#1403 Shadow of Ancient Forest
- Filter
- Eheim 2213, Hopar HF1108 Canister
- CO2 System
- Cylinder CO2 - Running 3 hours before lights on
- Lighting
- Chihiros A Series 60cm, Chihiros C2 RGB, Chihiros C Series
- Substrate
- - ADA Amazonia Ver 1 - ADA Laplata sand
- Hardscape Materials
- - Santigi Wood - Akar Senggani - Turly Stone
- Background
- White led background
Species
- Hyphessorbrycon amandae (Amandae Tetra) - Neocaridina davidi (cherry shrimps) - Nerite Snail
Plant species
- Rotala Rotundifolia “orange juice” - Rotala Rotundifolia “Green” - Taxiphyllum alternans - Vesicularia ferriei - Fissidens fontanus - Vesicularia sp. "Mini Christmas Moss" - Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' - Bolbitis heudelotii - Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' - Hemianthus Micranthemoides - Buchephalandra Sp
Fertilization
Dosed 1 times per week using local fertilizer (NPK) with 30% weekly water changes.
Robi Chen
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Quick Stats
- Style
- Aquatic Garden
- Size
- 60x35x35 cm
- Volume
- 73 L (19.3 gal.)
- Plant Species
- 11
- Fish Species
- 3
Judges' Comments
This is a good aquascape. However, the shadowed foreground area, despite being the main focal feature of the layout, as suggested by its name, is perhaps too dominant, drawing attention away from the rest of the composition, which deserved to be better highlighted. The rest of the layout appears somewhat lost in the background. Personally, I would have reduced the area of complete darkness to allow some of the details to show through. Nevertheless, it remains a nice work.
— Gloria Ciriello
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