From Tranquility Island to A Dutch Touch [200L]
By: alex08
November 18th, 2013
1:48 am
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Hey there, my name is Alex, i'm from Romania and for the past year i toyed with a colorful "island scape".
But first, a few words about the tank :
Size :
-lenght : 100 cm
-width : 55 cm
-hight : 45 cm
Equipment :
-lighting : 3xGiesmann Aquaflora [39w], 3xGiesmann Midday [39w]
-external filters : 2
-heater : 1 AquaEl ComfortZone 300w
CO2 :
-pressurised, 2 bubbles per second with DIY reactor
Fertilizers :
-DIY plus some Easy Life Easy Carbo
Fauna :
-20 Ember tetras, 3 Glass bloodfin tetras and 1 Siamese algae eater
Here are some clips of Tranquility Island :
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And the last pics of the Island setup :

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Up next i'll show you the 2 week old scape, with a dutch touch.
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138 comments on "From Tranquility Island to A Dutch Touch [200L]"
November 18, 2013 at 9:01 am
beautiful
November 19, 2013 at 6:53 am
A Dutch Touch














First, this is the arrangement :
Here are some more pics, but the changes to the middle weren't done yet.
Some ember tetras :
Some shrimp pics :
And the middle, with the small trail i've done :
Thanks, Daniel.
More pics to come.
November 19, 2013 at 10:41 am
I don't know which is better... the tank, or the skills with a camera.

23 unique plants, all shot and grown beautifully. This thread is basically a plant index.
November 20, 2013 at 2:38 am
Tugg, thanks a lot.
I just love taking pics, more to come for sure.
November 20, 2013 at 8:49 am
I really like the Dutch Touch version.
November 21, 2013 at 6:14 am
Alternanthera sessilis red



Thanks a lot, Aaron.
November 24, 2013 at 1:34 pm
I did some trimming today, new pics coming soon.
November 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm
November 27, 2013 at 10:52 am
Before trimming




After trimming
To be continued...with pics of course.
November 30, 2013 at 4:43 am
Rotala macrandra variegated


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