Aquarium Plants - Barr Report - Aquascaping http://www.barrreport.com/ Aquascaping en Tue, 21 May 2013 19:50:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.barrreport.com/images/misc/rss.png Aquarium Plants - Barr Report - Aquascaping http://www.barrreport.com/ New Project Gaining Traction http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12432-New-Project-Gaining-Traction?goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 09:29:08 GMT Hey all, Well, as the scape approaches the 2 year mark, it is time for a change :) I LOVE my current scape and it has been a great learning AND... Hey all,

Well, as the scape approaches the 2 year mark, it is time for a change :) I LOVE my current scape and it has been a great learning AND viewing experience. I sit and watch it for hours :)

Tom has nudged me via e-mail and I responded with a 3 page white paper lol I outlined some goals and desires, plant species I like, and things like that. I would like to setup some auto fert dosing, a better/bigger c02 config (for say a 400 gal tank), a small auto top off for the sump, and little things like that.

So, I will start a new thread as the plans come into focus..That said, we will be using rock instead of manzy, and that is about all I can say about that for now :) We have no plans other than that so far... I like the darker/textured stone so will see what comes up. Tom is out collecting stone now, so he will have several types to pick from I think.

I will use the cardinals, more plecos (for algae control), and a few more dwarf cichlid species, along with more ottos. Shrimps and snails as well.

I want a more open look. More Iwagumi, but much less structured. I am sure Tom will come up with a unique design that I will love.

Should go better this time as I understand more about c02 now, and things are going well now, so a change of scape should not toss things off much. That said, I will replace the substrate and start fresh. May use ADA again, but this is under discussion.

I will continue to have the same 360 viewing, so this must be taken into account as before. While there are main POV, it will still be a walkaround config.

More as thing develop. ]]> Aquascaping Gerryd http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12432-New-Project-Gaining-Traction <![CDATA[I've got an idea]]> http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12429-I-ve-got-an-idea?goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 01:10:08 GMT So I'm thinking about doing an aquascape that spans say maybe 3 nanos. Not sure of size, but like something you could spread apart a few feet. Maybe 2 or 3 feet apart. Also, I'm thinking about a sump design to allow all 3 boxes to share the same water volume. This will be a real pain depending on how small of a tank I use to break it into nanos. I'm quite fond of 2x2 cubes, but thats not exactly a nano in my book. Especially when you got 3 together like that. So I was thinking something around size of a 10 gallon standard maybe with total display volume around 30 gallons plus whatever for the sump.

But what I'm thinking is definitely something marine themed, but the idea is to carry the eyes across the 3 tanks as if you cut out 3 sections of the same scape and moved it apart, or maybe the space between is as if you cut out a part. Not sure, still thinking. Hmm... I've seen people build bridges between tanks, but what if you hide the bridge? Hmm... whats that long box Mr Aqua makes? Er I think thats the manuf?

More on this later. ]]> Aquascaping feh http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12429-I-ve-got-an-idea Opinions needed on hardscape http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12428-Opinions-needed-on-hardscape?goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 13:57:40 GMT Planning out a 40g breeder (36x18x17) and I can't decide on the layout. I'm not starting this until I move in a few months, so there's no hurry. Here are some pics of what I've come up with thus far. For flora, I want to plant rows of each stem species between the roots (starting low, gradually getting higher) and neat edged Eleocharis acicularis round/square patches, or a solid foreground. I'm basically going for Refined nature/Dutch/Japanese garden-ish....um..with roots. The plants I have to work with now are: Cabomba Red Furcata, Myriophyllum tuberculatum, Myriophyllum Mattogrossense Green, Rotala Macrandra, Rotala Indica, Echinodorus angustifolia 'Vesuvius', and Alternanthera reineckii, and Micranthemum umbrosum. Of course I don't have to use all of these, but I got em if need be.

So which is best? Thanks in advance!

BTW, all these pics are oriented top down first, then front view second

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]]> Aquascaping Likuid300 http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12428-Opinions-needed-on-hardscape CristalRio - 300L http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12347-CristalRio-300L?goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:52:16 GMT Hi there, Some of you already know this tank but for some bad reasons ... I appreciate all the help the plant guru team gave me in the past...... Hi there,

Some of you already know this tank but for some bad reasons ...

I appreciate all the help the plant guru team gave me in the past...

I've come here to show you all it's evolution and current state .. It's mounted since October 2012


Setup

300L - 120x50x50
Filter 2 JBL e1501 Greenline - 1400L/h
Heating Hydor ETH - 300w
Lights Aquart - 4x54w T5 10000k; 8000k; 6500k; 4200k
Pressurized Co2 - Do!Aqua 50D Diffuser
ADA Powersand Special M 6L
ADA New Amazonia 4x9L
Lily Pipes TMC Aquagrow


Hardscape

2 Red Moor Branch
3 Ryouh Stones


Plants

Myriophyllum Mattogrossense "Red"
Myriophyllum Mattogrossense "Green"
Didiplis Diandra
Alternanthera Reineckii 'Mini'
Sagittaria Subulata
Staurogyne Repens
Eleocharis Sp 'Mini'
Vesicularia Dubyana 'Christmas'

Ferts

EI

Fish

5 Pterophyllum Scalare Sp. 'Rio Nanay'
Couple of Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi
Couple of Apistogrammas Bitaeniata Sp. "Shishita"
+/- 40 Caridinas Multidentadas
11 Tetra Lemon
8 Corydoras Sterbai
8 Otocinclus Macrospilus


08.10.2012






23.11.2012






02.01.2013



The angel fish were pulling up the HC every day so it turned to this:



11.02.2013 The day we planted E. Sp. 'mini'





22.03.2013











Hope the you guys like it ...

Regards, Nuno Matos ]]> Aquascaping Nuno M. http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12347-CristalRio-300L <![CDATA[Shrimp's Heaven]]> http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12338-Shrimp-s-Heaven?goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:14:10 GMT Hi, everyone! This is one of my old tank! I think is about 5 gallons ! My tank was really simple, one major driftwood with full of mosses, mini... Hi, everyone! This is one of my old tank! I think is about 5 gallons !
My tank was really simple, one major driftwood with full of mosses, mini fissidents, mini java fern, riccia.
Tell me what you think! :p
:tennis: Have a nice day everyone!

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]]> Aquascaping tristan_tat http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12338-Shrimp-s-Heaven Layout Ideas http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12333-Layout-Ideas?goto=newpost Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:09:19 GMT I came across this http://www.tropica.com/en/layouts.aspx and thought others may find it helpful. Seems like a nice guide for folks like me that are... I came across this http://www.tropica.com/en/layouts.aspx and thought others may find it helpful. Seems like a nice guide for folks like me that are not experienced scapers. I like how they ID the individual plants used in each layout. ]]> Aquascaping thegasman http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/12333-Layout-Ideas