Crystal Mountain

[Nuno M.]

Beautiful, I am in complete awe of this tank.

Thanks MrHidley 🙂

Fancy fish!
nice,

They are a classic, but never get out of style, I think they wore a great addition the this layout 🙂

 

[JackMartins]

Nuno, que aquário fantástico! Parabéns.

Back to english in respect of all forum users 🙂
May I ask you, are they Rasboras Harlequin? If I'm not wrong, here in Brazil at least, they get prohibited of commercialization! The only Rasboras I can find in the market nowadays are Galaxy. Which are really nice also, but a little more expensive!

Also, I know that you are using Amazonia as substrate. Do you have anything else? Soil additive? Power Sand?

Thanks and again, congratulations!

 

[MrHidley]

Nuno, que aquário fantástico! Parabéns.

Back to english in respect of all forum users 🙂
May I ask you, are they Rasboras Harlequin? If I'm not wrong, here in Brazil at least, they get prohibited of commercialization! The only Rasboras I can find in the market nowadays are Galaxy. Which are really nice also, but a little more expensive!

Also, I know that you are using Amazonia as substrate. Do you have anything else? Soil additive? Power Sand?

Thanks and again, congratulations!

You might want to look out for Espei Rasboras, they look very similar to the Harlequin Rasbora, but are a little smaller. Galaxy are indeed very nice however they are an increbily shy fish.

 

[AndreiD]

NO3 - 10ppm
PO4 - 0,6ppm
Fe - 0.2ppm

Thanks for the info

 

[Nuno M.]

Nuno, que aquário fantástico! Parabéns.

Back to english in respect of all forum users 🙂
May I ask you, are they Rasboras Harlequin? If I'm not wrong, here in Brazil at least, they get prohibited of commercialization! The only Rasboras I can find in the market nowadays are Galaxy. Which are really nice also, but a little more expensive!

Also, I know that you are using Amazonia as substrate. Do you have anything else? Soil additive? Power Sand?

Thanks and again, congratulations!

Obrigado JackMartins 🙂

Yes they are Trigonostigma Heteromorpha I'm considering trowing in 20-30 more 😀

I've used the complete line before, I think it is really beneficial for long term aquascapes ... Sure it gives also a great boost when we start up the tank, but the great thing about power sand is being a live substrate, and this becomes critical on the first year on more or less, depending on your final substrate height also 😉
It will optimize root uptake oxidizing nutrients from clogged up substrate and trapped gases deposits like N2O...

In short therm aquascapes I think it doesn't justifies the extra costs 😉

Thanks for the info

Test again today just before waterchange

The levels have droped quite a bit from last night

NO3 - 5ppm
PO4 - 0,4ppm
FE - 0,1ppm

This with almost a full EI dose, maximum dose for my tank is about 25ml of my solutions, I'm dosing 20ml daily from macros and micros 🙂

 

[AndreiD]

JBL tests ?

 

[Nuno M.]

JBL tests ?

 

[Nuno M.]

A few more 😀

50mm
_MG_3065 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

_MG_3060-Edit by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

Trigonostigma Heteromorpha (Harlequim Rasbora)
_MG_3053 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

_MG_3046 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

_MG_3041 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

 

[Robert H. Tavera]

Beautiful tank and nice fish selection too!


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[Nuno M.]

Beautiful tank and nice fish selection too!


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Thank you Robert 🙂

 

[JackMartins]

Thanks @MrHidley and @Nuno M. !
I´m still looking for Rasboras here in Brazil aquarium shops, but until now, no success! 🙁

 

[Nuno M.]

Thanks @MrHidley and @Nuno M. !
I´m still looking for Rasboras here in Brazil aquarium shops, but until now, no success! 🙁

Try to contact Andre Longarço or Luca Galagarra from AQUABASE São Paulo, they will be more than welcome to answer if it is possible to get them there in Brasil, and maybe import what you are looking for 🙂

It's very easy to find them on Facebook, I will give you the shop URL http://aquabase.com.br/wordpress/ , speak with them 😉

Here's a Layout from Luca with Trigonostigma Heteromorpha
http://aquabase.com.br/wordpress/portfolio/premio-2/

 

[JackMartins]

Try to contact Andre Longarço or Luca Galagarra from AQUABASE São Paulo, they will be more than welcome to answer if it is possible to get them there in Brasil, and maybe import what you are looking for 🙂

It's very easy to find them on Facebook, I will give you the shop URL http://aquabase.com.br/wordpress/ , speak with them 😉

Here's a Layout from Luca with Trigonostigma Heteromorpha
http://aquabase.com.br/wordpress/portfolio/premio-2/

Thanks Nuno! I know this guys very well. Their shop is amazing.
And Luca capacity to build hardscape is pretty impressive! Of course you know this!

The aquarium you share is from 2013. At that time it was not THAT hard to find rasboras. As I mentioned, I believe some species get prohibited to be commercialized!
Anyway, I'm going to contacted them as soon as y aquarium gets mature.

 

[Nuno M.]

Trimming day,

Changed the frontal S. Repens for P. Helferi let's see were it goes now, the H. Pinnafida is a wonderful plant, and now with the right footprint and mass i wanted since the beginning of this scape 🙂
The Rotalas wore trimmed to give them shape, i think one more trim and it will be ready for a good final shootout !!!

Hope you guys like it 😉

_MG_3127 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

 

[Tim Harrison]

Looking great...I'm a big fan of open negative space and the tension it creates.
It's a great contrast to the hardscape and planting, and evocative of a drop off in to deeper water; it's also great swimming space for critters😉

 

[Alexander Belchenko]

Big tank is big tank. I like everything about big tanks, and what you do in them.

 

[Nuno M.]

Looking great...I'm a big fan of open negative space and the tension it creates.
It's a great contrast to the hardscape and planting, and evocative of a drop off in to deeper water; it's also great swimming space for critters😉

Big tank is big tank. I like everything about big tanks, and what you do in them.

Thank you guys 🙂

 

[Nuno M.]

Well since fertilization is always a good subject, this time I will do 1 more experience with my tank, I'm going for Full ADA Line DIY Style Fertilization 😉

Anyone curious about it ?? Any thoughts you want to share ??

Here's my calculation sheets, this time I will test the UREA formula, since it's what I've been using until now and still have some to work with 🙂

ADA 1 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

ADA 2 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

ADA 3 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

Here's my Estimative Index sheets for comparison 😉

EI 1 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

EI 2 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

EI 3 by Nuno Matos, on Flickr

Hope this info can be useful for future reference 🙂

 

[greedy]

Nice work, Nuno.How much potassium sorbate and ascorbic acid do you put in your macro fertilisers?In which form do you buy acorbic acid?Maybe you throw tablet of vitamin c?

 

[Nuno M.]

Hi @greedy ,

I do not mix Macros/Micros together, I use 2 separate bottles, so really no need to use Potassium Sorbate and Ascorbic Acid but if you want to do it i think 0,5gr of PS and 0,2gr of AA would suffice !!!

With 30ml doses in my tank, 500ml bottle will last about 16 days so it will not have time to produce any type of mould or fungus, so in my case there's really no need of using Potasium Sorbate ...