Comp_Nov09: Pico Paradise

[Jase]

Name:Jason Griffiths

Tank Dimensions (Height/Width/Depth): 14x14x14cm

Aquascape Name: Pico Paradise

Hardscape/Materials used: Bogwood, Dragon Stone, Oli Knott Nature Soil, Unipac Zambezi Sand

Plants: Eleocharis Acicularis, Lilaeopsis Novea-Zealandia, Crytocoryne Moehlmannii

Fertilisation: Easy Carbo, EI, from main tank in water change

About the aquascape: The tank is a 14cm cube purchased from Hobbycraft for £3.99, with the hardscape and materials taken from other tanks. I wanted to use plants I hadn't used before with a view to using them again in the future. Lighting is a PC unit I used to use over my main tank as additional light

 

[Nick16]

man thats sooo good.

IMO thats in with a really good shout.

 

[samc]

thats really cool jase

 

[viktorlantos]

very nice piece of nature

 

[AdAndrews]

absolutely stunning!

 

[Gill]

Very Natural Looking

 

[Jase]

Thanks everyone for your kind words, I'm really please with it to be honest.

I reckon it'll look best when the Crypt grows out a little - you can see a couple of the leaves just underneath/infront of the largest piece of wood.

So tempted to do another, after all I did pick up two cubes

 

[Stu Worrall]

very nice jason, all the planting fits together so well.

 

[James Marshall]

That's excellent Jason, the mix of wood and rocks works really well.

Cheers,
James

 

[Jase]

Thanks James and Stu

 

[elanmak]

neat and natural

 

[Jase]

neat and natural

Thank you Elan, I'm going to have to take my solitary Cherry Shrimp out in order to maintain the tank's neatness He keeps mixing the sand and nature soil, eventhough there is a plastic divider between them

 

[Jase]

Day 14

Having now been setup for two weeks I thought I'd better put up a quick update. Snapshot handheld pics but better than nothing I'm sure

Taken immediately after todays WC, which is why the acicularis looks messy

 

[James Marshall]

That's comming on a treat Jason, the plants look really healthy

Cheers,
James

 

[Jase]

Final Photos

 

[Jase]

Day 1



Now

 

[aquaticmaniac]

Quite a lot of growth in this one 🙂 Nice job.

 

[James Marshall]

That's incredible growth, a fantastic looking scape

Cheers,
James

 

[Jase]

Thanks Leah and James, good luck to you both in the Comp