My Aquascaping Journey

[Achintya]

I like to share some of my aquarium pictures over the years. Since I post here,I'll not post my discus pictures.

1. Blackwater tank(WoodLands):
First I had a 2 feeter blackwater tank. That tank was decorated by driftwoods.For others I used IAL,sandy subastrate.In this tank my Apistogramma agassizi bred for a number of times.
Here is the tank specifications:
Tank dimension: 24-12-18
substrate:sand
Decorations: Driftwoods
Others: IAL
Fish: cardinal tetra,Apistogramma Agassizi double red,Apistogramma cacatuoides orange flash,otocinclus,Corydoras panda
Filtration: Tetra Expower 120
** This tank got 1st prize in Aquapetz Aquascaping Contest in 2012


Here are some more pictures of that tank and fishes:




In the mean while dismantled this tank to make a 4 feeter blackwater tank I rescaped this tank for few days.Here are the pictures:



2.Planted tank(Project Greenery):
Here I post my planted tank details.I always want to grow a bush of plants from very few plants(say 10 plants). Hence it takes time to mature this tank.Plus Kolkata is a very humid place.here normal humidity is 80% plus and temperature is over 35 degree Celsius.plus i don't have chiller in my tank.

Tank Specifications:
Tank dimension: 24-15-13 (Rimless)
Substrate: ADA Amazonia 1*9 liter,sand bank in foreground
dry layout materials:horn wood,driftwood,ADA ryuoh stone(around 2.5kg)
co2: pressurized with diffuser (3-4 bps)
light: Osram 36W 8000K * 2 pll, osram 24*1 T5HO
photo period:8 hours
filtration: Eheim 2215
fertilizer: K2SO4(lab grade),ADA step2.

plants:
1. Background: didiplis diandra,rotala rotundifolia,rotala indica,rotala sp green,ludwigia aromatica
2.midground: HM,staurogyne repens tropica,ludwiga arcuata,micranthemum umbrosum,staurogyne repens 'porto velho'
3.foreground:HC
4.moss:weeping moss,peacock moss,fissidens
tank temperature:24-25 degree Celsius

fish:glow light tetra(temporarily,now taken out),otocinclus,RCS.

here you can see some pictures of my tank.


















** This tank has been dismantled.

3.Blackwater tank(Black Heaven):
This is my favorite tank and will not be dismantled by any means.
** Ranking of this tank:
i)Top 10 in AGA 2013 Boptope contest
ii)3rd in JBL Biotope contest 2013
iii)2nd in Aquapetz Aquascaping contest


Tank dimensions: 48-18-18
Glass thickness: 12 mm Rimless
Hardscape: Driftwoods
Others:IAL,Inert sand
Fish: 50 Cardinal tetra,2/5 Apistogramma trifasciata(M/F), 12 Corydoras panda, 4 Otocinclus affinis
Light: 5W*2 6500K Philips CFL, 23W*1 6500K Philips CFL
Filtration:Tetra 120, Eheim 2215



Some pictures of my Apistogramma trifasciata:

 

[Ghettofarmulous]

SKills there

 

[sanj]

I have seen some of these scapes before, it seems you really are up there with the competition rankings.

 

[Achintya]

Thank you 🙂

My next wishlist is adding wild caught Paunini blue heckels in my 'Black heaven' tank and little bit change in scaping to feel more natural look.

 

[Fern]

Fantastic blackwater tanks Achintya 🙂

 

[Achintya]

thank you 🙂