Lobelia trees
About This Aquascape
Nebulitation with DooA mistflow starting at 7am until 11pm (1 hour on, 1 hour off)
- Filter
- Eheim classic 250, Aquael mini
- CO2 System
- Pressurized co2 injection, Neo diffuser
- Lighting
- Skylight Hyperbar H60
- Substrate
- JBL Volcano Mineral, Tetra active substrate, Ada Amazonia2, Ada bacter100, Alxyon V1.
- Hardscape Materials
- Vulcan stone, driftwood, dragonwood
- Background
- Ada mizukusa mist wall, with pad sponge
Species
no fish, shrimp or invertebrates inside
Plant species
bucephalandra (kedakang, brownie purple, deep purple, pygmea bukit kelam, brownie ghost, batang kawa), lobelia cardinalis mini, micranthemum montecarlo, anubias (barteri nana, pangolino, golden), littorella uniflora, ophiopogon japonica, hygrophila pinnatifida, muehlenbeckia complexa, taxiphyllum spiky moss, vesicularia christmass moss, eleocharis acicularis, cyperus helferi
Fertilization
2hr Aquarist APT3 complete, twice a week; Seachem Potassium, twice a week
Domenico Sabatino
Parma, Italy
Quick Stats
- Style
- Paludarium
- Size
- 60x40x40 cm
- Volume
- 15 L (4.0 gal.)
- Plant Species
- 19
- Fish Species
- 2
Judges' Comments
This paludarium has some beautiful elements that are well-presented. Plants appear to be in great health, showcasing a variety that is interesting and visually stimulating. The paludarium suffers from a lack of integration between species, creating a composition that feels unbalanced from the left to right side. The left wall of the display feels detached from the rest of the layout. The transition from the top to the bottom of the layout is gentle and very subtle. Life below the surface also feels varied from the left to right. The right side of this composition is fantastic, leading the eye from the tall grasses down to the shorter species below the surface. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for the right. All things considered, this is a good paludarium that has the potential to become great with some culling of certain elements on the left side that unbalance it.
— Jack McCarley
A lighter colored substrate would give you a bit of pop, keep it from looking too dark and give more definition to your aquatic plants.
— Nick Kinser
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