[marcomm]

Hi everyone!
Having in mind Iceland and the Scandinavian area, I tried to recreate a Icelandic looking prairie or something like that. On the foreground I have some HC, the middle/background I have Eleocharis Belem and on the hill I have some Pogostemon helferi.
The tank is 22 gallons, CO2(DIY), 12 hours of light(LED DIY) and EI.
What are your thoughts? I'm missing something?Any suggestions?

 

[bereninga]

I like the look!

 

[andrewdingemans]

Looking forward to seeing it mature. I think for that size of tank, the scale works well

 

[mistergreen]

You need a few bigger rocks in there and also snow

 

[cmdR_CHRIS]

You need a few bigger rocks in there and also snow

Or white sand!

 

[mistergreen]

Or white sand!

Hey, now you're thinking.


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[klibs]

take it easy on the light... 12hrs is a lot and you have like no plants in that tank. I can see this turning into algae city

 

[marcomm]

take it easy on the light... 12hrs is a lot and you have like no plants in that tank. I can see this turning into algae city

Yep I'm a bit worried about that. :| Should switch to 8 or 10 hours a day? (I have been running the tank like that for 10 days like that and plants are growing like crazy, especially Eleocharis Belem.)

bereninga, andrewdingemans
Thanks guys!

Mister green, cmdR_CHRIS
Yep I definitely agree I should get some bigger rocks, I just can't fin the same color in a bigger size. With the sand mmm... I'm not quite sure lol, if i don't like it it would be basically impossible to remove.

 

[mistergreen]

Are these lava rocks?
We can get big chunks of lava rocks here.

 

[marcomm]

Are these lava rocks?
We can get big chunks of lava rocks here.

Yep, But I can't find any black lava rocks in any aquarium, garden center or anywhere around here just red ones, which I'm not really keen about. I´ll keep searching.

 

[mistergreen]

Yep, But I can't find any black lava rocks in any aquarium, garden center or anywhere around here just red ones, which I'm not really keen about. I´ll keep searching.

I know you have black lava rocks down in Mexico. Molcajete are made out of the it.

 

[JennieEilerts]

Oh, you live in Mérida! So envious! If you were here in the States I'd grab you some black lava rock... but as MisterGreen pointed out, there should be a fair amount of it available down there. Maybe at landscaping centers?

 

[marcomm]

Oh, you live in Mérida! So envious! If you were here in the States I'd grab you some black lava rock... but as MisterGreen pointed out, there should be a fair amount of it available down there. Maybe at landscaping centers?

Cheers! Have you ever been here?
Yep there is plenty in Mexico city but here in the South everything is limestone(Picture).

I got the ones in the tanks in a garden center but they did not have any bigger chunks, except for molcajetes :laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

What about the light mates, do you think I could start getting problems with algae soon?

 

[mistergreen]

Speaking of molcajetes, if anybody make it in your area, you can stop by and buy a big rock from them.


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[marcomm]

Speaking of molcajetes, if anybody make it in your area, you can stop by and buy a big rock from them.

In my area they just make wood ones or limestone ones. Lol:grin2:

 

[RWaters]

Scandanavian look? Are you putting the tank on an Ikea stand? :laugh2:

 

[marcomm]

Scandanavian look? Are you putting the tank on an Ikea stand? :laugh2:

Why not, I kinda love ikea, lol (Probably the stand won't hold enough weight thought).

Well Everything growing great specially HC and E. Belem. Besides this little lads are giving me a hand with algae. (See the plants before and after cleaning)