 'bronze', Cryptocoryne wendtii 'green', Rotala rotundifolia 'Green' Narrow, Lindernia anagallis, Echinodorus tenellus

Fauna: Hyphessobrycon griemi, Aplocheilichthys normani, Otocinclus, Caridina japonica

jB

fishman9809

huh, who woulda thought, they really look like red phantoms, oh well. GREAT TANK!!!!

Bert H

Yeah, it's a little overgrown, but still beautiful, healthy plants! When was the last time you did much in the way of pruning/replanting?

Tex Gal

Beautiful. I like the wild lacy look of it. I wouldn't change a thing....

jasonc

Like your setup, clean & healthy plants.......great

Jason Baliban

Thanks Bert

I guess i would just do some pruning every few months. I never really did any replanting so to speak. There were a couple other plants in there that got choked out as time passed.... HC, crypt lucens, didiplis, and balansae. So i just sort of let it do its thing. Mostly because of time and priorities. I got married, honeymoon, new house projects, etc, all in that time span. So there wasnt much time to really have my hands in a tank.

Thanks Tex Gal and Jason

jB

 

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