Florida inspired scape w/ images of FL (56k) - Aquascaping

jaidexl · 04-18-2009, 04:38 PM

Growing up around Central and South Florida's many ecosystems inspired this scape. The meeting of hardwood hammock, wetland, grasslands, pine flatwoods and scrubs, in a day you can see all of this diversity shift and merge, yet each being specific, and it all ends up at the beach

--Photos of Florida--

Thanks for looking!

jaidexl · 04-18-2009, 04:45 PM

Specs

78w T5HO 6700k
Excel
4dKH 5dGH
SMS + Eco Complete / sand

I've juggled the idea of a local biotope for a while, but that would certainly come out different if I were to stay true in 'close-to-real' scale using regional plants. Instead I decided to create a larger picture with the best plants I had on hand for the representation, borrowing from the idea of nature aquariums.

Juncus repens
Vallisneria nana
Microsorum pteropus
Fissidens fontanus
Ludwigia arcuata
Eriocaulon type II
Hygrophila sp. ‘Porto Velho’ (‘Roraima’)
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Cryptocoryne wendtii "red"
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis

1 Angelfish
9 Pristella Tetras
4 Corydoras Trilineatus and one albino Cory
1 Apistogramma sp. "Masken"
1 SAE

ollie78 · 04-19-2009, 04:11 PM

Nice tank. The creative abilities of many of you aquascapers continues to amaze me.

jaidexl · 04-24-2009, 01:12 PM

Thanks a lot Ollie!

Gordonrichards · 04-27-2009, 07:40 PM

I like the flow of the tank. Kudos!

hydrophyte · 05-03-2009, 01:57 PM

any new updates?

i am planning a collecting trip to Florida for late June. i can't wait to go. i have to start researching locations.

jaidexl · 05-24-2009, 07:54 AM

Not much change at all since the first pic, a few more vals, about 4" on the arcuata (wood level in pic 1), trimmed the Juncus a bit. The Erio has a few more inches on it also, all in all the growth is practically unnoticeable. Oh, and I'm starting a short field of Potamogeton pectinatus to the rear of the sand bed, something I wanted to do with L. brasiliensis but wasn't accomplishing very well.

I have to prune a few vals and clean some dust algae from the glass once my back heals up (work accident) and will post an update shot. Maybe then some progression might be more noticeable.

FishandTurtleJunkie · 05-24-2009, 10:10 PM

Very nicely executed. I am anxious to see it when it matures a little. The wood is well placed.

**davemonkey** · 05-25-2009, 06:35 AM

I just now saw this. I scrolled from bottom up through the pics and by the time I got to your tank I could see how you captured the feel of the Florida landscape. Great job!

-Dave

Bert H · 05-26-2009, 04:17 AM

A belated

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