'Tranquility'

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/y...jm1280x768.jpg

LHS side shot of the tank
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/y...df1280x768.jpg

RHS side shot of the tank
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/y...531280x768.jpg

The beautiful male praecox
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/y...341280x768.jpg

Equally stunning girl - note that her fins are red
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/y...431280x768.jpg

Pair of stunning long fin albino bristlenose sharing an algae wafer
http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/y...611280x768.jpg

Hope you guys/gals like it.

Cheers,
John

Beautiful work of art. Nice work

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

Looks wild, nice variety.

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

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!

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

Beautiful!

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

How do the discus like the lighting level?

Very nice!

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

Aquascaping is beautiful. VERY VERY nice

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

Very nice tank! Beautiful!

what size is your tank? really nice