Dutch scape - Update 12/Nov

[Abhishek]

Nice to see Hamza back in action after some time

No doubt it will be stunner, and only you have the capability to make a perfect dutch scape

[sushant]

Nice to see Hamza back in action after some time

No doubt it will be stunner, and only you have the capability to make a perfect dutch scape

[syed.ali]

Lovely setup, its gone turn up as stunner for sure

[hamza]

I forgot mention the specs..

Its the same old tank I have been running for past 2 years.
Size - 70x40x40(approx 100l)
120w fluorescent lights
DIY filter
DIY substrate - red+black soil+clay+humus+sand
EI dosing(started from day 1)
pressurized co2 - 24x7

Nice to see Hamza back in action after some time

No doubt it will be stunner, and only you have the capability to make a perfect dutch scape

Lovely setup, its gone turn up as stunner for sure

I hope I live up to your expectations, BTW this is the first time I am trying such a high maintenance scape...

A lil update...

Rotalas transforming


this plant has already grow like crazy, 2 cm from day I planted!

[Abhishek]

Nice Nice want to see more updates

[himansh]

one of nice aquarium is coming. any update?

[prajjwal]

[aquadream]

Good going...

cheers
Rajeev

[senthil]

How is the growth of Rotala macrandra sp mini red sir... Should be.a stunner once it starts growing...

[hamza]

Thank you for your kind remarks!

Nice Nice want to see more updates

one of nice aquarium is coming. any update?

Here comes the update...

That rotala wallichi isnt a part of scape, housing it temporarily for Tirtha da.

I have done quite a big mistake here, accidentally switched the positions of rotala rotundifolia and sp green, I might have been a lil drowsy that night. But anyway they were looking pretty much alike in emersed state and came in without labels

I expected rotala nanjenshan to be a tough plant, but its showing the most progress at present.



Rotala macrandra 'mini', growing a bit leggy



Rotala rotundifolia on the wrong side



Rotala green, multiple shoots from each stem



ludwigia glandulosa, lots of shoots



Rest of the plants...

hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is taking its sweet time to transform.

Surprisingly HM is transforming(to submeged growth) at the slowest pace

Glosso is still growng vertically, I think its coz of either of 2 reasons...

1-the bulb over it is over 6 month now and loosng its intensity

2-I am still giving this tank a small photo period, which is also a reason people attribute to vertical glosso growth.

I am dosing the tank everyday, with slight increment in proportions of dosing each day, and still find some tips going pale, stems in numbers consume nutrients as nothing else.

I am not quite satisfied with the present growth, planning to dump 2x18w T8s and add 4xT5s in there.