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Tank number :: 18

Participant Name :: Loh Koah Fong

Tank Specifications ::	Volume: 30"x15"x16" (30 gallons, 117 litres) Substrate: cocopeat (2") top up with 2~3mm gravel Lighting: 144W (4.5 W/Gal) consisting of 4 x 36W AEC PL 6500K tubes. Photoperiod: 10 hrs Filtration: Eheim 2222
Flora ::	Bacopa caroliniana, Blyxa japonica, Echinodorus 'Oriental', Eichhornia diversifolia, Eusteralis stellata, Limnobium laevigatum, Lobelia cardinalis, Ludwigia brevipes, Nymphaea sp. (Red Lotus), Rotala macrandra, Salvinia ariculata
Fauna ::	Angel fish, Cardinal Tetra, Discus, Lyre-tailed Swordtail, Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish (Otocinclus Affinis), Rummy Nose Tetra, Siamese Algae Eater, Yamato shrimps.
Fertilization ::	CO2 system: Pressurised CO2. 1 bubble per second. Dissolved using bioball reactor. No solenoid. Fertilisation: PMDD

Judges Comments::
Birgit ::	Again a tank with a lot of unusual ideas. The average aquascaper wouldn´t combine many of the plants you have chosen. Despite of that, somehow everything looks really well organized. Of course this again is a fabulous example on how to create the feeling of large tanksize, at least on the picture. What I don´t like, and I need to say that - sorry - is the two discus in a relatively small tank. Maybe they were just put in for photography reasons?
Jay Luto ::	Healthy looking growth of plants but lack of basic aquascape. Lobelia and Echinodorus are forming nice foreground/midground combo but Bacopa and blyxa are a bit too big for this tank. Discus are also not the best choice for this aquascape as they make tank look very small.
Ghazanfar Ghori ::	A good looking aquascape. The fish selection however, does not work well with this setup. The sword flower stalk should have been trimmed off before taking the picture.