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Tank number :: 9
Participant Name :: Dirk Mathys




















Tank Specifications ::Drilled tank with internal overflow and sump
Dimensions: 61 " X 23,5" X 21,6"(H)
Volume : 113 Gallons
Substrate: 90% fired clay pond substrate+ +2% laterite+ 8% peat, covered with 2cm gravel (2-3 mm )+ heating cables
Filter in sump: foam pads only, turnover: 2,5 X per hour
Light: 5X58W T8 2X Gro-lux+ 2X Triton + aquastar
12 hours per day ( first and last hour only grolux)
Flora ::Lobelia Cardinalis
Microsorum Pteropus
Hemianthus Micrantemoides
Ammania Senegalensis
Echinodorus Uruguayensis
Ludwigia Repens X Palustris
Cryptocoryne Parva
Glossostigma Elatinoides
Heteranthera Zosterifolia
Echinodorus species
Fauna ::crossocheilus siamensis
Phenacogrammus Interruptus
red pahntom tetra
Ottocinclus Affinis
Ottocinclus Niger
Jordanella Floridae
Trichogaster Leeri
Rummy nose tetra
shrimps:
Caridina Japonica
Fertilization ::Pressurised CO2 injection in sump. Ph controlled.
Water column: Tropica Master grow 7 ml /day
K2SO4:up to 50 ppm at water change
KNO3: 1/2 tsp/week

substrate: echinodorus + crypto only: fern sticks others via substrate heater cables current.


Judges Comments::
Birgit ::What a creative foreground. I love it. An amazing example how small leafed plants can make a tank look even bigger than it allready is, although there are still some larger leafed plants in the tank. I wonder how you can control the Micranthemum. Usually it is everywhere in the tank after pruning. But even more than the micranthemum I like the dense planting of the heteranthera zosteraefolia. Very unique aquascape.
Jay Luto ::Full grown picture shows the true potential of M.micranthemoides and Stargrass. Foreground growth and proportion is excellent but background Flora looks a bit chaotic.
Ghazanfar Ghori ::Wow. That's some serious plant growth. I really like how the stargrass is coming up to the front and growing low. Nice big mound of pearlweed, merging into the sword. The choice of fish is also commendable. Unfortunatly, it looks a little over grown, which takes away from the overall impression