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Parado no tempo
« on: July 26, 2011, 05:13:49 PM »
After having a high tech tank with stems and lots of colour I decided to change the plants to something easier to manage and slower.

The list of plants are:
- Java moss
- Hygrophila sp. thailand
- Hygrocotyle sp. Japan
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Echinodorus parviflorus
- Echinodorus bleheri
- Cryptocoryne Tropica Green and Brown
- Cryptocoryne Kasselman
- Microsorum pteropus narrow
- Microsorum pteropus windelow
- Microsorum pteropus
- Hygrophila pinatifida
- Alternanthera lilacina
- Barclaya longifolia
- Riccia
- Anubias minima
- Anubias petite
- Fissidens fontanus
- Ranunculos inundatus
The hardscape is large pieces of fossilised wood, I got them from Planted Tanks. There is also a single piece of manzanita wood, almost 80cm in lenght, this I got from Tom Barr.

The substrate is a mix of akadama and Dupla ground, with Tropica substrate under.

Fertilisation is EI, with two 50% water changes per week.

I have about 20 corydora aeneus red back (they are being relocated), three zebra otos and 3 black otos, one SAE, a number of guppies, and 10 cardinals.

Some of the guppies will leave, I am keeping the red tails, really like them. May replace them with endlers.

I will take some photos soon, but for now here is a video:
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2011, 05:17:57 PM »
This is a stunning well balanced tank Luis - I think your work is coming on leaps and bounds mate... really impressed.
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2011, 05:35:59 PM »
Point to note - Ghostswords thread was edited - only after putting a typo in it... which has me in stitches.  below is the original post - see if you can spot it...

After having a high tech tank with stems and lots of colour I decided to change the plants to something easier to manage and slower.

The list of plants are:
- Java moss
- Hygrophila sp. thailand
- Hygrocotyle sp. Japan
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Echinodorus parviflorus
- Echinodorus bleheri
- Cryptocoryne Tropica Green and Brown
- Cryptocoryne Kasselman
- Microsorum pteropus narrow
- Microsorum pteropus windelow
- Microsorum pteropus
- Hygrophila pinatifida
- Alternanthera lilacina
- Barclaya longifolia
- Riccia
- Anubias minima
- Anubias petite
- Fissidens fontanus

The hardscape is large pieces of fossilised wood, I got them from Planted Tanks. There is also a single piece of manzanita wood, almost 80cm in lenght, this I got from Tom Barr.

The substrate is a mix of akadama and Dupla ground, with Tropica substrate under.

Fertilisation is EI, with two 50% water changes per day.

I have about 20 corydora aeneus red back (they are being relocated), three zebra otos and 3 black otos, one SAE, a number of guppies, and 10 cardinals.

Some of the guppies will leave, I am keeping the red tails, really like them. May replace them with endlers.

I will take some photos soon, but for now here is a video:
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2011, 06:03:33 PM »
:) It would be funny if I had to do two 50% water changes a day.. :) Twice a week is enough! :D

The tank is a step down, so that I can concentrate on my peruvian biotope. This tank will be like a plant holder and storage place for plants, sometimes it will be a jungle, other times it will be just a low stocked tank. Only crypts will remain here for a while. :)
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2011, 09:50:11 PM »
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2011, 02:02:41 PM »
Looking good Mr! I nearly said some thing about the water changes, but I thought you knew what you where doing lol....
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2011, 02:18:47 PM »
One question I have - and I should know the answer...

What does the fossilised wood do to your water parameters? some people insist that it changes them on a chemical level - but I have never found out what it does exactly... change pH? hardness etc...
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2011, 02:33:11 PM »
You'd have to look at the PH value of Quartz at a guess?
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2011, 05:13:38 PM »
Quote from: frosties on July 27, 2011, 02:18:47 PM
One question I have - and I should know the answer...

What does the fossilised wood do to your water parameters? some people insist that it changes them on a chemical level - but I have never found out what it does exactly... change pH? hardness etc...

No idea.. :) I just look at CO2 and nutrients.. Everything else does not matter to me, but with so large water changes it should be ok.
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2011, 04:49:58 PM »
Barclaya longifolia.

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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2011, 06:14:08 PM »
Some updates..

The tank only has 6 hours of light a day.. So everything grows very slowly. :)


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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2011, 10:52:18 AM »
Very cool mate  *8)*
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2011, 11:47:23 PM »
Agreed
Hopefully one day i'll be able to knock one of these out every few months like you seem to be able to!
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2011, 10:44:50 AM »
Quote from: James on December 19, 2011, 11:47:23 PM
Agreed
Hopefully one day i'll be able to knock one of these out every few months like you seem to be able to!

It is quite easy actually. I got lots of hardscape at the ready, so it is just changing things around and letting the plants recolonise the new open areas. :)

I also have enough tanks to play with, mostly nanos, so it is easy to try new things.
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Re: Parado no tempo
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2012, 11:31:44 AM »
Ok, these are the last pictures before I turn the tank into an iwagumi:

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Crypt growing on wood:

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