I have just redone this tank, I have some limitations with the fish stocking I want to use, still on the fence, but likely will hold some Botia sidthimunki Once the moss settles down and creeps and the Anubias fill in more, the tank will be a bit nicer and filled in. Regards, Tom Barr
About 2 years I guess now. No water changes etc. The emergent aspect I like as it really is how most of the aquatic plants habitats are found in the wild. It also takes advantage of the CO2 in the air, allows flowering, the open top design and maximizes the light use with minimal algae in the tank. I will likely add a 18 watt LED Cree system to this tank for lighting. This tank is dominated by the wood and the emergent interface, with minimal submersed growth. The pennywort is effective for hidign equipment and making the back ground "planted" even though the plant is not really in the water. Gravel also matches the white tile flooring.
I liked yours as well, the wood is similar in nature and character to yours. You seem to also have some nice hardscaping materials to work with. This tank is a much slower growing scape than most on this forum or most any forum. The rates of growth are good for Anubias, and moss, but it's still quite slow. I pick at the plants, trim here and there maybe once a month. I clean the filter and maybe do a water change once every 6 months. Feed fish. Not much else. I have 2 non CO2 tanks and 2 CO2 enriched tanks.
wow that is a very nice looking drift wood, i was wondering what kind of wood is that? thank you keep up the good work!
Pretty brilliant Tom, I love the idea of having plants grow behind the back wall of the aquarium. Good show
This is the reason I am so enthralled by emersed areas on a tank. It really is like bringing the nature into your living space. Great setup and very inspirational.
Manzanita, I must have 4-5 tones of it. Started selling it and collecting it about 2 years ago, most of the wood I've collected in the past was oak and redwood, western cedar etc. Manzy is extremely plentiful, but good grnalred wood is harder to find. I go up to the Manzy snow line here in CA. The weight of the snow in the northern CA crushed the trees down, we got about 40ft of snow this year at the elevation where I collect, 20-30ft are more typically, at 2000ft more ft, we got 60ft of snow this year.........it's 102F here and we still have lots of snow in the mountains, it's about 80F there. Interesting wood though.
I did that about 20 years ago on this tank, the one that discovered PO4 does not induce algae: I used the pennywort to hide all the equipment. A time before digital cameras actually, this is Kodak 64 film: 90galtank.jpg picture by plantbrain - Photobucket I have a wet dry and an overflow on this tank, but you cannot see it.
24 Watts of T5. I'll likely finish a DIY LED project and drop it to about 15W. I have the fry from the Sturisoma in here now, might add the Botia sidthimunki later. They are small and lively, the tank is a bit sleepy, I had a tough time killing any subgrade RCS so no fires could be pout in here, but I'll keep it shrimp free I think. Had Zebra 046 in here, 9 of them, but they hide 24/7 and do not do much, pretty $$$ and can be bred, good size tank for them etc.......but I'm done trying to raise fry from 4-8 eggs. PITA.
I often do not notice and point out some of the more sub conscience stuff.........the sand matches the floor as well Someone else made the point, which was weird to me. I guess. I hate carpet and like tile and stone and wood floors, open space, clean lines and no shoes in the house. No tanks in the bedrooms either, they are for sleeping only. I just want different displays/methods and focus for the 5 tanks in my place. I redid the 120 gal for this reason recently. Got rid of 60 Cubes. Switched things around some. This 60p is more a slow progression, but the hobby in general is this to me. It is not an end point. Regards, Tom Barr
I'm happy, that I have found a thread for my favorite scape (from You). roud: Can You please tell me the maintenance routine for the tank wc/fertz/pruning etc. Last time, You have showed some new pics, have You thought about making a video? I would be happy to know the plant list of the layout, the previous one, and the "new" one also. Thanks for Your help.
I really do not need to do much to this tank maintenance wise. I might change the water once every month? dose once a week, not much else, prune once every 2 months or pick at a leaf here or there as I walk by. I'm due to redo the scape and make some changes to improve it.
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