chickennublet
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Hi everyone
I've long intended to say goodbye to my current scape as I feel that I no longer want to keep up with maintaining it. The tank is pretty to look at, but all the constant fertilisation, pruning, uprooting and replanting is exhausting. So I think the time has come for me to finally start tearing down this tank and rescaping it into something more low maintenance, especially after seeing @Ratvan's lovely Sumatra biotope tank.
The plan is for the tank to have a Southeast Asian theme. It won't be a strict biotope because I'm far too lazy to do the research to a level required to create one and I might not be able to find biotope appropriate plants anyway, not to mention having to actually pick a habitat to recreate in the first place. So I'll do the next best thing which is to stick to plants and fish from Southeast Asia and try to make the scape look more "natural". The only thing that won't be Southeast Asian that I intend to keep in there will be Neocaridina.
Here's the equipment that I'll be using on this:
I'm also still undecided on the inhabitants, but I am set on the genus already. Definitely going to keep some species of Boraras in here. I am partial to Boraras maculatus, just because they are the biggest (I believe), which would make feeding easier, and I believe they can be found in the wild where I'm from too. I won't collect them myself from the wild but I thought it was an interesting piece of information. I might also go for Boraras naevus if they are available. I am certain however that I do not want Boraras brigittae.
Still undecided on whether to use CO2 or not as I want there to be lots of leaf litter and tannins in this tank. I might use very small amounts of CO2 just to boost plant growth.
Really looking forward to rescaping this tank as I find myself wanting a more low maintenance, natural looking tank and moving away from highly manicured planted tanks. Both are beautiful, I'd like to do a little less maintenance and I think a tank like that would also show the fish off more.
I'll post pictures once I've torn the tank down and start it up again!
I've long intended to say goodbye to my current scape as I feel that I no longer want to keep up with maintaining it. The tank is pretty to look at, but all the constant fertilisation, pruning, uprooting and replanting is exhausting. So I think the time has come for me to finally start tearing down this tank and rescaping it into something more low maintenance, especially after seeing @Ratvan's lovely Sumatra biotope tank.
The plan is for the tank to have a Southeast Asian theme. It won't be a strict biotope because I'm far too lazy to do the research to a level required to create one and I might not be able to find biotope appropriate plants anyway, not to mention having to actually pick a habitat to recreate in the first place. So I'll do the next best thing which is to stick to plants and fish from Southeast Asia and try to make the scape look more "natural". The only thing that won't be Southeast Asian that I intend to keep in there will be Neocaridina.
Here's the equipment that I'll be using on this:
- 30cm cube glass tank
- Chihiros WRGB2 slim
- Oase Filtosmart 60
- Aquatic Farmer CO2 regulator (I believe it's a local product but it's similar to CO2 Art's Pro-Elite regulator)
- Old Tropica aquasoil
- Jun Platinum aquasoil
I'm also still undecided on the inhabitants, but I am set on the genus already. Definitely going to keep some species of Boraras in here. I am partial to Boraras maculatus, just because they are the biggest (I believe), which would make feeding easier, and I believe they can be found in the wild where I'm from too. I won't collect them myself from the wild but I thought it was an interesting piece of information. I might also go for Boraras naevus if they are available. I am certain however that I do not want Boraras brigittae.
Still undecided on whether to use CO2 or not as I want there to be lots of leaf litter and tannins in this tank. I might use very small amounts of CO2 just to boost plant growth.
Really looking forward to rescaping this tank as I find myself wanting a more low maintenance, natural looking tank and moving away from highly manicured planted tanks. Both are beautiful, I'd like to do a little less maintenance and I think a tank like that would also show the fish off more.
I'll post pictures once I've torn the tank down and start it up again!
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