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clonitza

clonitza

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Hello boys and girls,

Finally the new soil arrived so I can start the journal.
I did a fast sketch so you can see where this one is going to.
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Looks like a mountain scape but I plan it to be a little different, you'll see tomorrow when I'll post the first photos how it will look like.

A little bit of the technical side like always:

The tank - 70cm long x 35cm wide x 30cm tall - optiwhite glass

Soil & hardscape
- Aqua Medic Volcanit [New]
- Dennerle Borneo brown
- JBL AquaBasis Plus
- Dragon Stone (yellow and brown)
- Collected wood.

Fertilizers: TNP+, Dennerle A1 Daily, ADA ECA, ADA Green Gain etc.
Filtration: Eheim Ecco Pro 300 + gUSH glassware
Light: 2 x T5 24w Osram 965
CO2: 2Kg + Dennerle Profi 2000? + Sera solenoid valve + JBL glass diffuser or UP Atomizer + Glass CO2 tester

Inhabitants:
- Apistogramma cacatuoides
- Hemigrammus rodwayi
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus
- Otocinclus vestitus

Plants
- Hemianthus Callitrichoides
- Glossostigma elatinoides
- Hygropila polysperma Rosanervig [New]
- Ceratopteris thalictroides [New]
- Ranunculus papulentus
- Anchor moss
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides & tripartita

Take care,
Mike
 
Re: Slow Cave

:wave:

Damn my fish are hard to catch, need to lower the water more.
This is going to be a loooong day. :D
 
Re: Slow Cave

Aquabasis and the first layer of Dennerle sand added, now I need to add a layer of Volcanit and place the first stones.

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Re: Slow Cave

Hope I'm not broadcasting in the desert :lol:

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After placing the stones for the first time I wasn't really happy with the cave being so low so I had to add others to hold it.

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Another layer of gravel and upped the cave a bit and it looks OK for the little stones I had.

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Could have tried rising them again but I feel that after the plants develop this one is going too look just perfect.
Gonna tweak the right stones a bit during the next step: planting.
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

This could be really good. The left side of the cave could use some help. Maybe with masking the connections somehow and the left bottom stones end is very dark.
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

Cheers, plants should help make it look natural. :)
The lamp is placed in the back so it's kinda shady now, you'll see more photos tomorrow with it placed in the middle-front.
The last photo for today, I kinda miscalculated the water needed to fill the tank and I have to wait until morning for more RO water. :D

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Mike
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

Did a little bit of arrangement on the right side and planted the tank. :)
Not really good looking atm but soon as the plants will start growing and cover the hardscape it's going to be something different.

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Cheers,
Mike
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

I am not sure how to describe your style, but it always seems very delicate style planting. The cave creates and element of interest and I like the way you have done it, initially I was not sure how it would look.

I take it the cave idea is not intended to have a practical purpose interms of the fauna requirement?
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

Thanks guys for your kind comments! :wave:

Sanj my apisto family is constantly growing and the cave was build also for them. I really like the fact that they are already exploring it. :) I'm thinking now to build a second small one on the right, next week, at the end of the path for a second breeding pair and also to balance the design a bit.

I also enjoy the texture of the gravel, really amazing colors:
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Cheers,
Mike
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

What are the plants poking out of the substrate at the front?
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

Left to right: Hydrocotyle tripartita, Glossostigma elatinoides and Hemianthus micranthemoides :)
 
Re: Slow Cave [First photos]

Thanks, hopfully every thing will grow well for you.
 
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