#1004 Nature’s Sanctuary
About This Aquascape
Thank you to the organizers for their hard work and for creating this wonderful competition. It is an honor to participate. Best of luck to all contestants!
- Filter
- Jbl cristalprofi e402
- CO2 System
- 0-24 2sec/b
- Lighting
- Week Aqua Mini 9 pro
- Substrate
- Yokucki jiban soil
- Hardscape Materials
- Dragon stone, coral sinker wood
- Background
- White vinyl film
Species
Betta splendens, Neritina pulligera
Plant species
Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Brown’, Bucephalandra sp., Microsorum pteropus, Microsorum pteropus ‘Trident’, Micranthemum tweediei ‘Monte Carlo’, Eleocharis acicularis, Helanthium tenellum, Rotala rotundifolia ‘H’ra’, Lobelia cardinalis ‘Mini’, Echinodorus sp., Lysimachia parvifolia Red
Fertilization
Weekly fertilization: 2ml Tropica Specialized Nutrition and 1ml Tropica Premium Nutrition (once per week). Daily: 0.3 ml Green Aqua Macro.
Ferenc Benyak
Budapest, Hungary
Quick Stats
- Style
- Classic
- Size
- 25x25x30 cm
- Volume
- 18 L (4.8 gal.)
- Plant Species
- 11
- Fish Species
- 2
Judges' Comments
There is a lot going on in a small space. Having many species in a small space can result in a messy layout that scatters the viewer's focus. More organized plant grouping and greater clarity of plant groups will showcase the different plant species better.
— Dennis Wong
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