90cm - Without Boundaries

[Jason Baliban]

I wanted to share this layout as I am finally going to move on from it. The layout is a year and a half old, so the original layout idea is long gone. As you can see it is such a jungle, that any layout is almost impossible It is certainly proof that the natural aquarium is not just a short term thing

I will follow this up soon with lists of fish, plants, and setup info. I really don't even know what everything is in this tank. HAHA

Hope you enjoy, let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for looking









jB

[CmLaracy]

Looks great, who are you kidding no layout! Awesome, love it

The only thing I don't love is the plant in the middle right, it grabs my attention a little too much as it's texture is too different from the rest of the tank. Other than that it's wonderful!

[mahoro]

what kind of rainbow is that in the last pic...

[shaobo]

Wow...... Great looking tank~~~
Indeed, natural aquarium takes sometimes to devolope ~

[lescarpentier]

Originally Posted by mahoro

what kind of rainbow is that in the last pic...

That is a Normans Lampeye,originally from Africa.
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Spec...TOKEN=17603844

Beautiful tank!

[ringram]

The plant in the middle looks like some kind of bacopa.
Nice setup - I like the fish selection and the white background looks nice for this tank.
I totally agree with the notion that the natural aquarium isn't just a short term thing....you can play with scape after scape and never feel totally satisfied...then you can just give up and let it go for a couple months and it will totally blow you away!

-Ryan

[roybot73]

Very nice! I like the brightness, and the layout looks deceptively simple.

[fishman9809]

what tetras are those? looks great!!!!!!!

[ikuzo]

great natural feel with the moss carpet. those crypt wendtiis are huge!
you know what? remove your name watermark and i'd call it's a Takashi Amano's work anytime.

[@marko@]

wow, its not amanos work; its better then 90% of amanos work (no bs, and im not talking about brine shrimp here). i love it. and the photography is great too.

[Jason Baliban]

Originally Posted by CmLaracy

Looks great, who are you kidding no layout! Awesome, love it

The only thing I don't love is the plant in the middle right, it grabs my attention a little too much as it's texture is too different from the rest of the tank. Other than that it's wonderful!

Yeah, i can see what you are saying. It was so beyond control for so long, i got lazy with trying to tame any of it. HAHA

Originally Posted by shaobo

Wow...... Great looking tank~~~
Indeed, natural aquarium takes sometimes to devolope ~

Most of the pictures you see in contests, and my own are no more then 6 months old. Once you get past that, it is virtually impossible to control the layout. Lets just say this final shot is leaps and bounds different then the original idea

Originally Posted by ringram

The plant in the middle looks like some kind of bacopa.
Nice setup - I like the fish selection and the white background looks nice for this tank.
I totally agree with the notion that the natural aquarium isn't just a short term thing....you can play with scape after scape and never feel totally satisfied...then you can just give up and let it go for a couple months and it will totally blow you away!

-Ryan

Thanks Ryan

Originally Posted by roybot73

Very nice! I like the brightness, and the layout looks deceptively simple.

Originally Posted by fishman9809

what tetras are those? looks great!!!!!!!

Not sure yet!! HAHA I am going to update as soon as i get it all together

Originally Posted by ikuzo

great natural feel with the moss carpet. those crypt wendtiis are huge!
you know what? remove your name watermark and i'd call it's a Takashi Amano's work anytime.

Thank you as always for the encouragement. This time however, it was all nature, i had no control of this tank for the last year

Originally Posted by @marko@

wow, its not amanos work; its better then 90% of amanos work (no bs, and im not talking about brine shrimp here). i love it. and the photography is great too.

Thank you

jB

[Jason Baliban]

Here are the specs for this layout.

You can also see them here...
http://projectaquarium.com/aquarium.aspx?ID=6

Capacity: 50 Gallons
Dimensions: 90x45x45cm
pH: 6.8
KH: 3
GH: 5

Lighting: 2x55 Power Compact (6700k) On a timer for 9 hours a day

CO2: Pressurized C02 with diffuser

Nutrients: Maintain 1ppm of NO3, .1ppm of PO4, 1ppm of K, and dose 2ml micros daily

Substrate: Amazonia and Power Sand

Flora: Taxiphyllum alternans, Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite', Anubias Coffeefolia, Ludwigia brevipes, Cryptocoryne wendtii 'bronze', Cryptocoryne wendtii 'green', Rotala rotundifolia 'Green' Narrow, Lindernia anagallis, Echinodorus tenellus

Fauna: Hyphessobrycon griemi, Aplocheilichthys normani, Otocinclus, Caridina japonica

jB

[Wingsdlc]

JB,

An other great looking tank. I do like the wild feel to it. Some of the compition tanks are too controlled in my opinion.

Your photos are also great. Didn't you do a little write up in one your threads with how you take the pictures?

[mahoro]

Originally Posted by lescarpentier

That is a Normans Lampeye,originally from Africa.
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Spec...TOKEN=17603844

Beautiful tank!

oh, so thats a killi and not a rainbow... looks like those blueeyes

[rekles75]

You're tearing this tank down?

I guess some people like the scaping and growing art of the hobby better than the finished product. (Like any tank is ever finished LOL)

Looks great I cant wait to see what your other scape turns into.