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Through The Red Mountain

Luís Cardoso

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Through The Red Mountain
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Setup Date: 27-08-2016

Tank: Aquaeden WaterCube 60x36x30

Cabinet: DYI

Light: Chihiros Aquasky 601

Filtration: Tetra EX600 Plus with Equo Stilla and jbl symec, lily pipes outflow ADA P4 and inflow VIV

CO2: Do!Aqua difuse

Hardscape: Lava Rocks 20kg

Substrat: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia

Fertilization: EI

Plants:
See picture below

Photos:
29049527940_8827dd24bd_h.jpgIMG_20160627_132632 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

28715871393_48fd2783c4_h.jpgIMG_20160713_154026 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

29258107161_03fd98bde1_h.jpgIMG_20160707_113203 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

29336909155_d4fb9923e0_h.jpgIMG_20160729_113657 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

29258042711_672430fa4a_b.jpgPresentation1 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

28713807624_db95dbbef1_h.jpgIMG_20160827_092027 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

3º Day

28713893594_31b46c2139_h.jpgIMG_2081 by Luís Cardoso, no Flickr

Regars,
Luís Cardoso
 
Love the path details, good work!
Wow very nice. I really appreciate the pics showing how the scape is help up.
+1 Good job!
Nice rock work!
Nice work, after you moved the left tallest rock from pic 3-4 and added substrate it really has taken shape nicely. :thumbup:
Nicely executed;)
Thank's to all of you.
Let's see how it grows...
 
Are you on full power with the chihiros?

Beware it's very strong, algae love it...I used my 45cm chihiros with dimmer position 5 (8 is full power)
 
Are you on full power with the chihiros?

Beware it's very strong, algae love it...I used my 45cm chihiros with dimmer position 5 (8 is full power)
Yes it is on full power.
I know its strong.
On the last setup i was using two levels above the maximum.
 
How beautiful simple lava rock can be.. :) This indeed is a very well executed setup.. Never was a fan of lava rock in an aquarium, but this one turns me completely around. :clap: I realy love this one..
 
following all your topics. I'm a great fan really.
Can you give some info on the fert regime used? Hope you don't mind but must probably I'll try to mimic this scape as best I can.
keep up the good work.
 
following all your topics. I'm a great fan really.
Can you give some info on the fert regime used? Hope you don't mind but must probably I'll try to mimic this scape as best I can.
keep up the good work.
Well the mix is the same that i use on the other tank
1000ml dosing 1ml to 10l of tank water
- KNO3 - 52g
- KH2PO4 - 8gr
- K2SO4 - 50gr
- MgSO4.7H2O - 125gr
- Micro - 12gr
- Ascorbic Acid - 1gr
- Potassium Sorbate - 0.4gr
Actually i'm using 8ml of this mix, but will decrease the dose on the future based on the water tests.
Regards,
Luís Cardoso
 
the only reason for using ascorbic acid and potassium sorbate is for mixing micro and Macro in the same solution?
I've also noticed that you're using more MgSO4.7H2O compared to "normal EI" let's say. Would you be so kind and elaborate on that please?
 
the only reason for using ascorbic acid and potassium sorbate is for mixing micro and Macro in the same solution?
I've also noticed that you're using more MgSO4.7H2O compared to "normal EI" let's say. Would you be so kind and elaborate on that please?
Yes it is, but even if you make the solutions separately you can use ascorbic acid to improve stability of micros.
MG is a macro, but usually present on tap water, but here my water is so hard that i only use RO water on my tanks, for that reason i add it to my mix.
http://www.ukaps.org/index.php?page=dosing-with-dry-salts this is an excelent article about fert regime.
 
Looks so much better now the rocks have aged. Wonderful scape! Some dark green moss in the vacant spot would be nice.
 
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