Unmodified "bottle Tank" Entries

[eaglesaquarium]

Ok, sign up with your entry photo and verification pics.
 
Entries will end on August 14th.  (Hopefully this will go without a hitch, I'll be offline from Aug. 13-27.)

 

[mike455555]

dam, got a week to make a bottle tank and get it nice (my one died) 

 

[eaglesaquarium]

9 days.

 

[PlecostomusPerson]

Do you got to wait 60 days like the other competitions? 

 

[eaglesaquarium]

More than likely you don't have a "bottle tank" already planted to be able to enter, but the answer to your question is up to mike45555 and Zikofski, as this was their idea.

 

[PlecostomusPerson]

Well I don't, but would not mind trying, this seems interesting.....

 

[eaglesaquarium]

Go for it.  The goal is to hopefully have these sorts of creative competitions again in the future as well.

 

[mike455555]

i think we should have more of these =] 
 
for all those who have entered this one and have a bottle set up, its time to get a picture of it and post it in the thread below
 
 http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/422853-unmodified-bottle-tank-entries/
 
you have until the 14th when the voteing poll will be made 

 

[greenmumma141]

Yeeeshhh, almost missed it!!!!!! Okay, I have my entry....
 
Funnily enough, the easy part of this was getting the plants to grow, (they loved the bottle!) and the hard part was getting a good pic. The shape of the bottle made it really hard. Here are the best pics I could get, out of about 50 After viewing the pics, I think I should have trimmed the moss down a bit, but I kinda like the "growing out of control" look this bottle has.
 
2L coke bottle, unmodified.
One small hole for wc'ing (as stated in the rules)
Plants include:
crypt "super green"
italian vallis
amazon swords
frogbit
java moss
java fern
.......All thriving.
 
Hardscape:
African redwood piece
 
Substrate:
Petco black sand
 
Tools:
long handled scissors
wooden skewer
airpump tubing for wc's
 
Here we go...
 

 

 

I didn't add any effects to this one.  There's a lot more depth to the bottle, but again it was really hard to get a good shot.
 

My fav.
 
 
verification to follow....

 

[mike455555]

wow im impressed, how did you keep the algae down? or wasent there much?

 

[greenmumma141]

Not a single spot of algae!! I couldn't believe it. Maybe bc I only turned the little table lamp on for maybe 4-5 hours a day, and had it at a good height from the bottle. 

I was especially surprised with the vallis. Not only did I get zero meltage, but i also got a ton of growth and runners as well. Can't wait to break down the bottle and take a look at everything. I wish I did "before plant list pic" so I could get a comparison after one...... man.

 

[greenmumma141]

 

[DRB]

And here some of us are wondering how to get a nice planted tank, and you nail it in a 2L coke bottle lol

 

[Zikofski]

haha well gone green i am impressed

 

[mike455555]

i'll give this comp till Monday and if greenmumma  still stands unopposed by then she'll win =]