La vita è bella

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:23 AM

Hallo,
I think it's time to introduce my tank. First of all I have to apologize for my bad english

I'll start with glass. It's made from 10mm glass with glass roof.

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:25 AM

Cabinet is made of metal construction with boxes 30x40mm and plywood

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:26 AM

Final look of cabinet

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:27 AM

Than time is come for the light

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:28 AM

And when I put pieces together it look like this

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:30 AM

And than time is come for filling the aquarium.
Flooring is made of:
1. sand 1-4mm
2. coconut fibers
3. peat
4. coconut fiber
5. mosquito network
6. sand 1-4mm

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:31 AM

Than I put 2 pieces of red moor wood

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:33 AM

And after planting first tour of plants it look like this

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:35 AM

Than 3rd day arrived Pogostemon helferi and Microsorum pteropus "Philippine"

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:36 AM

And the day after I put some background (blue wallpaper)

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:37 AM

15th day

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:38 AM

3 weeks old aq

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:39 AM

It's like jungle now, but I did not still decided what should I do and what plants I will kept. There are more then 20 types of plants.
There is a list (but it' not complete):
Echinodorus bleheri
Nymphaea tiger lotus
Cryptocoryne affinis
Hydrocotyle dissecta
Hydrocotyle leucocefilla
Riccia fluitans
Hydrophila polysperma
Heterathera zosterifolia
Alternathera rosaefolia
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala green sp
Rotala macranda
Ludwigia arcuata
Ammannia gracilis
Hydrocotyle verticillate
Pogostemon helferi
Microsorum pteropus "Philippine"
Pistia
and some more

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:41 AM

Some of the plants...

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:42 AM

And some pictures from the top

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:43 AM

Week ago (30th day)

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 04:45 AM

Monday, wednesday, friday I use 7ml EasyLife KNO3 and 8 ml EasyLife Profito
tuesday, thursday, saturday I use 11ml EasyLife PO4
every day I use 5ml EasyLife EasyCarbo
I use diy system for co2
Light: 6x36w T8

feathers · 07-09-2009, 05:23 AM

First of all thank you for the step by step photos; I really think this is going to turn into one of those WOW tanks. Love the way things are filling up.

Pejc · 07-09-2009, 06:12 AM

Thank you feathers

It's my pleasure to post all the progress of my tank. These days I had to rearenge some plants and after that I'll post new pictures

krisha · 07-09-2009, 06:18 AM

is the light a diy?

07-09-2009, 04:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
Pejc Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Serbia Posts: 69	It's like jungle now, but I did not still decided what should I do and what plants I will kept. There are more then 20 types of plants. There is a list (but it' not complete): Echinodorus bleheri Nymphaea tiger lotus Cryptocoryne affinis Hydrocotyle dissecta Hydrocotyle leucocefilla Riccia fluitans Hydrophila polysperma Heterathera zosterifolia Alternathera rosaefolia Rotala rotundifolia Rotala green sp Rotala macranda Ludwigia arcuata Ammannia gracilis Hydrocotyle verticillate Pogostemon helferi Microsorum pteropus "Philippine" Pistia and some more __________________ La vita è bella

07-09-2009, 04:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
Pejc Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Serbia Posts: 69	Monday, wednesday, friday I use 7ml EasyLife KNO3 and 8 ml EasyLife Profito tuesday, thursday, saturday I use 11ml EasyLife PO4 every day I use 5ml EasyLife EasyCarbo I use diy system for co2 Light: 6x36w T8 __________________ La vita è bella

07-09-2009, 06:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
Pejc Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Serbia Posts: 69	Thank you feathers It's my pleasure to post all the progress of my tank. These days I had to rearenge some plants and after that I'll post new pictures __________________ La vita è bella

07-09-2009, 06:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
krisha Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 80	is the light a diy? __________________ 130 l. planted tank

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07-09-2009, 05:23 AM	#18 (permalink)
feathers Junior Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Africa JHB Posts: 35	First of all thank you for the step by step photos; I really think this is going to turn into one of those WOW tanks. Love the way things are filling up.