[oscarlloydjohn]

For my birthday I was lucky enough to receive an ADA 60f and the kit to go along with it. I'll be putting a lot of my savings into this project too.

For hardscape, I'm using 11kg of Frodo Stone

Tank:
ADA 60f

Substrate:
ADA Aquasoil Powder Type (3L and 9L bag)
Lava Rock underneath

Lighting:
Twinstar 600e
Inline dimmer

Filtration:
Eheim ecco canister
Glass inflow and outflow

CO2:
Sodastream system
Aquario Neo Diffuser

Ferts (EI dosing):
DIY macros
Easy Life Profito micros

Planting (most likely):
HC cuba
Hydrocotyle Tripartita Japan
Rotala H'ra
Undecided moss (maybe Riccardia)

I will also be using remineralised RODI water, my tap water is so hard that I struggle with some species. I also don't want to have to deal with so much mineral deposit on the waterline, especially since this tank will evaporate fast.

I was very keen to have emersed hardscape with some emersed plant plant growth, possibly mosses growing out on top of the rocks.

 

[oscarlloydjohn]

Congrats on finishing your mocks, looking forwards to seeing where this goes!

Also very jealous that you managed to source an ADA tank in the UK

Thanks! I ended up having the tank shipped over from Aquasabi in Germany. Otherwise I think Aquarium Gardens and Aqua Depot have a limited selection of ADA goods

I spent quite a while scaping the tank and here is the result so far:

I'm going for a continuous rock layout, so I wouldn't call it an Iwagumi. My main inspiration is The Green Machine's Continuity.

I'm quite pleased with it but I'm totally open to any suggestions. I have 3 stones left over but they are somewhat less similar in colour and texture to the ones in the tank.

I also made a quick timelapse video of the setup

With regards to filtration, I have found a JBL CristalProfi Greenline e901 locally but potentially that will be way too much flow.

Cheers

 

[oscarlloydjohn]

I've messed around with the scape and have lowered the substrate, I'll probably do some more this week. I'm still happy with how it looks although it is kind of symmetrical.

I also bought a JBL CristalProfi e901 which is overkill but I can reduce the flow Great deal at £40 and it runs very quiet. All of the media is coarse sponge though! New Cal Aqua inflows look great too, they are pricey but worth it since I don't have to use a huge lily pipe in there.

I should be flooding the tank next week but I have a small leak in the RO system which I need to fix. Will be cycling the tank before planting to avoid plant melt

Oscar

 

[oscarlloydjohn]

I had a bit of a mess around on photoshop as a kind of planting plan, still unsure of what to use in the background though!

- Rotala H'ra (as an accent)
- Pogostemon Erectus
- Pogostemon Sellatus
- Hemianthus Micranthemoides
- Something else (any suggestions?)

I think I will likely use the H'ra in the back left or right corner, and it can grow primarily emersed as it is quite shallow there.

Not the best photoshop work but I think it gives some perspective

 

[oscarlloydjohn]

I flooded the tank last week, hopefully it should cycle quickly as I have added some mature media. I'll add some purigen once it has cycled