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Tank number :: 25

Participant Name :: Ruminana Kudeva

Tank Specifications ::	130 / 45 / 50 cm - 300 l Substrate: river rocks with size from 3 to 10mm + clay and peat balls Lighting: 5 tubes 36W each SYLVANIA GRO-LUX with 12-14 hours photoperiod Inner filter AQUA EL - type FAT 4 with Q max 750l/h Heater-thermostat 150W
Flora ::	Alternanthera sessilis - 2 Anubias afzeli - 1 Anubias Barteri var. nana - 10 Bolbitis heudelotii - 3 Ceratophylum demersum - 1 Cryptocoryne usteriana(aponogetifolia) - 5 C. pontederiifolia - 5-6 C. affinis - 10 C. blassii - 2 +3-4 small C. undulata (willisii) - 1 + 4-5 small Echinodorus amazonicus - 4 E. parviflorus - 1 E. schlueteri - 1 E. horizontalis - 2 Elodea canadensis - 10-15 Hygrophila stricta THAILAND - 2-3 Ludwigia repens - 1 Ludwigia palustris - 10-15 Microsorium pteropus - 2 Rotala rotundifolia - 15-20 Saururus cernus -1 Syngonium " White butterfly" - 1 Vallisneria spiralis - 10
Fauna ::	Ancistrus dolichopterus - 6 Betta splendens - 5 Papiliochromis ramirezi - 13 + 10small Inverterbrates :Malayan snails
Fertilization ::	No CO2 system Water fertilization: Sera Florena + Tetra Plantamin - once or twice monthly Substrate fertilization : Clay and peat balls - once monthly

Judges Comments::
Birgit ::	I like the way you used the back of your tank it seems that you planted some stemplants without gravel, I don´t know how you did it. The look of your gravel is equally nice, although I am not sure if you will have long term success with those plants in the large gravel. There isn´t too much surface for the bacteria to develop. Anyway: you mainly use rooted plants. I´d use more diversity in leafshape and growing pattern. I guess that picture doesn´t do your tank justice, but I am not too sure.
Jay Luto ::	Good choice of plants for this type of tank. Anubias, Crypts, smaller echinodorus sp and cork background are great combo. Tank needs a bit of work on aquascaping part and more fish.
Ghazanfar Ghori ::	Good job on the background. However, most of the plants lack a sense of grouping and there are too many kinds of plants to give it a natural look.