Autumn Sunrise - 9th place in Nano category AAC

James Marshall · 06-23-2009, 11:29 AM

Hello fellow aquascapers

This is my contest scape, it is the first time i have entered a contest, so I am very pleased to have placed 9th in category. The idea behind this scape was maintainability, so i chose plants that could be easily pruned and would recover quickly thereafter. My inspiration came from watching the sun rise on the Dorset coast one autumn morning.

Aquascape title : Autumn Sunrise
Tank volume (liter) : 21 liters
Tank size (Length x width x height) : 36 x 22 x 26 cm

Plants :
Riccia fluitans, Rotala rotundifolia

Lightning :
Two 24 Watt cool white power compacts (over tank)
One 7 Watt warm white tulip bulb (backlight
For 10 hours per day

Fish & Invertebrates :
Nannostomus Beckfordi

Fertilization:
3/4ml Tropica plant nutrition+ and 3/4ml Tropica plant nutrition per day
CO2: One bubble per second for 11 hours per day
Substrate: Eco Complete and GEOsystems sand

Regards James

Jur4ik · 06-23-2009, 11:58 AM

nice nano. how often do you prune your riccia? why that mixture of TPN and TPN+ ?
is the lightning DIY?

mr. luke · 06-23-2009, 12:18 PM

I love this tank!
I looked it up on the results and loved it.
Its quite origeonal, not like the usual nature style scapes you see

Raven · 06-23-2009, 08:39 PM

So simple, so clean and sooo beautiful ! Well done my friend !

cibserg · 06-24-2009, 03:29 AM

I really love it. The simplicity makes it beautiful.

James Marshall · 06-24-2009, 03:32 AM

Thanks for your compliments guys, they are much appreciated.

To answer your questions Jur4ik:

I prune the Riccia once a week, although i did not prune it for the first 3 weeks after setup.

The mixture of ferts was discovered by way of a happy accident. The dosing regime was 1ml TPN+ per day, but one morning I picked up the wrong bottle and before i realised what i was doing, I had dosed 3/4ml of TPN to the tank. I thought the plants might suffer without their N and P, so i dosed 3/4ml of TPN+ as well. The next day the new tops of the Rotala had grown red, so stuck with 3/4ml of each.

Yes the lighting is DIY

Cheers James

MonoBarrientos · 06-24-2009, 12:39 PM

Hi!
Looks very clean! good nano-tank,and congrats for your place in the contest,
"Saludos" from Chile,
Gmo

J House · 06-24-2009, 01:17 PM

Many times less is more. Nicely done!

Blue_dolphin · 06-25-2009, 03:46 AM

Very creative ways to use riccia to form the layout!
Congtls!

James Marshall · 06-25-2009, 04:13 AM

Thank you guys,

Because the tank is so small i wanted to create strong lines, to keep an ordered feel to the scape. Riccia seemed like an ideal way to do this, as it has small leaves/fronds and can be shaped via pruning.

Cheers James

06-23-2009, 11:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
James Marshall Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 100	Autumn Sunrise - 9th place in Nano category AAC Hello fellow aquascapers This is my contest scape, it is the first time i have entered a contest, so I am very pleased to have placed 9th in category. The idea behind this scape was maintainability, so i chose plants that could be easily pruned and would recover quickly thereafter. My inspiration came from watching the sun rise on the Dorset coast one autumn morning. Aquascape title : Autumn Sunrise Tank volume (liter) : 21 liters Tank size (Length x width x height) : 36 x 22 x 26 cm Plants : Riccia fluitans, Rotala rotundifolia Lightning : Two 24 Watt cool white power compacts (over tank) One 7 Watt warm white tulip bulb (backlight For 10 hours per day Fish & Invertebrates : Nannostomus Beckfordi Fertilization: 3/4ml Tropica plant nutrition+ and 3/4ml Tropica plant nutrition per day CO2: One bubble per second for 11 hours per day Substrate: Eco Complete and GEOsystems sand Regards James

06-23-2009, 11:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jur4ik Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 2,114	nice nano. how often do you prune your riccia? why that mixture of TPN and TPN+ ? is the lightning DIY? __________________ Regards, Jur4ik

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James Marshall Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 100	Thanks for your compliments guys, they are much appreciated. To answer your questions Jur4ik: I prune the Riccia once a week, although i did not prune it for the first 3 weeks after setup. The mixture of ferts was discovered by way of a happy accident. The dosing regime was 1ml TPN+ per day, but one morning I picked up the wrong bottle and before i realised what i was doing, I had dosed 3/4ml of TPN to the tank. I thought the plants might suffer without their N and P, so i dosed 3/4ml of TPN+ as well. The next day the new tops of the Rotala had grown red, so stuck with 3/4ml of each. Yes the lighting is DIY Cheers James

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James Marshall Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 100	Thank you guys, Because the tank is so small i wanted to create strong lines, to keep an ordered feel to the scape. Riccia seemed like an ideal way to do this, as it has small leaves/fronds and can be shaped via pruning. Cheers James