IAPLC 2020 | Contest Tank | "The Valley of Harmony" (120x45x45cm) | Step-by-Step Setup

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Information about the scape:

As a fan of Nature Aquarium style, I made this aquascape layout where a wide range of aquatic plants, driftwoods and rocks are combined to create a harmony habitat for living creatures inside the aquarium. There are about 40 types of aquatic plants growing healthily in “The Valley of Harmony”, creating a colourful and dynamic scenery of an underwater world. Stem plants in the layout create lively feeling whereas mosses on driftwoods and rocks reflect a “wabi-sabi” sense of time’s passage. All plants are flourishing to bring out the harmonious colour scheme thus the tranquillity and peace for this aquascape.

Fish love to rest under the lush green canopy of Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo’. Shrimps enjoy hanging out on the thick moss patches on the driftwoods and rocks along the sand ground. And the small pathway leads them to the unknown mysterious place behind. All of the aquarium’s “residents” including all small snails are well taken care of in this aquarium as Amano-san had once mentioned “To know Mother Nature is to love her smallest creations”.

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Aquatic Plants

Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'
Hydrocotyle tripatita
Micranthemum micranthemoides
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Helanthium tennelum 'green'
Eleocharis acicularis 'mini'
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala rotundifolia 'green'
Rotala rotundifolia 'orange juice'
Rotala rotundifolia 'Vietnam super red'
Rotala Mexicana 'green'
Rotala H'ra
Rotala Macrandra
Rotala Macrandra 'yellow'
Rotala Macrandra 'type IV red'
Limnophila Vietnam
Limnophila aromatica
Ludwigia sp. 'super red'
Ludwigia arcuata
Ludwigia brevipes
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
Alternanthera reineckii 'varigated'
Myriophyllum 'Guyana'
Anubias nana 'petite'
Anubias nana 'golden'
Bucephalandra 'ghost 2011'
Bucephalandra sp. var
Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan'
Nymphaea zenkeri
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne undulatus 'green'
Cryptocoryne 'Hang Doi'
Fissidens fontanus
Vesicularia sp. "Christmas moss"
Vesicularia sp. "Anchor moss" 
Taxiphyllum sp. "Flame moss"
Vesicularia sp. "Weeping moss"
Taxiphyllum 'Taiwan moss' 
Taxiphyllum 'Java moss' 

Fish
Tanichthys albonubes
Iriatherina werneri
Neocaridina davidi
Caridina multidentata
Physella acuta
Clithon corona
Macrotocinclus affinis

Substrate
Prodibio AquaGrowth Soil

Filter
OASE BioMaster 600
EHEIM professionel 3 1200 XL (2080)

Light
Chihiros RGB Vivid II x 2, 8 hours / day

CO2
CO2Art Solenoids Valve, 8 hours / day, 8bps

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Background Music Source: YouTube Audio Libary

Flickering - VYEN
AnaCaptainslogue - Noir Et Blanc Vie
Mosswood - Steve Adams
Frolic - E's Jammy Jams

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