Fitzcarraldo
About This Aquascape
This aquarium is set in my living room for longterm and is running for three years now. It started with a lot of hardscape, which was gradually removed to create more space for plants.
- Filter
- external canister filter, ceramic hollow body media
- CO2 System
- CO₂ 15 ppm, without night shutdown
- Lighting
- 59W, 4.250lm, 8h/day
- Substrate
- Sand 0.8mm
- Hardscape Materials
- one piece of driftwood under bucephalandra
- Background
- Black foil
Species
Trigonostigma espei
Plant species
01. Myriophyllum sp. Roraima 02. Nymphoides sp. Taiwan 03. Rotala rotundifolia Singapore 04. Cryptocoryne nurii var. raubensis 05. Ludwigia × lacustris 06. Myriophyllum mattogrossense 07. Bucephalandra Theia 08. Cryptocoryne spiralis Red 09. Microsorum pteropus Taiwan Narrow 10. Helanthium tenellum 11. Lysimachia parvifolia
Fertilization
NPK frontloaded weekly, micros + extra nitrogen daily
Florian Friedrich Bergerhoff
Stuttgart, Germany
Quick Stats
- Style
- Dutch
- Size
- 100x40x45 cm
- Volume
- 180 L (47.6 gal.)
- Plant Species
- 11
- Fish Species
- 1
Judges' Comments
The aquarium looks good. A few comments: Myriophyllum mattogrossense should stay just below the surface. I count more plant species than listed. A plant map is missing. Some plant groups blend together. The small plant in the front right, which resembles Staurogyne repens, stands there lonely and abandoned and adds no value. The Rotala rotundifolia Singapore group could be a bit more robust. Surface-dwelling and bottom-dwelling fish are missing.
— Bart Laurens
This is a very pretty and peaceful looking tank. Youve captured a lot of the main ingredients of a good Dutch, it just needs a few things tightened up. The right half of the tank, especially mid and foreground, is more collection than aquascape. Too many different species in small quantities sprinkled at random. A good Dutch will have big, clearly defined plant groups Otherwise contrast and placement is pretty good. In general you want to avoid using the same species in 2 or 3 different places like you have the Buce on the left. Although in this judges opinion you pull it off pretty good with how all three spots work together for a single effect. The left side wall also has a lot of bare glass showing. Thats something else you want to avoid in the future Sixty percent of this tank is a pretty good Dutch. Tighten up the other parts and youd have a more complete package
— joe harvey
An attractive community aquarium that isn't quite Dutch yet.
— Vin Kutty
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