Hi,

While waiting for update on my newly rescaped tank, I would like to share the progress of a display tank at a nearby LFS. The tank actually setup almost at the same time as mine. The tank, 4ft X 2ft X 2ft, with 6 X 36W ADA PLL, filtered by Eheim 2028 and chilled by Resun CL-650 at 26ºC.

Earlier this year, this is how the tank looks like. The most amazing glosso growth, I have ever saw so far, planting by clumps not invidual plantlet (like Amano do, I suppose). One time, the guy just 'hair-cutting' the glosso, but the glosso just bounce back more healthier and cleaner than before.


This is how the tank looks like right now (08 June 2006), after 2-3 times of rescaping!


Closer view


Amazingly the CO2 diffuser used is not ADA, but some cheap diffuser, Nirox brand if not mistaken. IMO, the growth of the plant shows how effective is the diffuser. But a lot of CO2 injected also.


As you can see the plants in this tank almost the same with my tank except those lotus (don't like it, cause it wll grow too big for my tank, IMO).

One amazing thing is, no dosing of KNO3 and/or KH2PO4 for this tank. They don't even know what is KNO3, KH2PO4! They only dose once a while some Brighty K, Brighty Step Series. And oh yeah, untill now Bacter Ball bottle is emptied!!!, some Penac W, some Green Gain, Phyton Gitt, that is all. I know this, spend my time almost everyday for couple of weeks there untill closing time!!!!

After all that, it is sad to know that this branch of the LFS will be closing down (maybe change owner) soon, if not mistaken until end of this month. Obviously with all my money spent there is not enough to sustain the business! muahahahhahahaha.......

Best Regards

This is the power of ADA. hehehe...

btw, mind to tell when they closing down? got closing down sales or not? if yes, pls let me knw ya....

With ADA, you don't need to play scientist so you can concentrate on aquascaping.

regards


stan

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Hi,

True, true...can concentrate more on aquascaping..once use ADA soil, no looking back for me...I will try to use it for my next tank...if got money laying around..muahahahaa...

Anyway, Dom, the shop are having closing down sales, some 20%-30% discount on fish foods, some discount on tank, some 10%-20% on equipment (pumps, filters), but right now, not many left. Actually this branch shop is moving to main shop in Cheras early of next month. But could always bargain for a good price.

Here is another display tank at the shop, some sort of Zen aquascaping, with a lot of Hairgrass. I don't have the opportunity yet to do this kind of aquascaping. Maybe someday, though.

The tank, 4ft X 2ft X 2ft, with 6 X 36W ADA PLL, filtered by Eheim 2028 and cooling by a ready made fan. The substrate is ADA Malaya aquasoil, nice color contrast to the hairgrass. The CO2 diffuser is of Azoo brand, if not mistaken.

Right stone

Left stone


One more thing, this tank was entered to 2006 ADA contest, so watch out for this tank placing....muahahahaha...

Best Regards

wah..nice nice. where is this shop located?? i want to go n ke poh...

btw, this kind of Zen setup won't get top 100. You can see from the last few years entries. Mostly are stem plants setup won the top...

This is not the full shot so i think i shall reserved judgement.

Looks good but judging from previous contests, the first impression is not quite as high. The plant condition could be better.
Other than that the layout is rather format.

The most unispiring of the layouts IMO because i don't have memories of rockhill and grass plains. [blame me!]

IMO you need to get the super duper rocks to score high in this category of zen layout.

regards

Stan

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Agree, Zen scapes usually don't score high in ADA unless the rocks placement are super nice. It's not easy to do a Zen scape that leaves an impression because the rocks you use need to have that kind of impression.

It's also not easy to pick rocks and select rocks, so I will reserve my ideas for Zen scape until I can find some nice rocks which may take years in coming.

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Pellia: Coral pellia, Normal pellia, Medium pellia?, Wild mini pellia.

Or maybe enough to retire already...

Must be the only LFS in KL Dom has not visited...

Wait a minute. it is a full shot. must be computer not loading all the pix. hahaha. oops.

Well in that case i'd say the layout is good but perhaps too balanced on both sides.
IMO right side rock should be smaller and a few more scattered around it.

More detailed, rounded and veiny rocks would score higher.


That said, we have to play with what we can find and that is the challenge. Finding great pieces of rock that is.

Regards

Stan

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