This is my first tank that I would consider anything near an actual "aquascape", it is also my first time using ADA fertilizers. Up until now, I have just been learning how to grow plants. Now, I am going to pay a lot more atention to planning, trimming and making a good layout. I was looking through all of the branchy Manzanita on my parents' property near Mount Shasta in Northern California when I found this piece. It looks volcanic to me, which is fitting since there are a lot of volcanoes in that area.
I set the tank up yesterday, and these pictures were taken today.
Equipment:
ADA Cube Garden 60-P
Black ADA Style Stand from Aqua Forest
Aqua Medic Ocean Light (10,000k) 70W HQI Metal Halide Pendant (7 hours/day)
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia Normal (~8 liters)
ADA Power Sand Special-S (2 liters)
Eheim 2213 Canister Filter
ADA Lily Pipe Inflow V-3
ADA Lily Pipe Outflow P-2
Hydor ETH 200 In-Line Heater 200W (upside down, on the intake)
5lb. CO2 Tank
JBJ Regulator (on timer with light)
ADA Pollen Glass Diffuser
ADA Brighty-K (3ml per day)
Here is the Power Sand Special (AKA "kitty litter" shot):
Hardscape:
Under the hood:
The whole setup:
Foreground is
Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC), background stems from L to R:
Elatine orientalis,
Didiplis diandra,
Rotala sp. 'Colorata',
Ludwigia arcuata,
Rotala sp. 'Colorata' again,
Rotala rotundifolia 'Green', and
Elatine orientalis again:
I planted the HC in groups of three stems:
Closeup of the cleanup crew:
