So I finally decided to scape our 120p aquascape tank. This time I wanted to do something simple and conventional. Unlike the rest of our display tanks, this has smaller hardscape at the front which slowly builds up to the tall ones at the back.
Crayfish are rather easy to take care but I wanted more then just a crayfish tank. I wanted a beautiful natural looking crayfish tank but in the same time doesn't require too much maintenance therefore the decoration can't be too complicated. It will also needs to provide the needs for crayfish too live in. Not that they require much but a cave for them to hide and pebbles that's not too large are more ideal.
We recently just finish setup our 600L aquascape display tank. Here's some information and the setup up process of it.
The tank is at 72"L x 30"W x 20"H water level is around 18inch. The tank used to be much higher but we cut down and the supportive bracing was removed. It is place at our store front and the outside facing part of the aquarium is actually part of the glass window of our store.
So how do we actually utilize and control nutrients (aka fertilizer) in a planted aquarium and why is it important for a successful aquascaping aquarium?
As stated in the first part of this tutorial, nutrients for plants are separated into 2 categories: MACRO and MICRO. Macronutrients are nutrients that are abundant in concentration, whereby they should be kept in a certain saturation all the time; while micronutrients are nutrients that are only found in very low concentration and do not need to be maintained at a certain saturation for a long period of time.
Knowing this, it is obvious that all brands for aquatic plants’ nutrients have the same objective, that is to supply said macro and micronutrients. This in turn means that there is no major differences in the effectiveness of each brand, whereas knowing how to control and utilize the products have much more major influence on the success of your aquarium.
We just finished a commission for our customer 120 x 45 x 45cm hardscape yesterday and it's an iwagumi. Hope you guys like it. It turns out pretty nice. Didn't get the chance to wait to the water to clear up thought. It looks even nicer in person as the large pieces of rocks in the front create shadow that makes the whole scape looks dynamic.
New video on our Youtube Channel. It's been awhile. In this video we will go into details on what is require to have a healthy planted tank. From equipment to the details of nutrients dosing. Hope this will help to give new comer to this beautiful hobby a proper good start.
