The Flaming Shrub - Johnbol's Mini M

[Johnbol]

Hi Guys!

Decided to start my first aquarium journal here. Not my first tank though.

Some specs to start with:

• Tank: standard ADA Mini M size (36 x 22 x 26 cm - approx. 20L)
• Light: ADA Aquasky LED
• Filtration: Tetra Tec EX700 with ADA Lily Pipes, plus aeration Eheim nozzle
  
• CO2: Do!aqua CO2 starter set with replacement cartridges
• Soil: ADA Amazonia Powder and standard
• Plants: Echinodorus Hot Pepper, Ammania sp. Bonsai, Rotala wallichii, Staurogyne sp., Glossostigma elatinoides
• Animals: Neocaridina heteropoda var Orange, Caridina japonica, Otocinclus affinis, Boraras merah (or brigittae, or both...)

Ok, so I have started (7.06.2014) this layout inspired by Amano's single wabikusa "bouquet" style with one dominant plant - in this role Echinodorus. Initially I wasn't planning on adding drift wood also, but it would feel kind of "empty" without it. Maybe with time I will remove it, or replace with thinner roots.
There isn't much to tell about it besides that, so ask away if you have any specific questions.​

Here is a photo (sorry for the poor quality!) I shot on 19th June, and today tank looks slightly more green and definitely more red than then. I already had to prune Rotala and Staurogyne more than twice since the beginning. I will try to take some better pictures for you soon.

1 by Johnbol, on Flickr

Cheers!

 

[allan angus]

hi john looks like a nice start hope it all grows in for you 🙂

 

[Dominic]

You finally got to put it up then! Looks good mate growing in nicely 🙂

 

[Johnbol]

Hey Guys!

Thank you! The plants are growing nicely, so it shouldn't take long before I will have to start "mowing the lawn" (which I hate the most...).

Cheers!

 

[Martin in Holland]

Looking nice already, will look great after a while....