Coffey, Like the drink, only not spelled the same.
- Filter
- Aquael 1500 (two) with spray bars
- CO2 System
- 1+ pH drop
- Lighting
- WeekAqua p1200 (one)
- Substrate
- White sand
- Hardscape Materials
- Spider wood (covered by moss)
- Background
- Black vinyl film outside, mesh with anubias nana petite inside
Species
Trigonostigma espei (espei rasbora), Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis (lemon tetra), corydoras sterbai
Plant species
1. Potamogeton sp. kerala 2. Cryptocoryne wendtii 3. Fissidens fontanus on wood 4. Didiplis diandra 5. Samolus valerandi 6. Ottelia ulvifolia 7. Limnophila helferi/vietnam 8. Persicaria sp (NC, USA) 9. Myriophyllum roraima 10. Nymphaea micrantha 11. Hygrophila sp. (dagger) 12. Lobelia cardinalis 13. Hygrophila pinnatifida 14. Vallisneria Spiralis Leopard. Back/side walls covered with anubias nana petite
Fertilization
10-3-15 after WC, then two 7.5-1.5-7.5 during the week. BurrAqua Micros three times a week per instructions
Omid Niavarani
Long Beach, CA, United States
Quick Stats
- Style
- Dutch
- Size
- 120x50x50 cm
- Volume
- 300 L (79.3 gal.)
- Plant Species
- 2
- Fish Species
- 3
Judges' Comments
Beautiful aquarium with beautiful, healthy plants, but very overgrown. As a result, little of the background vegetation is visible and the depth effect is also negated. 10. Nymphaea micrantha, which shades the plant behind it, and 11. Hygrophila sp. (dagger), which almost completely hides it. No fish at the surface.
— Bart Laurens
In my Top 3. I love what this tank aims for, but the oversized plants and congested growth reduce the contrast between groups and the feeling of depth. The spacing between groups, which might have been there on trim day, has all but vanished. I love the unusual plants - espcially never-before-used Persicaria from North Carolina, but it's too tall for being foreground and central. They all look healthy, almost too healthy, like they might have doubled in size overnight from turbo-charged fertilizing. Practicing Dutch style with EI is chasing your tail. The Hygrophila behind the Nymphaea would have been better with a more moderately sized variety like 53B. The ends of the tank lack definition. Lighting seems too warm. It's a joy to see white sand instead of aqua soil!
— Vin Kutty
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