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Geneilson

Geneilson

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Hello guys

I am interested in starting in the Dutch style, I would like to know more information on how to really do a good job in the aquarium to participate in contests. What do you say to help me?

thank you
 
Hi!
I didn't made any such kind of aquarium but, from all I have seen, I've notice two main technical things :

1. A large open in the size of the tank, rather than depth or high.
2. All plants from the front are trimed close to the front wall of the tank.

But, the most important looks to be the gradual heights of the plant, from the front to the back.
Nevertheless, combination of the colours and texture of the plants but also the shape of its, so no plant will shadow the other ones.
 
That is nice but, as far as I know, Dutch style use only plants to made the scape, without roots or stones.
The basic idea is to built the scape using only the shape and the characteristics of the plants. Am I wrong?
 
I have researched and that is precisely what you quoted Silviu Man to contest the woods should be used carefully and still covered with moss.
 
Besides this, you will have a combination of plants with very different requirements : easy plants but also plants with high requirements for nutrients, light, ... This means that addition of everything (CO2, fertilizers, ...) should be up. The filtration have to be very good and water flow too. Good luck! Awaiting to see your plan!
 
Silviu Man said:
Besides this, you will have a combination of plants with very different requirements : easy plants but also plants with high requirements for nutrients, light, ... This means that addition of everything (CO2, fertilizers, ...) should be up. The filtration have to be very good and water flow too. Good luck! Awaiting to see your plan!
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Thanks for help me...
 
they talk a lot on "streets", how they should be done and what are the best plants for that?
 
Geneilson said:
they talk a lot on "streets", how they should be done and what are the best plants for that?
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Very important is the substrate that should be good for all kind of plants (stem, with strong roots, ...). Here, different combinations can be made. A long-term nutritive substrate is requested, in a little much quantity than normal, together with some additives. In this case, you need to check, plant by plant and to find the optimum combination of substrate, fertilization in substrate and in water, CO2, light a.s.o. Then after, plants should be combined in large and small bushes, from small to tall but not just keeping the depth effect from front to rear but also from one side to another. Maybe the best way is to make a plan with all details related with substrate, plants, light, CO2, ... and to have a disscusion much applied. A few models for inspiration could help too.
 
Geneilson said:
they talk a lot on "streets", how they should be done and what are the best plants for that?
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That's something taking a lot of time and practice, you need a lot of experience to finaly find out what suites you the best.. Knowing the plants is key, how and when they color, how they grow, size in height and width, do they branch from the base or from the top, leafshape etc. It is very hard to say what the best plants are actualy all of them can potentialy be used in different combinations and configurations. That's why it still is after all those decades an interesting style to explore and experiment with, the sky is the limit, possibiliities endless.

Next to knowing the plant sp. characteristics in how they grow and color, you need to gather experience how the manicure them into shape. These are things you don't learn from reading alone. And since this planted aquarium hobby over all is a hobby you can't learn over night with gatering textual information it takes months maybe years and several try outs to get experienced. To get all this in the shortest periode possible you would need to go with multiple tank syndrome, if you have the space and finances for that.

I'm a Dutchman and in this hobby for several decades, back in the early days i was under the assumption that Dutch style was all there was.. There was no internet, all information i had was Dutch literature concerning Dutch style aquariums for the first 2 decades. And still after all those years i never realy mastered the style to contest grade material. It is extremely difficult style to master, that i can tell..

Best advice someone can give is, find contest scape examples and start with replicating what you like the most.. Nothing wrong with copying excisting material, it gives you what you need.. Experience.
 
Well, experience comes with practice! He can try one (a small one) so he can learn and step from one level to another. Final traget is nice!
 
zozo said:
That's something taking a lot of time and practice, you need a lot of experience to finaly find out what suites you the best.. Knowing the plants is key, how and when they color, how they grow, size in height and width, do they branch from the base or from the top, leafshape etc. It is very hard to say what the best plants are actualy all of them can potentialy be used in different combinations and configurations. That's why it still is after all those decades an interesting style to explore and experiment with, the sky is the limit, possibiliities endless.

Next to knowing the plant sp. characteristics in how they grow and color, you need to gather experience how the manicure them into shape. These are things you don't learn from reading alone. And since this planted aquarium hobby over all is a hobby you can't learn over night with gatering textual information it takes months maybe years and several try outs to get experienced. To get all this in the shortest periode possible you would need to go with multiple tank syndrome, if you have the space and finances for that.

I'm a Dutchman and in this hobby for several decades, back in the early days i was under the assumption that Dutch style was all there was.. There was no internet, all information i had was Dutch literature concerning Dutch style aquariums for the first 2 decades. And still after all those years i never realy mastered the style to contest grade material. It is extremely difficult style to master, that i can tell..

Best advice someone can give is, find contest scape examples and start with replicating what you like the most.. Nothing wrong with copying excisting material, it gives you what you need.. Experience.
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Great words, thank you so much.
 
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