#1196 Emerge
About This Aquascape
Emerge As the title "Emerge" suggests, this layout reveals the raw driftwood frame gradually emerging through vibrant aquatic flora. The sharp upper branches represent the scars endured in life, while the rounded lower wood and enveloping plants symbolize the warm process of healing through nature. Watching the tetras swim peacefully together at the base, this work reflects my deep yearning to find that same inner peace and freedom.
- Filter
- 2x QQ1500
- CO2 System
- 3 bubbles per second (3 bps), turns on 30 minutes before lighting
- Lighting
- NuniQ M90
- Substrate
- philgreen ground soil
- Hardscape Materials
- Dragon stone, drift wood
- Background
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Species
Caridina denticulata sinensis, Otocinclus vestitus, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Moenkhausia costae
Plant species
micranthemum sp. bolbitis heudelotil, hemianthus micranthemoides, rotala rotundifolia green, pogostemon erectus, rotala wallichii, rotala nanjenshan, myriophyllum sp. from guyana, ammania sp, bonsai, hemianthus callitrichoides, echinodorus tenellus, Bucephalandra sp
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