U R B A N Aquascaping | 300L | Full Set-Up | Led Light For Planted
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Flexibility is important.
Baby mangrove is been prepared to be set near the 'Mother'.
Piece of glass is attached for submerged the mangrove.
The 'Mother'.
Memorandum - The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 01.
Memorandum - The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 02.
Ario 4
Both models were tested under water for two weeks
and the I have decided to do as at the follow visuals.
Little piece of mangrove.
Cut.
Result.
Black quartz.
Bubble window.
The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 03.
The little piece of mangrove were design for
tying plants (in that case Java moss) but they
also play an aesthetic role and contribute to the
harmonic general view of U R B A N AQUASCAPING.
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U R B A N AQUASCAPING
is about harmony between
Hardware and Software.
Hardware is done and now there is plenty of
work on the Software (Flexibility is important).
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The technical chart.
General Information
Category: Planted Lowtech.
Dimensions: 130x45x60 cm.
Current Setup Age: 50 days.
Aquarium Volume: 351 Liter.
Aquarium Volume Net: 210 Liter.
Brand: U R B A N AQUARIUM.
Water Values
Water Type: Treated Tapwater.
Temperature: 26c.
Hardware
Substrate:
Lower substrate: 20% Pumice.
Mid substrate: 40% Peat PH4.8, 30% Vermakolight 2/3 mm, 10% Humus.
Upper substrate: 6 cm of black quartz.
Filterisation: Dubble RENA xP2.
Heating: Hydor External Heater 300 watt
Air pump: Hydor Ario 4, 10 minutes every one hour from 17:00-01:00.
Main Light: U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW - LED Light for planted aquarium.
Back Light: U R B A N LED BACK LIGHT - LED Light for light table effect.
Aquascaping: U R B A N AQUASCAPING
Software
Water Change Regime: 15% weekly.
Light Regime: 8 hours.
Fertilisation Regime: Potassium & half quantity of Leaf Zone weekly.
Fauna:
x9 Xiphophorus Hellerii / Swordtail.
x3 Poecilia reticulata / Guppy.
x3 White Poecilia / Molly.
x3 Ancistrus.
x6 Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon Axelrodi)
x1 Red Beta.
x1 Crossocheilus siamensis.
x1 Zebra Nerite Snail )Neritina natalensis sp. "Zebra"( a.k.a Tiger snail.
x1 Horned Nerite Snail )Clithon corona(.
x10 Neocaridina denticulata.
Flora:
Some of them represent what I hope to achieve and some are temporary,
since above the aquarium you will find U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW
Proto-Tipe of an LED Light fixture for planted aquarium that my friend and
I build and it is equivalent to a pair of 54 watt T5 high quality fluorescents,
we find it important to monitor plants growth in order to understand the
efficiency of the fixture, enclosed the full list of the plants and the
growth progress that was made since day one (only 44 days).
01.
Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Fast growth.
02.
Crypto wendtii
growth.
03.
Lileaopsis brasiliensis
Stable and very small growth.
04.
Echinodorus tenellus
Stable.
05.
Microsorium SP
Stable.
06.
Microsorium narrow leaf
Stable and very slow growth.
07.
Ludwigia repens x arcuata
Stable and very slow growth.
08.
Sagittaria subulata
Stable.
09.
Hydrocotyle verticillata or Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Stable.
10.
Anubias petite
Stable and very slow growth.
11.
Elodea nuttallii
Fast growth.
12.
Stringi moss
Fast growth.
13.
Vesicularia barbieri (Java moss)
Fast growth.
14.
SP
Unidentified )visual enclosed(
growth.
15.
Bacopa monnieri
Fresh plant, one week and Stable.
16.
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Fresh plant, one week and start to growth.
17.
SP
Unidentified )visual enclosed(
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
18.
Pellia - Monosolenium tenerum
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
19.
Ceratophyllim drmersum
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
20.
Hygrophila polysperma Sunset
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
21.
Egeria najas
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
22.
Egeria densa
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
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U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW
Fresh leafs of Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Stringi moss.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Elodea nuttallii.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Ceratopteris thalictroides.
Fresh plant, one week and start to growth.
floating Java moss.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Anubias petite at the ''Pendulum ball'.
Stable and very slow growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Unidentified, identification will be welcome.
Growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Unidentified, identification will be welcome.
Fresh planting, no conclusion.
Thank U all very much.
Thank u very much for all the comments.
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Flexibility is important.
Baby mangrove is been prepared to be set near the 'Mother'.
Piece of glass is attached for submerged the mangrove.
The 'Mother'.
Memorandum - The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 01.
Memorandum - The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 02.
Ario 4
Both models were tested under water for two weeks
and the I have decided to do as at the follow visuals.
Little piece of mangrove.
Cut.
Result.
Black quartz.
Bubble window.
The New Hydor Ario 4 House - Prototype 03.
The little piece of mangrove were design for
tying plants (in that case Java moss) but they
also play an aesthetic role and contribute to the
harmonic general view of U R B A N AQUASCAPING.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
U R B A N AQUASCAPING
is about harmony between
Hardware and Software.
Hardware is done and now there is plenty of
work on the Software (Flexibility is important).
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The technical chart.
General Information
Category: Planted Lowtech.
Dimensions: 130x45x60 cm.
Current Setup Age: 50 days.
Aquarium Volume: 351 Liter.
Aquarium Volume Net: 210 Liter.
Brand: U R B A N AQUARIUM.
Water Values
Water Type: Treated Tapwater.
Temperature: 26c.
Hardware
Substrate:
Lower substrate: 20% Pumice.
Mid substrate: 40% Peat PH4.8, 30% Vermakolight 2/3 mm, 10% Humus.
Upper substrate: 6 cm of black quartz.
Filterisation: Dubble RENA xP2.
Heating: Hydor External Heater 300 watt
Air pump: Hydor Ario 4, 10 minutes every one hour from 17:00-01:00.
Main Light: U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW - LED Light for planted aquarium.
Back Light: U R B A N LED BACK LIGHT - LED Light for light table effect.
Aquascaping: U R B A N AQUASCAPING
Software
Water Change Regime: 15% weekly.
Light Regime: 8 hours.
Fertilisation Regime: Potassium & half quantity of Leaf Zone weekly.
Fauna:
x9 Xiphophorus Hellerii / Swordtail.
x3 Poecilia reticulata / Guppy.
x3 White Poecilia / Molly.
x3 Ancistrus.
x6 Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon Axelrodi)
x1 Red Beta.
x1 Crossocheilus siamensis.
x1 Zebra Nerite Snail )Neritina natalensis sp. "Zebra"( a.k.a Tiger snail.
x1 Horned Nerite Snail )Clithon corona(.
x10 Neocaridina denticulata.
Flora:
Some of them represent what I hope to achieve and some are temporary,
since above the aquarium you will find U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW
Proto-Tipe of an LED Light fixture for planted aquarium that my friend and
I build and it is equivalent to a pair of 54 watt T5 high quality fluorescents,
we find it important to monitor plants growth in order to understand the
efficiency of the fixture, enclosed the full list of the plants and the
growth progress that was made since day one (only 44 days).
01.
Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Fast growth.
02.
Crypto wendtii
growth.
03.
Lileaopsis brasiliensis
Stable and very small growth.
04.
Echinodorus tenellus
Stable.
05.
Microsorium SP
Stable.
06.
Microsorium narrow leaf
Stable and very slow growth.
07.
Ludwigia repens x arcuata
Stable and very slow growth.
08.
Sagittaria subulata
Stable.
09.
Hydrocotyle verticillata or Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Stable.
10.
Anubias petite
Stable and very slow growth.
11.
Elodea nuttallii
Fast growth.
12.
Stringi moss
Fast growth.
13.
Vesicularia barbieri (Java moss)
Fast growth.
14.
SP
Unidentified )visual enclosed(
growth.
15.
Bacopa monnieri
Fresh plant, one week and Stable.
16.
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Fresh plant, one week and start to growth.
17.
SP
Unidentified )visual enclosed(
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
18.
Pellia - Monosolenium tenerum
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
19.
Ceratophyllim drmersum
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
20.
Hygrophila polysperma Sunset
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
21.
Egeria najas
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
22.
Egeria densa
Fresh plant, no conclusion.
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U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW
Fresh leafs of Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Stringi moss.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Elodea nuttallii.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Ceratopteris thalictroides.
Fresh plant, one week and start to growth.
floating Java moss.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Anubias petite at the ''Pendulum ball'.
Stable and very slow growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Unidentified, identification will be welcome.
Growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
Unidentified, identification will be welcome.
Fresh planting, no conclusion.
Thank U all very much.
that is actually coming together now, well done!
ID one is Hygrophila Polysperma
and ID two looks like echinodorus cordifolius
ID one is Hygrophila Polysperma
and ID two looks like echinodorus cordifolius
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Meh I don't get it either 
I was expecting to be totally awed by the final piece as it looked like it got off to a great start with the redmoor etc.
I dunno, not to my taste, much prefer the natural look.
Glad you're happy with it though, that's what matters afterall
I was expecting to be totally awed by the final piece as it looked like it got off to a great start with the redmoor etc.I dunno, not to my taste, much prefer the natural look.
Glad you're happy with it though, that's what matters afterall
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Thank u very much for all the comments.
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Flexibility is important.
Water cooling with P.C.S*
Here in Israel it's get hot in summer, the most common way
to cool the aq' water is by installing fans in the "hood" but the
disadvantage is huge evaporation that can rich up to 400 Liter
per one month and aquarium fridge is too expensive for me.
Curent situation: 27C.
We need: 26C.
Aquarium volume: 350 Liter.
Aquarium volume Net: 220 Liter.
Cooling body.
Cooling core.
Water fall down at 10C.
Water fall down from 1 mm holes.
The fusion show.
Analoge thermometer.
Color effects from the cooling core.
The streams touch aquarium water at 20C.
After one hour the result is 26c.
How P.C.S* works
Simple 2 liter Take Away box that is sitting on
the center glass shelf, to that box I add frozen
water from the home freezer and it's work.
P.C.S* = Primitive Cooling System.
Thank u very much for all the comments.
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Flexibility is important.
Water cooling with P.C.S*
Here in Israel it's get hot in summer, the most common way
to cool the aq' water is by installing fans in the "hood" but the
disadvantage is huge evaporation that can rich up to 400 Liter
per one month and aquarium fridge is too expensive for me.
Curent situation: 27C.
We need: 26C.
Aquarium volume: 350 Liter.
Aquarium volume Net: 220 Liter.
Cooling body.
Cooling core.
Water fall down at 10C.
Water fall down from 1 mm holes.
The fusion show.
Analoge thermometer.
Color effects from the cooling core.
The streams touch aquarium water at 20C.
After one hour the result is 26c.
How P.C.S* works
Simple 2 liter Take Away box that is sitting on
the center glass shelf, to that box I add frozen
water from the home freezer and it's work.
P.C.S* = Primitive Cooling System.
Dosing with P.D.S*
Two syringes of 60mL.
One black office folder.
White plastic bag.
Cut one syringe.
Wrap the other syringe.
Glue the measurement scale but with the white plastic
as the first layer so that the measurement will be clear.
After assembling it became clear that the first syringe
is unnecessary and uncomfortable so it much better to
create the measurement scale on the syringe itself.
Black hose.
Done and will be good for 12 dosing
of 5mL each, that is about 6 weeks.
System check just to be sure that aquarium water
won't dilute the clean fertilization that in the syringe.
P.D.S* = Primitive Dosing System.
Two syringes of 60mL.
One black office folder.
White plastic bag.
Cut one syringe.
Wrap the other syringe.
Glue the measurement scale but with the white plastic
as the first layer so that the measurement will be clear.
After assembling it became clear that the first syringe
is unnecessary and uncomfortable so it much better to
create the measurement scale on the syringe itself.
Black hose.
Done and will be good for 12 dosing
of 5mL each, that is about 6 weeks.
System check just to be sure that aquarium water
won't dilute the clean fertilization that in the syringe.
P.D.S* = Primitive Dosing System.
4 month after setup
Little fish that were found in the filter during maintenance
after 3 month form initial setup, my young daughter ask me
to keep them for a while in a separate space until they will
grow a bit, after 2 weeks we put them back in the aquarium.
Water that were 15% yellow because of the Lower substrate
(Peat) became only 5% yellow after replacing the old and the
brown perlon with new and fresh one.
Floating & dynamic flowerbed
Black corrugated plastic sheet.
Create a hole.
The hole.
Strips.
Create a ring.
Glue a net.
Glue a gentle net.
Glue the ring.
Result.
Floating Checkup.
The anchor.
The floating & dynamic flowerbed is ready to
role with Hydrocotyle verticillata, Stringi moss
and Vesicularia barbieri (Java moss).
Done, but I wasn't happy with the result, so let's work.
Prototipe B, Floating & dynamic flowerbed.
Little fish that were found in the filter during maintenance
after 3 month form initial setup, my young daughter ask me
to keep them for a while in a separate space until they will
grow a bit, after 2 weeks we put them back in the aquarium.
Water that were 15% yellow because of the Lower substrate
(Peat) became only 5% yellow after replacing the old and the
brown perlon with new and fresh one.
Floating & dynamic flowerbed
Black corrugated plastic sheet.
Create a hole.
The hole.
Strips.
Create a ring.
Glue a net.
Glue a gentle net.
Glue the ring.
Result.
Floating Checkup.
The anchor.
The floating & dynamic flowerbed is ready to
role with Hydrocotyle verticillata, Stringi moss
and Vesicularia barbieri (Java moss).
Done, but I wasn't happy with the result, so let's work.
Prototipe B, Floating & dynamic flowerbed.
Stingri moss tree
Glass tubes of 3 mm.
Connection.
Glue to a glass anchor.
Done, but I wasn't happy.
So again, hot glue gun.
Simple pen.
We need the tube.
Glass cube.
Black corrugated plastic sheet with hole.
Glue and coated with black quartz.
Result.
Apply Stingri moss to the base, put in the aquarium
and hopefully after 3-4 month we will have a tree.
The tube head is ready and the work continue ...
Treetop to the Stingri moss tree
Little cork.
Narrow mangrove.
Cut in order get three pieces.
Sharpen one side.
Glue to the cork.
Floating Checkup, the plan is to add to that
Flame Moss or Weeping Moss or Willow Moss
and together with the tube a tree will appear.
Plant dock for maintenance.
Glass tubes of 3 mm.
Connection.
Glue to a glass anchor.
Done, but I wasn't happy.
So again, hot glue gun.
Simple pen.
We need the tube.
Glass cube.
Black corrugated plastic sheet with hole.
Glue and coated with black quartz.
Result.
Apply Stingri moss to the base, put in the aquarium
and hopefully after 3-4 month we will have a tree.
The tube head is ready and the work continue ...
Treetop to the Stingri moss tree
Little cork.
Narrow mangrove.
Cut in order get three pieces.
Sharpen one side.
Glue to the cork.
Floating Checkup, the plan is to add to that
Flame Moss or Weeping Moss or Willow Moss
and together with the tube a tree will appear.
Plant dock for maintenance.
U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW
advantages of the self-made fixture
The wavelength scale that is used prevents
algae and 4 month after the initial setup the
aquarium is clean apart of glass "dust" that
appears and needs to be clean apx. every
one month with a basic floating magnet.
All plants respond well to the LED light apart
of the Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum) that did
not show any growth, it is important to remember
here that the aquarium is just planted Low-Tech
without pressurized CO2 or any other liquid
substitutions for CO2 and without yeast-based.
Visuals
Thank U all very much.
advantages of the self-made fixture
The wavelength scale that is used prevents
algae and 4 month after the initial setup the
aquarium is clean apart of glass "dust" that
appears and needs to be clean apx. every
one month with a basic floating magnet.
All plants respond well to the LED light apart
of the Pellia (Monosolenium tenerum) that did
not show any growth, it is important to remember
here that the aquarium is just planted Low-Tech
without pressurized CO2 or any other liquid
substitutions for CO2 and without yeast-based.
Visuals
Thank U all very much.
-FighterFishh
Fish Herder
It's an interesting concept. I'm not sure if I like it or not, but I do think that the darker colours of the decor make the fishies stand out really well!
Just out of interest, where has the betta gotten to? I couldn't see him in any of your previous pictures!
Just out of interest, where has the betta gotten to? I couldn't see him in any of your previous pictures!
I'm actually getting my head around this now and i quite like it! Thanks for posting Globali!
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