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Hi everyone, this was a while in the making, but finally used my summer break to setup a tank.
First scape - Day 1:
Second scape - Day 1:
Day 72:
Equipment:
Fluval 206 canister filter with filter sponge, ceramic bio-media and Purigen
Up Aqua 3L CO2 cylinder
Chihiros A601 LED
Ocean Free solenoid regulator
Intense inline diffuser
VIV 13mm Lily Pipe outflow and surface skinmer inflow
Substrate:
First scape -
Aquasoil Amazonia Powder type and normal (some new and some used)
Power sand (used)
Second scape -
ADA additives: Bacter 100, Clear Super, Penac W & Penac P
Aquasoil Amazonia normal
Hardscape:
First scape -
Rhododenron root/Spider wood
Ryu stone
Flow cells
Second scape -
Rhododenron root/spider wood
Ryu stone
Plants:
First scape -
Anbuias barteri Var. nana 'Petite'
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Pogostemon erectus
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'
Bucephalandra 'Catherine'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Ghost Red'
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
Fissidens fontanus
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Second scape -
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Cryptocoryne walkeri 'Hobbit'
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii Pink'
Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Mini Coin'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Red'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Midnight Blue'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Amanda'
Bucephalandra montyleana Var. Pink Lady 'NK Series'
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
Rotala 'Vietnam'
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'
Vesicularia 'Triangle'
Animals:
12x Celestichthys margaritatus (Celestial Pearl Danio)
14x Pseudomugil luminatus (Red Neon Rainbows)
Neocaridina davidi Var. red (Red Cherry Shrimp)
Neocaridina davidi Var. fire red (Fire Red Shrimp)
Caridina multidentata (Amano Shrimp)
Caridina cantonensis 'Crystal Red' SS grade (Crystal Red Shrimp)
Water Parameters & Dosing: (Tested 24/08/16)
22-28 degrees celsius
1-2 dKH
3 dGH at tap, dosing GH builder to increase dGH to 4
pH 6.5~ (not that pH really matters anyway)
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
1/5 EI Dosing
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First scape - Day 1:

Second scape - Day 1:

Day 72:

Equipment:
Fluval 206 canister filter with filter sponge, ceramic bio-media and Purigen
Up Aqua 3L CO2 cylinder
Chihiros A601 LED
Ocean Free solenoid regulator
Intense inline diffuser
VIV 13mm Lily Pipe outflow and surface skinmer inflow

Substrate:
First scape -
Aquasoil Amazonia Powder type and normal (some new and some used)
Power sand (used)
Second scape -
ADA additives: Bacter 100, Clear Super, Penac W & Penac P
Aquasoil Amazonia normal
Hardscape:
First scape -
Rhododenron root/Spider wood
Ryu stone
Flow cells
Second scape -
Rhododenron root/spider wood
Ryu stone
Plants:
First scape -
Anbuias barteri Var. nana 'Petite'
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Pogostemon erectus
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'
Bucephalandra 'Catherine'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Ghost Red'
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
Fissidens fontanus
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Second scape -
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Cryptocoryne walkeri 'Hobbit'
Cryptocoryne x willisii
Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii Pink'
Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Mini Coin'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Red'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Midnight Blue'
Bucephalandra 'Brownie Amanda'
Bucephalandra montyleana Var. Pink Lady 'NK Series'
Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow'
Rotala 'Vietnam'
Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'
Vesicularia 'Triangle'
Animals:
12x Celestichthys margaritatus (Celestial Pearl Danio)
14x Pseudomugil luminatus (Red Neon Rainbows)
Neocaridina davidi Var. red (Red Cherry Shrimp)
Neocaridina davidi Var. fire red (Fire Red Shrimp)
Caridina multidentata (Amano Shrimp)
Caridina cantonensis 'Crystal Red' SS grade (Crystal Red Shrimp)
Water Parameters & Dosing: (Tested 24/08/16)
22-28 degrees celsius
1-2 dKH
3 dGH at tap, dosing GH builder to increase dGH to 4
pH 6.5~ (not that pH really matters anyway)
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
1/5 EI Dosing
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