Sonata 240L

[nico]

here are a few tanks i did last year , this one is called Sonata , it was my first planted tank , 120*45*45 , 144W (0.6W/L) , pressurized co2 3bps , brightyK,step1,eca, phyton-git,green gain

[Ubaca]

Nice

[tien13378]

Very great tank: nice plan, clear water, pretty fishes. The carpet plant may be Hemianthus Callitrichoides, how your tank's temperature. I like this plan but can not grow it.

[oregonaqua]

Amazing very cool tank.

THAT WAS YOUR FIRST PLANTED TANK??????

[nico]

thankyou for your comments.

Tien13378 , the temperature of the tank was very variable , in winter it was 24.5c , which seems to be the perfect temperature , in summer as its getting quite hot it was up to 27c (sometimes 28c) , i couldnt keep it much lower even by using fans ... didn't seem to affect the plants much

for the HC in the foreground , it took it a couple of weeks to adapt to the tank , then it spread all over the foreground quite quickly , then i used to trim it every 3 weeks or so , for it not to be too thick

Oregonaqua ,as it was my first tank , i had a lot of help from forums . if you look at this tank and compare it to the other i did you can see that the style is quite different , it is because of the different influences i had at the time , the use of stones is from what i could see in Japan , the plantation was influenced from what i could see in france where the dutch style was still very present at the time

[Pat7676]

Nice looking tank. Really good for a first planted tank. My first planted tank looked nothing compaired to yours. I love your reds!!

[ricardobrosa]

Hi,

A usual layout.. but with very healthy plants.

Congratulations, nice picture btw.

[cezar]

Originally Posted by nico

if you look at this tank and compare it to the other i did you can see that the style is quite different

That's why it is unique and very beautiful

Cheers

[tetrax]

Hi, very nice composition...............

Regards!!

[Roy Deki]

I remember this scape when you started it. One comment made back then was that the rocks were TOO dominate. I guess you proved them wrong...lol. I love this scape! Great job!

[Ubaca]

very nice composition.
Regards!!

[planter]

I love this tank! Your stem plants are amazing....
I only wish i could grow stems like this ... Absolutley stunning...

cant believe this is your first planted aquarium??????

HUGE CONGRATS