Thank you, Ryo! I am glad that you like the aquascape! The fish always try to hide there during my water change as well. But I would love to chase them out for final photoshoot! LOL :P
Thank you so much, buddy. I am really a fan of your UA-cam channel! Really appreciate to have all the sharing of Aquascaping passion from you! I am really glad that you find the video useful. 😊🙏
this tank just doesn't just improve your plant cutting skills but also is making you a barber too , hah . Good scape man , wish I was ya neighbour , I would love to take the trimmings of the plants .
Thank you. That is real artistry. You have to know how to build the scape properly and then how to put everything together artistically. The plants and their arrangement are amazing. The top 25 are geniuses.
Congratulations such a beautiful aquarium!! I really enjoy seeing what it started as. Lots of time and planning and you executed it perfectly in my opinion
Absolutely beautiful! I love the wood selection you used and the behind the scenes stuff gave me quite the smile! Congratulations and best of luck next year!
This is stunning! And I was wondering how you knew when you could trim it, and then you gave the tip about paying attention to the bounce back time. Brilliant
@@LitiAquaria hi vọng một lúc nào đó sẽ đủ can đảm để góp vui với a e team Việt Nam. Năm nay a e SG nổ nhiều ghê!!! Tự hào thuỷ sinh Việt Nam quá!!! 🍺🍺🍺
This is a Fantastic Aquascape and so is its making Video and as i always say i love the plethora or colours and mix of different textures in this Aquascape and the fish selection complement's the scape as well.💚
you can use techniques to move the fish like ryo showed in one of his videos . very amazing scape it was underated in competetion . My advice for your next setup is to make the thocal point more evident it was not to clear. But very Beautiful scape and very healthy plants! Good luck for your next scapes.
Behind the scenes was the most assuring thing for a beginner aquascaper such as myself. Looking forward to competing in IAPLC one day. Amazing aquascape!
Thanks for your compliment, Patrick!! Yes, every aquascaping hobbyists need to go through those rough time in order to keep the scape pristine and flourish. It is very normal to get algae in planted tank. We just need to consider it as part of the game. As long as it is not so visible ya. 😄 Have a great day ahead!
Thanks a lot, bro! Yes, the painful process behind the scenes we, aquascapers all know very deeply. I hope the video is helpful and useful reference. Enjoy your Sunday! 😉
Thank you so much!! I am glad that you like it. Hope it is an useful reference, too. Ah ya, the bloopers, I think it is fair to mention those moments that every aquascaping hobbyist would encounter 😅! Have a great day ahead, cheers!~
Congratulations on your rank. This is pure labour of love! Thank you for capturing the journey and sharing with us. The main driftwood is stunning and your imagination to create such a wonderland for the fishies is amazing. Love love love it! Just WOW!
Could you please make a long film about the life of this beautiful aquarium, because I would like to loop around on the big screen to enjoy and be inspired by this wonderful sight. Congratulations and thank you wholeheartedly for introducing the creation process, it is really very informative and inspiring.
Hi Araniranir. Thanks for the idea! I will definitely plan for that. Yes! Appreciate your compliments. That means a lot to me. Have a great day, mate! 🥰
Congratulations Sir and thanks for such an inspirational video. Shows the amount of effort ,hard work that has gone into the scape. Hats off . Also liked the Amano san phrase, excellent video. All the best. Continue your work and keep us inspiring
Thanks Jenna. ^^ I will start doing my next year competition tank next month. Will record the progress again then. And ya, behind the scenes are really somethings that I would like to show to all hobbyists, too. No pain, no gain. And we all learn from that ya. But patience is the key to success because we all know once the tank matured, everything will be in place. 🥰
Planning for my future scape for my new place and came across this video. Bloopers was hands down the best part of the 17mins 🤣job well done! looking forward to your 2022 submission!
Thanks, brother. I am using Seachem fertilizer sparingly for this tank and dose it not really frequently. Mainly, plants take up nutrients from the base substrate (JBL AquaBasic Plus) and grow very well. :)
Thank you so much. Yes, the project for IAPLC contest is normally a long-term commitment but lots of fun along the journey. I hope you find the video useful and helpful. Cheers! :)
My god dude, how are you phenacogrammus interruptus so colorful. Really good genes? Everytime i saw them, they seemed kinda pale to me, so this is a complete eye opener for me. Thanks for this video, makes it easy to appreciate the tank even more!
Hi buddy! Congo Tetras from the fish shops normally look very pale. They will colour up when they get use to the tank and got good feedings. Males also have better colour than females. 😄
I am glad that is an useful tip! Haha... Yes, with 5ft tank, that would need a lot of substrate, but plants would not need that much, so... brick ya! ^_^
Xin hỏi bạn: Sau mỗi lần cắt tỉa thì có bổ sung hóa chất, phân bón gì để cây phát triển mạnh trở lại ??? Mình cắt tỉa sau 1-2 lần thì cây phát triển kém hơn như: cây còi cọc, yếu dần....vv... Cảm ơn bạn !!!!
Thường sau khi cắt tỉa mạnh tay mình châm thêm Seachem Advance cho cây hồi trở lại tốt hơn. Seachem Advance có chút hóc-môn sinh trưởng giúp cây lành vết cắt nhanh và đẻ nhánh mới theo mình quan sát thấy khá tốt. :) Tuy vậy, nếu cây còi cọc quá, bạn nên bỏ phần gốc đi và trồng cắm lại ngọn nhé. :)
those stem plant trimmings are such a chore, amazing work bro!! that buce with large leaves on the top left kind of blocks the background, it's the only thing that i didnt like in the final look, otherwise 100/100! :D
Thanks a lot for your comment bro. I am glad that you like the scape! ^_^ Have lots of room for improvement for the coming scapes. And it is an enjoyable journey, bro. 😍
One of the best scapes I have ever seen!! The amount of detail and planning is insane! You did an amazing job on the tank and the video! I wish I had this tank at home!!!!
@@LitiAquaria thank you! and how much hours per day and the ramp time? sorry if i ask to much but i just got the same light and cant reeally figure out which settings i want to use....
No worries, buddy. I set 8hrs a day via Wifi Smart Plug. So I use that plug as on/off control and don't use ramp up and down settings from Chihiros App. 😊
Congratulation on your ranking!!! I love Congo fish and will definitely get some as well! Do you boil your wood as well before scaping? Or did u let it soak and do water change?
Hi Shermanyo, thank you. :) I did not boil the woods because it was too huge. I just setup and sink it in the tank during cycling time. Luckily, not a lot of tannin leeched from the woods. And ya, you should get Congo tetras, the fish is so beautiful! ^^
Thank you very much for the encouragement. The plant you pointed should be Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'. That is very beautiful plants that can be a carpet foreground or can be attached to woods/rocks to create the effect in my scape. Cheers!! 😊
Algae outbreak did happened during the initial period when tank was not matured. I used H2O2 to eliminate those visible algae at that time. When the tank is well cycled and stem plants growing with larger mass in tank, in inhibit algae to grow naturally. I also try to keep tank temperature stable (i.e. at 26degC) and provide sufficient CO2 + Lighting for the tanks. For fertilizers, I don't use much because the substrate is very rich in nutrients. I use some Seachem ferts once in a while.
Hello this tank is my personal favourite number 1 .I have a few questions can you tell how you fertylize your tank? quantity and scheadule. I analysed all our plants that You have listed in description and I cannot find one green plant that is on the left side near glass 25cm in height similar to Elodea canadensis i am guessing but can you tell what plant is it ?
Many thanks, Robert! 😊 I guess the plant that you mention is just a single Rotala rotundifolia 'green' that out of sudden popped up there! 😆😆 Some considered it unsightly but I left it there because I like the plants which thrive for their position in the tank! 🥰🥰
This tank I rarely dose any liquid fertilizers in fact. The rich of nutrients in the base substrate actually helped a lot. JBL AquaBasic Plus is very effective in releasing nutrients to water column and also background stem plants got benifits from that, too. It growed very very well as you can see. 🥰
Thank you so much. You are totally right! Many details of driftwoods and others had been lost at the final stage due to plants growth. I need to take note of that to not being drifted away in my next IAPLC tank. :D
Congratulations on your ranking! I love how your fish have a beautiful tunnel to hide under when they feel scared. Such a beautiful aquascape :)
Thank you, Ryo! I am glad that you like the aquascape! The fish always try to hide there during my water change as well. But I would love to chase them out for final photoshoot! LOL :P
Awesome !!!!!!
@@koloman4034 Thank you, buddy! ^_^
Haven't even finished the video yet, but this is already amazing!! Thanks for documenting everything!
Thank you so much, buddy. I am really a fan of your UA-cam channel! Really appreciate to have all the sharing of Aquascaping passion from you! I am really glad that you find the video useful. 😊🙏
This is the best planted tank I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot.
Thanks a lot for your compliment, bro! That means a lot to me! 😊🙏
A beautiful concept.. and the plants look incredibly healthy and void of algae....😮
Many thanks, buddy. Algae is still there but very minimal I would say. ^_^
Super lush looking tank.
Thank you so much! 😊🙏
you create an amazing tank. thanks for showing us this piece of art.
Your comment has made my day. Thanks buddy! 😊🙏
Love the behind the scene hehe. Congratulations! See u 2022
Thank you, Joseph!! 🤗
Stunning, like a wondrous underwater garden full of beauty and colour.Just to make it even better my favourite the Beautiful Congo tetras.
Thank you so much. Yes, I am so in love with Congo Tetras. The fish is one of the best one I have so far! 🥰
Nice vid mate. And beautiful scape 👌🏼
Thank you so much, buddy! ☺️
Wow very beautiful!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that! 😁
this tank just doesn't just improve your plant cutting skills but also is making you a barber too , hah . Good scape man , wish I was ya neighbour , I would love to take the trimmings of the plants .
Thanks buddy!! Haha... I know right! I was surprised on my barber skill, too 🤭😜 And yes, many plants got shared after those trimmings like that! 🥰
Amazing! 😍👌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much! 😍
thank for video, so beautiful.
Thank you so much, buddy! 😍
Beautiful aquascape
Thank you so much!! 🥰
I loved the behind the scenes! Everyone has the same issues
Thanks, buddy! Ya, those are issues that everyone encounters, and that is totally normal. It's part of the process to get a balance environment. 😊
Thank you. That is real artistry. You have to know how to build the scape properly and then how to put everything together artistically. The plants and their arrangement are amazing. The top 25 are geniuses.
Thank you very much, Joseph. Really appreciate it. 🥰
Congratulations such a beautiful aquarium!! I really enjoy seeing what it started as. Lots of time and planning and you executed it perfectly in my opinion
Thank you so much, Nick! I am really glad that you like it! ❤
Very beautiful, congratulations
Thanks so much, buddy! 🥰🙏
Absolutely beautiful! I love the wood selection you used and the behind the scenes stuff gave me quite the smile! Congratulations and best of luck next year!
Thank you so much 😀! I am so glad that you like it. I will try to improve better next year! Yesss! 😊
This is stunning! And I was wondering how you knew when you could trim it, and then you gave the tip about paying attention to the bounce back time. Brilliant
I am glad that you find it helpful. Yes, we need to study the plant growth pattern in order to get a right timing for photo shooting. :)
We have some hope for the result broh 🤩
Thanks bro. Still there are lots to improve! ^_^ Cheers!!
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much. And you are most welcome! ^^
Outstanding creation!! Congratulations on your ranking! Keep it up. Great video too! ♥️
Thank you so much, Shan! I will!! 🥰
Thank you for sharing! Very nice setup!👌🏻
Thank you so much. I am glad that you like it. 😊🙏
Cầu kì thật... Mình rất khoái xem cả quá trình của 1 tác phẩm đi thi ntn. Quá nhiều thứ cần học hỏi. Thanks Bro...!!!👍
Cảm ơn bạn. Mỗi một bể thủy sinh là một dự án dài hơi, nhất là hồ dự thi thì hơi cầu kỳ hơn một chút. Hi vọng video có ích cho mọi người. 🥰
@@LitiAquaria hi vọng một lúc nào đó sẽ đủ can đảm để góp vui với a e team Việt Nam. Năm nay a e SG nổ nhiều ghê!!! Tự hào thuỷ sinh Việt Nam quá!!! 🍺🍺🍺
Năm sau luôn đi bạn! 😁💪
@@LitiAquaria vẫn non và xanh quá Bro ạ. Ở nhà thôi...😅
Never try, never know, bro. 😁
Wow! It's so beautiful! Love it! Thank you for sharing the process also
Thank you so much!! I am glad that you like it, mate! 😊
Quá đẹp anh ơi❤️❤️❤️ bể 1m5 mà đoạn cây lên nhìn phát khiếp luôn, tỉa mỏi tay :)))))
Nhìn cây lên kinh dị nhỉ! Tỉa phê luôn ấy! Vì anh có kéo thần... 😆😆😆
Very nice and inspiring video for aquascaping newbies like me. Thanks for sharing! Congratulations! 😊
Thank you very much. I hope it is an useful reference. Cheers! 😊
This is a Fantastic Aquascape and so is its making Video and as i always say i love the plethora or colours and mix of different textures in this Aquascape and the fish selection complement's the scape as well.💚
Thanks so much for your compliment, bro. That means a lot to me. 🥰
you can use techniques to move the fish like ryo showed in one of his videos . very amazing scape it was underated in competetion . My advice for your next setup is to make the thocal point more evident it was not to clear. But very Beautiful scape and very healthy plants! Good luck for your next scapes.
Many thanks for your advice and encouragement. I really appreciate it. 😊🙏
Amazing work dream tank😌
Glad you like it! Thank you so much! ^^
nhìn mát mắt thật... cám ơn ad đã chia sẻ
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều! ^^
Amazing 👍
Thank you so much! 🥰
By the way, Vladimir, I am a big fan of your channel. 🥰🙏
@@LitiAquaria Thank you! You are doing a great job, I will continue to follow your work definitely 😊 👍👍👍
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your sharing as well. That's really inspired many Aquascaping hobbyists. 😊💪
Behind the scenes was the most assuring thing for a beginner aquascaper such as myself.
Looking forward to competing in IAPLC one day.
Amazing aquascape!
Thanks for your compliment, Patrick!! Yes, every aquascaping hobbyists need to go through those rough time in order to keep the scape pristine and flourish. It is very normal to get algae in planted tank. We just need to consider it as part of the game. As long as it is not so visible ya. 😄 Have a great day ahead!
You're incredible.
Thank you very much, Mia! 🥰
HAHAHA, love the Behind the Scenes! The painful process that many don't show. Beautiful scape, always pushing the boundaries =D. Congrats 👏
Thanks a lot, bro! Yes, the painful process behind the scenes we, aquascapers all know very deeply. I hope the video is helpful and useful reference. Enjoy your Sunday! 😉
😍😍😍 Amazing Work Brother. MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS 🎂🎂
Thank you so much, bro 😀
Hi gongrats whit your ranking. This is realy a masterpiece, not a scape but real art .amazing 👍😉👌🖐
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your compliments! 🥰
That was an excellent job, very well done and with patience. The end result was stunning. What lighting would you use on a four foot project?
Thanks for the compliment, buddy. 😊 I use 2 x Chihiros RGB VIVID II for the tanks 4ft and also 5ft.
im speechless...amazing creation....the style of ur video footage is awesome.. especially the bloopers
Thank you so much!! I am glad that you like it. Hope it is an useful reference, too. Ah ya, the bloopers, I think it is fair to mention those moments that every aquascaping hobbyist would encounter 😅! Have a great day ahead, cheers!~
#212 But one of my favourites, a very great comoposition, congrats!
Thanks a lot, Dani! Your comment means a lot to me! Cheers! 🥰
this is very beautiful than wold rank1.
Yo! Thanks buddy! Your comment really makes my day! 😍🤩😁
Congratulations on your rank. This is pure labour of love! Thank you for capturing the journey and sharing with us. The main driftwood is stunning and your imagination to create such a wonderland for the fishies is amazing. Love love love it! Just WOW!
Thank you so much, Manashi! Your comment means a lot to me! 🥰 I hope that is an useful reference as well. Cheers, buddy! 😊
Wow!! Great✨
Thank you! Cheers! ^_^
A great masterpiece ♥️
Thank you so much! 🥰
You are really great taste man, Truly amazing. I love it. Cheers buddy.
Thanks a lot, bro! I am so glad that you like it! ^^
Bravo!!! 👏👏
Thank you, Victor! ☺️🙏
Absolutely stunning!
Here you go, Jordan! Thank you, buddy! 😊
Thank you for sharing us the process, great work! Congratulation!
Thanks so much, bro! I hope the video is useful! 😊🙏
Could you please make a long film about the life of this beautiful aquarium, because I would like to loop around on the big screen to enjoy and be inspired by this wonderful sight. Congratulations and thank you wholeheartedly for introducing the creation process, it is really very informative and inspiring.
Hi Araniranir. Thanks for the idea! I will definitely plan for that. Yes! Appreciate your compliments. That means a lot to me. Have a great day, mate! 🥰
What a gorgeous tank!! Congrats on the amazing result of your hard work and planning :D The behind scenes cracked me up too. Those fish are so lucky~
Thanks so much, Ji! 😊 Your comment means a lot to me. Have a great day ahead, mate! 🥰
Congratulations Sir and thanks for such an inspirational video. Shows the amount of effort ,hard work that has gone into the scape. Hats off . Also liked the Amano san phrase, excellent video. All the best. Continue your work and keep us inspiring
Thank you very much for the words of encouragement and your compliments! That really motivates me to create more content in the future! ^^
Congratulations bro! Want to see you get in the 100s next year!
Thanks a lot, bro! Yesshh... I hope so, too ^_^
Amazing!
Thanks buddy! 🥰
Stunning, amazing work 🔥Great video
Thank you so much!!!
A masterpiece .
Thank you so much, Lorenzo! 😍
Impressive.
Thanks buddy!! 🙏😊
What an inspiration, makes me want to give iaplc a try :)
Yeah, Freddy! Let's prepare the contest tank for the next year!! 🤩
Nice scape! Love the Behind the scenes! We all have those problems
Thank you very much. Ah yes! Those painful process behind the scenes, we all understand it ya! No pain, no gain! 😍
Amazing
Thanks buddy! ^^
Stunning! Congrats 💚 Hope to see you in the ranks again next year! Love the behind the scenes (made it feel real!) Nad achievable 😁
Thanks Jenna. ^^ I will start doing my next year competition tank next month. Will record the progress again then. And ya, behind the scenes are really somethings that I would like to show to all hobbyists, too. No pain, no gain. And we all learn from that ya. But patience is the key to success because we all know once the tank matured, everything will be in place. 🥰
Planning for my future scape for my new place and came across this video. Bloopers was hands down the best part of the 17mins 🤣job well done! looking forward to your 2022 submission!
Yo bro! Thank you very much for your compliment! I really appreciate it. Yes, 2022 submission was done and the video is coming as well! ^^
Congratulations on your ranking Brother. Can u please share the fertilizers u have used in this tank if any.
Thanks, brother. I am using Seachem fertilizer sparingly for this tank and dose it not really frequently. Mainly, plants take up nutrients from the base substrate (JBL AquaBasic Plus) and grow very well. :)
Hi! Congratulations on your ranking! Wonderful job! What settings of Chihiros are you using?
Thank you very much, buddy! I am using max power with color setting of R G B as % of115, 80, 90 , respectively.
Awesome!
Thank you, buddy! 😊
thats really valuable footages. Congrats a 😊
Cảm ơn em nhiều nhé!! 🥰
Wow 😮
Thank you ! ^^
Beautiful video, amazing layout and you are Hardly a great aquascaper. Thank you for giving us that masterpiece.
Thank you very much, Jose! I am so glad that you like it! Cheersss!! 😊
Congrats to your ranking. A very amazing layout!
Thanks for sharing your hard work.
Greets from Berlin/Germany
Thank you so much from Singapore. I am so glad you like it! 😊🙏
Perfect!
Thank youuuu Thiago! :D
thank for this vid. it help alot for new like me
Thank you, bro! ^^
Very nice video! I like to able to see all your hard work you have put into this beautiful tank!
Wonderful!
Thank you so much. Yes, the project for IAPLC contest is normally a long-term commitment but lots of fun along the journey. I hope you find the video useful and helpful. Cheers! :)
So awesome!
Thank you so much, buddy!
I love the way you cost cutting with bricks ❤❤😂😂
Haha... Thanks buddy. It saved quite a lot of substrate :P
This is great work, thanks for sharing !
Thank you so much! I am glad you like it! Cheers!!
My god dude, how are you phenacogrammus interruptus so colorful. Really good genes? Everytime i saw them, they seemed kinda pale to me, so this is a complete eye opener for me. Thanks for this video, makes it easy to appreciate the tank even more!
Hi buddy! Congo Tetras from the fish shops normally look very pale. They will colour up when they get use to the tank and got good feedings. Males also have better colour than females. 😄
Stunning!
Thanks Anthony! ^^
Amazing tank! Really appreciate that you shared the process to create this gorgeous tank!
Thank you, buddy! Sharing is caring. I hope this record is somehow an useful reference. Cheers! ^^
Bricks are now cheaper then substrate hahaha, thanks for the tip never thought of that before :]
I am glad that is an useful tip! Haha... Yes, with 5ft tank, that would need a lot of substrate, but plants would not need that much, so... brick ya! ^_^
Tuyệt vời anh ơi. On to the next 😎
Cảm ơn em nhiều nhé! Chuẩn bị cho năm sau thôi! ^^
Xin hỏi bạn: Sau mỗi lần cắt tỉa thì có bổ sung hóa chất, phân bón gì để cây phát triển mạnh trở lại ???
Mình cắt tỉa sau 1-2 lần thì cây phát triển kém hơn như: cây còi cọc, yếu dần....vv...
Cảm ơn bạn !!!!
Thường sau khi cắt tỉa mạnh tay mình châm thêm Seachem Advance cho cây hồi trở lại tốt hơn. Seachem Advance có chút hóc-môn sinh trưởng giúp cây lành vết cắt nhanh và đẻ nhánh mới theo mình quan sát thấy khá tốt. :) Tuy vậy, nếu cây còi cọc quá, bạn nên bỏ phần gốc đi và trồng cắm lại ngọn nhé. :)
This is a great video of your process and the end result is spectacular 🙌 thank you for sharing and inspiring 💚
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! 😍
Crazy how all that work gets covered up with plants
Thank you very much! That's really the power of Mother Nature. 🥰
Awesome scape and very nice to see the complete Step-by-Step Setup :D
Thank you very much. I am glad you like it! 🥰
@@LitiAquaria Next week i'll be picking up my new 120P. So the IAPLC results came right on time for some inspiration etc :)
@@paulus1412 That's great!!! Nothing can be more exciting than having a blank canvas!!
Very beautiful scape. May I know where do u buy the draft wood from?
Thanks Alvin. I got it from Capricorn Aquarium. 😊
those stem plant trimmings are such a chore, amazing work bro!! that buce with large leaves on the top left kind of blocks the background, it's the only thing that i didnt like in the final look, otherwise 100/100! :D
Thanks a lot for your comment bro. I am glad that you like the scape! ^_^ Have lots of room for improvement for the coming scapes. And it is an enjoyable journey, bro. 😍
Hi there! Great scape!
Do the bricks at the back of the aquarium change the water parameters? 😊
Thanks Tomasz. I don't see any changes in the parameters. It's kind of neutral. 😁
@@LitiAquaria thanks for answering. I have seen that idea fiew times already. Great and cheep idea. 🙂 ✌️
Đẹp quá anh ơi 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Cảm ơn em nhé! 🥰😍
Hello
Your work is really unique
Please guide me on what plant to use in my aquarium
thank you
Thank you. 🥰
One of the best scapes I have ever seen!! The amount of detail and planning is insane! You did an amazing job on the tank and the video! I wish I had this tank at home!!!!
Thank you so much, Rick. Really appreciate the encouragement and compliments! Cheers!! ^^
can u ask u what settings u use on the vivid 2?
I use the ratio of 100:70:90 for R:G:B respectively.
@@LitiAquaria thank you! and how much hours per day and the ramp time? sorry if i ask to much but i just got the same light and cant reeally figure out which settings i want to use....
No worries, buddy. I set 8hrs a day via Wifi Smart Plug. So I use that plug as on/off control and don't use ramp up and down settings from Chihiros App. 😊
thats some inspiration!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 🥰
Congratulation on your ranking!!! I love Congo fish and will definitely get some as well!
Do you boil your wood as well before scaping? Or did u let it soak and do water change?
Hi Shermanyo, thank you. :) I did not boil the woods because it was too huge. I just setup and sink it in the tank during cycling time. Luckily, not a lot of tannin leeched from the woods. And ya, you should get Congo tetras, the fish is so beautiful! ^^
It's like a painting
Thank you so much. Yes, I do feel like doing painting with hardscapes and plants too! 🥰
@@LitiAquaria it's awesome keep up the great work. I'm just starting out.
Absolutely stunning masterpiece Sir.
What's the name of the plant in the centre of the left side - growing downwards but if an icy look ?
Thank you very much for the encouragement. The plant you pointed should be Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo'. That is very beautiful plants that can be a carpet foreground or can be attached to woods/rocks to create the effect in my scape. Cheers!! 😊
@@LitiAquaria That's the plant I was asking for :) Thanks a lot for your help. Really like the effect you achieved with it. Cheers
You're welcome 😁!
I just watched it again, and I see that you have struggled with algae. What did you do to get the tank algae free? And what fertilizers do you use?🙂
Algae outbreak did happened during the initial period when tank was not matured. I used H2O2 to eliminate those visible algae at that time. When the tank is well cycled and stem plants growing with larger mass in tank, in inhibit algae to grow naturally. I also try to keep tank temperature stable (i.e. at 26degC) and provide sufficient CO2 + Lighting for the tanks. For fertilizers, I don't use much because the substrate is very rich in nutrients. I use some Seachem ferts once in a while.
A masterpiece !
How much did you pay for the wood ? It would cost probably a few hundred $ at my local store :p
Thanks buddy. The driftwoods here cost about $200, if I remember correctly. It's an investment 😂😂
wow... mine looks similar from the layout..but I am no scaper so I cant build such beautifull one
That's great to know, buddy! Come on, you definitely can do it! 💪
Hello this tank is my personal favourite number 1 .I have a few questions can you tell how you fertylize your tank? quantity and scheadule. I analysed all our plants that You have listed in description and I cannot find one green plant that is on the left side near glass 25cm in height similar to Elodea canadensis i am guessing but can you tell what plant is it ?
Many thanks, Robert! 😊 I guess the plant that you mention is just a single Rotala rotundifolia 'green' that out of sudden popped up there! 😆😆 Some considered it unsightly but I left it there because I like the plants which thrive for their position in the tank! 🥰🥰
@@LitiAquaria Tanks for info now it is clear what it is. What about your fertylization process that I have mentioned ?
This tank I rarely dose any liquid fertilizers in fact. The rich of nutrients in the base substrate actually helped a lot. JBL AquaBasic Plus is very effective in releasing nutrients to water column and also background stem plants got benifits from that, too. It growed very very well as you can see. 🥰
Nice work 👍🏻
Thank you very much!! ^^
Very nice i love it , you lost some details at the finish stage with so many plants growing ...colors are crazy
Thank you so much. You are totally right! Many details of driftwoods and others had been lost at the final stage due to plants growth. I need to take note of that to not being drifted away in my next IAPLC tank. :D