'Tranquility'

[bugman2494]

Hi all,

Thought I would share some pictures of my setup. You won't see any pictures of discus as I just got them this morning and these shots were taken last week.

Here are some specs:

Lighting: Supreme Aqua Lights (2 x 54W T5HO)
Filtration: Ehiem Classic 2117
Substrate: Walstad method (laterite, dirt, Manutec root tabs & Seachem root tabs capped off with aggregate sand)
Heating: 200W Aqua One Heater
Hardscape: Mangrove branch, Gold vine branch
Flora:
-Microsorum pteropus
-Microsorum pteropus 'windelov'
-Microsorum pteropus 'needle leaf'
-Microsorum pteropus 'phillippine'
-Vesicularia dubyana (java moss)
-Vesicularia montagnei (christmas moss)
-Vesicularia ferriei (weeping moss)
-Taxiphyllum sp. (flame moss)
-Taxiphyllum sp. (peacock moss)
-Fontinalis antipyretica (willow moss)
-Bolbitis heudelotii
-Riccardia sp.
-Subwrassertang
-Ammannia gracilis
-Anubias nana
-Anubias nana 'petite'
-Anubias sp.
-Vallisneria nana
-Vallisneria spiralis
-Native fissiden
-Native Subwrassertang
-Eleocharis sp. 'japanese/dwarf'
-Riccia fluitan
-Rotala wallichii
-Rotala rotundifolia
-Rotala sp. 'green'
-Rotala sp colorata
-Ludwigia repens
-Ludwigia arcuata
-Hygrophila polysperma
-Hemianthus micranthemoides
-Bylxa japonica
-Crypt wenditti 'green'
-Crypt wenditti 'brown'
-Crypt undulata
-Crypt balansae
-Pogostemon stellatus
-Limnophila aromatica 'Asian'
-Hygrophila difformis 'Variegated'

Fauna
-2 x Ancistrus sp. 'Long-fin'
-5 x Discus
-4 x Cardinal tetras
-3 x Neon rainbowfish

Some pics:

The scape
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/asdfghjm1280x768.jpg

LHS side shot of the tank
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/asddf1280x768.jpg

RHS side shot of the tank
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/DSC_00531280x768.jpg

The beautiful male praecox
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/DSC_00341280x768.jpg

Equally stunning girl - note that her fins are red
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/DSC_01431280x768.jpg

Pair of stunning long fin albino bristlenose sharing an algae wafer
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy32/netty_3164/DSC_01611280x768.jpg

Hope you guys/gals like it.

Cheers,
John

[Rummy]

Beautiful work of art. Nice work

[YSS]

Nicely done. Love to see pics with discus in it.

[Wes]

Looks wild, nice variety.

[Len]

Beautifully done. I'd also love to see some discus in it. Keep the pics coming.

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Very beautiful scaped tank. What size is this aquarium? I want get most of your plants for my 95 gallon as I think they are awesome.

Some pictures soon please of the tank with the discus.

Good Luck!

[bonsai dave]

Good Job tank look Great.. What size is the tank..

[Mannie Bothans]

Beautiful!

I have never been able to keep my water that clean with topsoil and laterite!

How do the discus like the lighting level?

[jay973]

Very nice!

[blkg35]

Any pics with discus in it yet?....:D
Nicely aquascaped!

[crazycracker]

Aquascaping is beautiful. VERY VERY nice

[shoveltrash]

beautiful! I esp like the long fin albino bn :D
you make me wish I had a green thumb.......(both thumbs decidedly brown LOL)

[nwehrman]

Very nice tank! Beautiful!

[marielou20]

what size is your tank? really nice