Stormy
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- 11 Dec 2008
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Hi Guys....this is the post-dated journal of my tank "Destiny".
For the first time i tried scaping with "water" in the tank, all the hardscape (woods and rocks) and plants were being arranged with the tank full of water....very challenging but it somehow gives a "real time" impression of how the tank will look like, as sometime you realize that the layout looks different after you flood the tank with water, in this case, what you see is what you get at the end!
1st week - the water was very yellowish from the wood tannin.
2nd week - water condition gets better.
4th week - Tannin has gone. More foreground plants (JHG and HC) were planted.
15th week - almost there....final shot was taken in the same week!
some snap shot from the tank:
The tank in my living room...
Final shot:
thanks for viewing and hope you like it!
tank spec:
* 150x60x60
* 150W ADA MH x 3 (7-8 hours per day)
* Eheim 2217 x 3 unit
* CO2 - many many bps (LOL)
* fertilization: KNO3 + Seachem trace + Seachem Iron + ADA Step 2 (occasionally)
* Water Change: 1-2x per week 30%
* Plants - various moss and ferns, nana, HM, HC, JHG, Bucep, bolbitis, fissidens
For the first time i tried scaping with "water" in the tank, all the hardscape (woods and rocks) and plants were being arranged with the tank full of water....very challenging but it somehow gives a "real time" impression of how the tank will look like, as sometime you realize that the layout looks different after you flood the tank with water, in this case, what you see is what you get at the end!
1st week - the water was very yellowish from the wood tannin.
2nd week - water condition gets better.
4th week - Tannin has gone. More foreground plants (JHG and HC) were planted.
15th week - almost there....final shot was taken in the same week!
some snap shot from the tank:
The tank in my living room...
Final shot:
thanks for viewing and hope you like it!
tank spec:
* 150x60x60
* 150W ADA MH x 3 (7-8 hours per day)
* Eheim 2217 x 3 unit
* CO2 - many many bps (LOL)
* fertilization: KNO3 + Seachem trace + Seachem Iron + ADA Step 2 (occasionally)
* Water Change: 1-2x per week 30%
* Plants - various moss and ferns, nana, HM, HC, JHG, Bucep, bolbitis, fissidens