Top 10 Acuavida Aquascaping Contest 2010 (Medium Tank)
Nov 30th, 2010 by Blueaquarium
1st Place – Siak Wee Yeo
Layout Title: Beyond Horizon
Tank Volume (liters): 182
Tank Age: 1/2
Tank size (Length x width x height): 90cm x 45cm x 45cm
Plants:
1 Taxiphyllum sp(spilky moss)
2 fissiden fontanus
3 anubias nana var “petite”
4 taxiphyllum sp (flame moss)
5 echindorus tenullus
6 uticularia graminifolia
7 Rotala nanjenshan
8 blyca japonica “red”
9 rotala macandra “narrow”
10 starogyne sp
11 bolbitis heudelotii
Lighting:
T5HO 39 watt x 3
10 hours daily
Fish & Invertebrates:
1 Hyphessobrycon Amandae
2 Crossocheilus Siamensis
3 Otocinclus affinis
4 Caridina japonica
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
1 ADA Brightly K, step 1 &2
2. cylinder co2 with 1 min per 4 bubbles
3. ADA Sarawak sand , ADA amazonia 2 , ADA powersand special
2nd Place – Fabiano Marcos Gobbo
Layout Title: Paracheirodon´s garden
Tank Volume (liters): 180
Tank Age: 1 year
Tank size (Length x width x height): 100 x 40 x 45
Plants:
1.Anubia barteri var. nana;
2.Blyxa aubertii;
3.Didiplis diandra;
4.Eleocharis minima;
5.Hemianthus callitrichoides; 6.Hemianthus micranthemoides;
7.Heteranthera zosterifolia;
8. Ludwigia arcuata;
9.Ludwigia inclinata;
10.Micranthemum umbrosum;
11.Microsorium pteropus “Windelow”;
12.Nymphaea lotus ”Zenkeri”;
13.Rotala sp. green;
14.Rotala sp. “vietnã”;
15.Sagittaria subulata;
16.Vesicularia dubyana;
17.Vesicularia montagnei;
Lighting:
4 x 55w 7200k
Fish & Invertebrates:
Neritina natalensis;
Paracheirodon axelrodi;
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
CO2 pressurizado, 2b/s
Tropica Plant Substrate
Prodac FertilPlant
3rd – Riccardo Gallego Garcia
Layout Title: Green
Tank Volume (liters): 240
Tank Age: 1
Tank size (Length x width x height): 120x50x40
Plants:
Eleocaris acicularis
Staurogyne repens
Riccia fluitans
Hemianthus callitrichoides”cuba”
Hydrocotyle Sp
Lighting:
6×54 watt T5Askoll Life-glo2
Fish & Invertebrates:
Cheirodon axelrodi
Otocinclus affinis
Caridina japonica
Clithon Sp
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
Fertilization: ADA line
Co2:Home made
Substrate:power sand special
Tourmaline BC
Aquasoil Amazoni2
4th Place – Justin Tan
Aquarius Title: Going Home
Volume (liters): 180
Age of Aquarius: 1
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 90x45x45 cm
Plants:
Fissidens fontatus
Rotala ‘Vietnam’
Microsorum sp.
Staurogyne sp.
Montagnei Vesicularia
Hygrophila sp araguia
Lighting:
1 x 150watts MH 4hrs
2 x 24watts 9hrs T5HO
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hyphessobrycon sp. peru blue / red end
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
Substrate – ADA and ADA amazonia amazonia II. Total of 36kgs
Sand – sand bottom SUDO – 10kgs
Fertilization – No3 30ppm, 20ppm K, PO4 1.5ppm. ADA green gain, ECA and phyton git Occasionally.
Co2 – 3.5 bps, 10hrs
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5th Place – Bastian Everhardt
Layout Title: Rippling Creek
Tank Volume (liters): 144
Tank Age: 0,25
Tank size (Length x width x height): 80x45x40
Plants:
1. Rotala spec “Green”
2. Limnophila aromatica
3. Blyxa japonica
4. Microsorium split narrow
5. Utricularia graminifolia
6. Hemianthus callitrichoides
7. Fissidens fontanus
Lighting:
2x 70 watt 8000k HQI
Fish & Invertebrates:
Boraras brigittae (36x)
Otocinclus vittatus (10x)
Neocaridina heteropoda var “red”
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
Easy- Life Profito
Easy- Life Ferro
Easy- Life Easy carbo
Easy- Life Nitro
Easy- Life Fosfo
ADA “Green Gain”
ADA “Phyton Git”
Pressured Co2
ADA Special M
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia Powder
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6th Place – Guillermo Andres Barrientos Naranjo
Aquarius Title: The Great Garden
Volume (liters): 223 lts
Age of Aquarius: 1year 3 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 90x55x45
Plants:
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala Nanjenshan
Pogostemon helferi
Brasilensis Lilaeopsis
Echinodorus tenellus
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Callitrichoides Hemiantus
Lighting:
2 HQI 70w 5200K
Fish and Invertebrates:
15 neon tetra
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
susbtrate based in clay and little part of peat and humus mixed with volcanic gravel
Pressurised co2
40-50% weekly water changes file
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7th Place – Albert Escrihuela Cáceres
Aquarius Title: Forest Of West
Volume (liters): 120 Liters
Aquarian Age: 1 year
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 60x45x45
Plants:
- Rotala rotundifolia.
- Micranthemum Micranthemoides.
- Microsorum Pteropus “Narrow.”
- Echinodorus tenellus.
- Eleocharis parvula.
- Riccia Fluitains.
- Hemianthus Callichitroides “Cuba.”
- Hydrocotyle Verticellata.
Lighting:
965 T5 4×24 W
Fish and Invertebrates:
- Paracheirodon simulans.
- Hyphessobrycon Amandae.
- Ottocinclus Sp
- Caridina japonica.
- Neocaridina Heteropoda “Red Cherry”.
- Crystal Red Shrimp.
- Crystal Black Shrimp.
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
FERTILIZER
- Birhgyt K.
- Green Brighty Step 3
- Phyton Git.
- Green Gain.
- Green Bacter.
CO2
- Pressurized Co2 dissolved by ADA Pollen Glass Large 20mm.
SUBSTRATE
- Penac P, Penac W, Tourmaline BC, Bacter 100, Clear Super.
- Power Sand S
- Aquasoil Amazonia I.
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8th Place – Jordi Pelegrí
Aquarius Title: Vall d’Aquino
Volume (liters): 120
Aquarian Age: 5 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 100x30x40
Plants:
micramentoides hemiantus
didiplis diandra
blyxa japonica
Utricularia graminifolia
Lighting:
6500 º 2x 36w
6500 º w 2×36
1.2 w / L
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Otocinclus affinis
Hemigrammus armstrongi
Caridina multidentate
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
KNO3 1 mg / l day
K2PO4 0.2 mg / l day
KSO4 1.5 mg / l day
3 co2 bubbles / second pollen glass diffuser
Amazonia Substrate II + Zoolux
9th Place – Bonetti Pascal
Layout Title: Rives volcaniques
Tank Volume (liters): 230
Tank Age: 0,6
Tank size (Length x width x height): 105 x 49 x 45
Plants:
Fontinalis hypnoides,
Fissidens sp.,
Vesicularia sp.,
Staurogyne sp.,
Bolbitis heudelotii,
Echinodorus humilis,
Hemianthus callitrichoides “cuba”
Lighting:
4 x 39 W T5
Fish & Invertebrates:
Paracheirodon simulans,
Nannostomus marginatus,
Apistogramma opal,
Otocinclus affinis,
Caridina multidentata,
Neocaridina heteropoda
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
PPS pro
CO2 : 1 bulle par seconde
ADA aquasoil
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10th Place – Jordi Pelegrí Bastardes
Aquarius Title: Aigua Dolça
Volume (liters): 120
Age of Aquarius: 4 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 100x30x40
Plants:
Elatinoides Glossostigma
Staurogyne sp.
Rotala rotundifolia
Ludwigia repens
Eleocharis vivipara
Eleocharis parvula
Anubias battery
Taxiphyllum alternans (taiwan moss)
Java moss
Chamedryfolia Riccardia
Narrow Microsorum
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne wenditti
They look Cryptocoryne
Bacopa caroliniana
Lighting:
36w pll 4 (6500K º)
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hemigrammus armstrongi
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white
Caridina japonica
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
Amazon Substrate II + zoolux
No3 fertilizer 1mg / l day, kpo4h2 0.2 mg / day, k
1.5 mg / l day
co2: 3 b / s ceramic diffuser
Nov 30th, 2010 by Blueaquarium
1st Place – Siak Wee Yeo
Layout Title: Beyond Horizon
Tank Volume (liters): 182
Tank Age: 1/2
Tank size (Length x width x height): 90cm x 45cm x 45cm
Plants:
1 Taxiphyllum sp(spilky moss)
2 fissiden fontanus
3 anubias nana var “petite”
4 taxiphyllum sp (flame moss)
5 echindorus tenullus
6 uticularia graminifolia
7 Rotala nanjenshan
8 blyca japonica “red”
9 rotala macandra “narrow”
10 starogyne sp
11 bolbitis heudelotii
Lighting:
T5HO 39 watt x 3
10 hours daily
Fish & Invertebrates:
1 Hyphessobrycon Amandae
2 Crossocheilus Siamensis
3 Otocinclus affinis
4 Caridina japonica
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
1 ADA Brightly K, step 1 &2
2. cylinder co2 with 1 min per 4 bubbles
3. ADA Sarawak sand , ADA amazonia 2 , ADA powersand special
2nd Place – Fabiano Marcos Gobbo
Layout Title: Paracheirodon´s garden
Tank Volume (liters): 180
Tank Age: 1 year
Tank size (Length x width x height): 100 x 40 x 45
Plants:
1.Anubia barteri var. nana;
2.Blyxa aubertii;
3.Didiplis diandra;
4.Eleocharis minima;
5.Hemianthus callitrichoides; 6.Hemianthus micranthemoides;
7.Heteranthera zosterifolia;
8. Ludwigia arcuata;
9.Ludwigia inclinata;
10.Micranthemum umbrosum;
11.Microsorium pteropus “Windelow”;
12.Nymphaea lotus ”Zenkeri”;
13.Rotala sp. green;
14.Rotala sp. “vietnã”;
15.Sagittaria subulata;
16.Vesicularia dubyana;
17.Vesicularia montagnei;
Lighting:
4 x 55w 7200k
Fish & Invertebrates:
Neritina natalensis;
Paracheirodon axelrodi;
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
CO2 pressurizado, 2b/s
Tropica Plant Substrate
Prodac FertilPlant
3rd – Riccardo Gallego Garcia
Layout Title: Green
Tank Volume (liters): 240
Tank Age: 1
Tank size (Length x width x height): 120x50x40
Plants:
Eleocaris acicularis
Staurogyne repens
Riccia fluitans
Hemianthus callitrichoides”cuba”
Hydrocotyle Sp
Lighting:
6×54 watt T5Askoll Life-glo2
Fish & Invertebrates:
Cheirodon axelrodi
Otocinclus affinis
Caridina japonica
Clithon Sp
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
Fertilization: ADA line
Co2:Home made
Substrate:power sand special
Tourmaline BC
Aquasoil Amazoni2
4th Place – Justin Tan
Aquarius Title: Going Home
Volume (liters): 180
Age of Aquarius: 1
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 90x45x45 cm
Plants:
Fissidens fontatus
Rotala ‘Vietnam’
Microsorum sp.
Staurogyne sp.
Montagnei Vesicularia
Hygrophila sp araguia
Lighting:
1 x 150watts MH 4hrs
2 x 24watts 9hrs T5HO
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hyphessobrycon sp. peru blue / red end
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
Substrate – ADA and ADA amazonia amazonia II. Total of 36kgs
Sand – sand bottom SUDO – 10kgs
Fertilization – No3 30ppm, 20ppm K, PO4 1.5ppm. ADA green gain, ECA and phyton git Occasionally.
Co2 – 3.5 bps, 10hrs
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5th Place – Bastian Everhardt
Layout Title: Rippling Creek
Tank Volume (liters): 144
Tank Age: 0,25
Tank size (Length x width x height): 80x45x40
Plants:
1. Rotala spec “Green”
2. Limnophila aromatica
3. Blyxa japonica
4. Microsorium split narrow
5. Utricularia graminifolia
6. Hemianthus callitrichoides
7. Fissidens fontanus
Lighting:
2x 70 watt 8000k HQI
Fish & Invertebrates:
Boraras brigittae (36x)
Otocinclus vittatus (10x)
Neocaridina heteropoda var “red”
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
Easy- Life Profito
Easy- Life Ferro
Easy- Life Easy carbo
Easy- Life Nitro
Easy- Life Fosfo
ADA “Green Gain”
ADA “Phyton Git”
Pressured Co2
ADA Special M
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia Powder
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6th Place – Guillermo Andres Barrientos Naranjo
Aquarius Title: The Great Garden
Volume (liters): 223 lts
Age of Aquarius: 1year 3 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 90x55x45
Plants:
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala Nanjenshan
Pogostemon helferi
Brasilensis Lilaeopsis
Echinodorus tenellus
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Callitrichoides Hemiantus
Lighting:
2 HQI 70w 5200K
Fish and Invertebrates:
15 neon tetra
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
susbtrate based in clay and little part of peat and humus mixed with volcanic gravel
Pressurised co2
40-50% weekly water changes file
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7th Place – Albert Escrihuela Cáceres
Aquarius Title: Forest Of West
Volume (liters): 120 Liters
Aquarian Age: 1 year
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 60x45x45
Plants:
- Rotala rotundifolia.
- Micranthemum Micranthemoides.
- Microsorum Pteropus “Narrow.”
- Echinodorus tenellus.
- Eleocharis parvula.
- Riccia Fluitains.
- Hemianthus Callichitroides “Cuba.”
- Hydrocotyle Verticellata.
Lighting:
965 T5 4×24 W
Fish and Invertebrates:
- Paracheirodon simulans.
- Hyphessobrycon Amandae.
- Ottocinclus Sp
- Caridina japonica.
- Neocaridina Heteropoda “Red Cherry”.
- Crystal Red Shrimp.
- Crystal Black Shrimp.
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
FERTILIZER
- Birhgyt K.
- Green Brighty Step 3
- Phyton Git.
- Green Gain.
- Green Bacter.
CO2
- Pressurized Co2 dissolved by ADA Pollen Glass Large 20mm.
SUBSTRATE
- Penac P, Penac W, Tourmaline BC, Bacter 100, Clear Super.
- Power Sand S
- Aquasoil Amazonia I.
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8th Place – Jordi Pelegrí
Aquarius Title: Vall d’Aquino
Volume (liters): 120
Aquarian Age: 5 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 100x30x40
Plants:
micramentoides hemiantus
didiplis diandra
blyxa japonica
Utricularia graminifolia
Lighting:
6500 º 2x 36w
6500 º w 2×36
1.2 w / L
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Otocinclus affinis
Hemigrammus armstrongi
Caridina multidentate
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
KNO3 1 mg / l day
K2PO4 0.2 mg / l day
KSO4 1.5 mg / l day
3 co2 bubbles / second pollen glass diffuser
Amazonia Substrate II + Zoolux
9th Place – Bonetti Pascal
Layout Title: Rives volcaniques
Tank Volume (liters): 230
Tank Age: 0,6
Tank size (Length x width x height): 105 x 49 x 45
Plants:
Fontinalis hypnoides,
Fissidens sp.,
Vesicularia sp.,
Staurogyne sp.,
Bolbitis heudelotii,
Echinodorus humilis,
Hemianthus callitrichoides “cuba”
Lighting:
4 x 39 W T5
Fish & Invertebrates:
Paracheirodon simulans,
Nannostomus marginatus,
Apistogramma opal,
Otocinclus affinis,
Caridina multidentata,
Neocaridina heteropoda
Fertilization, CO2, Substrate:
PPS pro
CO2 : 1 bulle par seconde
ADA aquasoil
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10th Place – Jordi Pelegrí Bastardes
Aquarius Title: Aigua Dolça
Volume (liters): 120
Age of Aquarius: 4 months
Size: (Length x Width x Height) 100x30x40
Plants:
Elatinoides Glossostigma
Staurogyne sp.
Rotala rotundifolia
Ludwigia repens
Eleocharis vivipara
Eleocharis parvula
Anubias battery
Taxiphyllum alternans (taiwan moss)
Java moss
Chamedryfolia Riccardia
Narrow Microsorum
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne wenditti
They look Cryptocoryne
Bacopa caroliniana
Lighting:
36w pll 4 (6500K º)
Fish and Invertebrates:
Hemigrammus armstrongi
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white
Caridina japonica
Fertilizer, CO2 and substrate:
Amazon Substrate II + zoolux
No3 fertilizer 1mg / l day, kpo4h2 0.2 mg / day, k
1.5 mg / l day
co2: 3 b / s ceramic diffuser