#1307 Deus Ex Flora
About This Aquascape
The name is a reinterpretation of a well-known Latin expression. For me, it is a metaphor for the creative power of nature. In my interpretation, flora takes the place of the mechanism - a living, changing and unpredictable force of nature. I created only the basic layout, arranged the hardscape, planted the aquarium, set up the lighting and tuned the complex high-tech equipment that stays out of the picture. But nature has no final form. Over time, it starts to set its own rules and constantly changes the space. With every new leaf and every intertwining stem, the scape moves further away from the original design. The plants themselves become its main architects. It is a story about how we create a space for life, and how life itself gives that space its meaning.
- Filter
- No conventional biofiltration, fine mechanical filtration is provided by a compact canister, with water circulation via a Jebao MDP-8500 pump
- CO2 System
- Yugang Stainless Steel Horizontal CO2 Reactor, 30-40 ppm, 06:00 - 21:30
- Lighting
- 1. Rival Aqua RGB MAX 110 70% 2. Week Aqua P900 PRO 70%
- Substrate
- Tropica Aquarium Soil, river gravel
- Hardscape Materials
- Dragon wood, glimmer wood rock
- Background
- Matte background film
Species
Congo Tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus), Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus), Kubotai Rasbora (Microdevario kubotai), Chili Rasbora (Boraras brigittae), Stiphodon Gobies (several species), Panda Garra (Garra flavatra), Otocinclus Catfish (Otocinclus sp.), Paskai Rainbowfish (Pseudomugil paskai), Gertrude’s Spotted Blue-eye (Pseudomugil gertrudae), Pea Puffer / Dwarf Puffer (Carinotetraodon travancoricus), Bloody Mary Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi), Amano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata)
Plant species
Samolus parviflorus 'Red', Xyris sp. 'Red', Rotala rotundifolia 'Singapore Blood Red', Rotala 'Myanmar', Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'Pantanal', Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Tiger', Lagenandra meeboldii 'Red', Rotala macrandra 'Butterfly', Rotala macrandra 'Variegated Tiger', Ludwigia ovalis 'Pink', Cryptocoryne sp. 'Flamingo', Bacopa 'Colorata', Pogostemon sp. 'Kimberley', Rotala macrandra 'Compact', Staurogyne 'Purple', Bacopa salzmannii 'Purple', Pogostemon helferi 'Red', Hyptis lorentziana, Rotala ramosior 'Florida', Ludwigia sphaerocarpa 'Mini', Ludwigia senegalensis, Ludwigia × lacustris, Hygrophila sp. 'Araguaia', Rotala macrandra 'Kochi', Rotala rotundifolia 'Orange Juice', Staurogyne sp. 'Brown', Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown', Limnophila sp. 'Belem Variegated', Hygrophila triflora, Micranthemum umbrosum, Rotala sahyadrica, Staurogyne repens, Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini', Tonina fluviatilis 'Lotus Blossom', Syngonanthus cf. inundatus, Syngonanthus 'Giant', Eriocaulon sp. 'Ratonagiri', Eriocaulon 'Vietnam', Eriocaulon 'Vietnam Variegated', Eriocaulon setaceum, Pogostemon erectus, Ranunculus inundatus, Elatine triandra, Ammannia 'Bonsai', Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo', Bucephalandra sp. 'Penelope Circle Leaf', Helanthium bolivianum 'Quadricostatus', Hygrophila serpyllum, Eleocharis sp. 'Mini', Eleocharis parvula, Acmella repens, Hyptis laciniata, Hygrophila corymbosa 'Compact', Cryptocoryne pygmaea, Bacopa monnieri 'Compact'
Fertilization
Daily - DIY Macro Fertilizer Mix, MasterLine I – Micro Complex, Seachem Flourish Advance + APT, Netlea Root Tabs
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