15th November

DiogoHCMatias · 01-08-2009, 01:53 PM

There's a lot of time since I last posted here, so I decide to leave here the actual look of my planted aquarium:

Setup: 15-10-08
Tank: 62x36x31 (69 / 60 L of brute/efective volume)
Filtration: Eheim 2213 (440L/h about 7 times the tank volume)
Lighting: HDD 600B 2x24W T5 10000K
Heating: Tetra 100W
Substrate: Sera floradepot (about 2L) + ADA aquasoil amazon (about 8L)
Hardscape: Local rocks and some wood
CO2: homemade, with glass difuser and drop checker
Fertilization: KNO3, KCl, H2PO4, Ferropol and Flourish Excel

Fauna: Paracheirodon axelrodi, Xiphophorus helleri, Iriatherina werenia, Corydoras habrosus, Otociclus sp., Neocardina heteropoda var. red, Neritina natalensis.

Flora: Anubia bateri, Blyxa japónica, Cryptocoryone undulata, Fissidensis fontanus, Hemianthus callitrichoides 'cuba', Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hydrocolite leucocephala,Ludwigia arcuata, Nynphea lotus ‘zenkeri’, Marsiela hirsuta, Microsorum pteropus ‘narrow’, Pospernica palustris ‘cuba’, Rotala rotundifolia, Utricularia gramnifoilia,Taxiphyllum barbieri.

Feel free for leave your comments

Sorry for my poor english,
Diogo Matias

dg2606 · 01-08-2009, 05:14 PM

Very impressive. Any plans for a foreground plant?

DiogoHCMatias · 01-09-2009, 09:07 AM

There's Hemianthus callitrichoides 'cuba' planted in the foregroud but it's still starting to grow!

khanh123 · 01-10-2009, 06:29 AM

wow....!
tank very nice.

DiogoHCMatias · 02-03-2009, 07:46 PM

Some changes:

I take off all rotala to let palustris take place in center of layout.

Hawkeye · 02-03-2009, 08:31 PM

Is their some Mermaidweed [Water Milfoil (Haloragidaceae)] in the back of your new post?

Hawk

DiogoHCMatias · 02-04-2009, 06:13 AM

Isn't water milfoil (Myriophyllum sp.), but a similar one, named Pospernica palustris ‘cuba’:

Hawkeye · 02-04-2009, 09:51 PM

Yes thats the plant. I use to grow it my old 55gal.
MPI Aquatics - Plants - Mermaid Weed

I thought its a unique plant, but I couldn't keep them growing for more then six months. I think I might have been the depth or CO2 levels. I noticed that once I increased co2 levels in other tanks with MermaidWeed it would melt in days.

Hawk

DiogoHCMatias · 02-05-2009, 08:25 AM

I don't know that is his comon name, I only know the scientific one. In Portugal we call him simply "palustris".
My CO2 is from fermentation (homemade) so I never had a great CO2 level, so perhaps that's why mine are so good looking

Thanks for comment

Hawkeye · 02-05-2009, 07:31 PM

I really think that its co2 levels. When it was growing at it best I too was using DIY CO2, as soon as I switched over to pressure system it never looked the same.

MermaidWeed grows wild here but I never really looked for any. Its still one of my favorite plants.

Hawk

DiogoHCMatias · 03-04-2009, 05:20 PM

01-08-2009, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68	15th November There's a lot of time since I last posted here, so I decide to leave here the actual look of my planted aquarium: Setup: 15-10-08 Tank: 62x36x31 (69 / 60 L of brute/efective volume) Filtration: Eheim 2213 (440L/h about 7 times the tank volume) Lighting: HDD 600B 2x24W T5 10000K Heating: Tetra 100W Substrate: Sera floradepot (about 2L) + ADA aquasoil amazon (about 8L) Hardscape: Local rocks and some wood CO2: homemade, with glass difuser and drop checker Fertilization: KNO3, KCl, H2PO4, Ferropol and Flourish Excel Fauna: Paracheirodon axelrodi, Xiphophorus helleri, Iriatherina werenia, Corydoras habrosus, Otociclus sp., Neocardina heteropoda var. red, Neritina natalensis. Flora: Anubia bateri, Blyxa japónica, Cryptocoryone undulata, Fissidensis fontanus, Hemianthus callitrichoides 'cuba', Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hydrocolite leucocephala,Ludwigia arcuata, Nynphea lotus ‘zenkeri’, Marsiela hirsuta, Microsorum pteropus ‘narrow’, Pospernica palustris ‘cuba’, Rotala rotundifolia, Utricularia gramnifoilia,Taxiphyllum barbieri. Feel free for leave your comments Sorry for my poor english, Diogo Matias

02-04-2009, 09:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hawkeye Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: TN Posts: 16	Yes thats the plant. I use to grow it my old 55gal. MPI Aquatics - Plants - Mermaid Weed I thought its a unique plant, but I couldn't keep them growing for more then six months. I think I might have been the depth or CO2 levels. I noticed that once I increased co2 levels in other tanks with MermaidWeed it would melt in days. Hawk __________________ Trust But Verify http://www.mpiaquatics.com/default.htm

02-05-2009, 07:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hawkeye Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: TN Posts: 16	I really think that its co2 levels. When it was growing at it best I too was using DIY CO2, as soon as I switched over to pressure system it never looked the same. MermaidWeed grows wild here but I never really looked for any. Its still one of my favorite plants. Hawk __________________ Trust But Verify http://www.mpiaquatics.com/default.htm

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01-08-2009, 05:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
dg2606 Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 149	Very impressive. Any plans for a foreground plant?

01-09-2009, 09:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68	There's Hemianthus callitrichoides 'cuba' planted in the foregroud but it's still starting to grow!

01-10-2009, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
khanh123 Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Việt Nam Posts: 8	wow....! tank very nice.

02-03-2009, 07:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68	Some changes: I take off all rotala to let palustris take place in center of layout.

02-03-2009, 08:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hawkeye Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: TN Posts: 16	Is their some Mermaidweed [Water Milfoil (Haloragidaceae)] in the back of your new post? Hawk

02-04-2009, 06:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68	Isn't water milfoil (Myriophyllum sp.), but a similar one, named Pospernica palustris ‘cuba’:

02-05-2009, 08:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68	I don't know that is his comon name, I only know the scientific one. In Portugal we call him simply "palustris". My CO2 is from fermentation (homemade) so I never had a great CO2 level, so perhaps that's why mine are so good looking Thanks for comment

03-04-2009, 05:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
DiogoHCMatias Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Posts: 68