U R B A N AQUASCAPING | 300L | Full set-up | LED Light for planted aquarium

globali

globali

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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).
 

globali

globali

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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.
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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.


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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 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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globali

globali

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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.
 

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Ceratopteris thalictroides.
Fresh plant, one week and start to growth.









floating Java moss.
Fast growth with U R B A N LED NATURAL GROW.
 

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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 plant, no conclusion.
 

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globali

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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.
 

globali

globali

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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.
 

globali

globali

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Dosing with P.D.S*


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‏Two syringes of 60mL‪.‬



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‏One black office folder‪.‬




White plastic bag‪.‬




Cut one syringe‪.‬



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Wrap the other syringe‪.‬



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‏Glue the measurement scale‪ but with the ‬white plastic ‪ ‬
as the first layer so that the measurement will be clear‪.‬


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‏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.‬



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Black hose.



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‏Done and will be good for 12 dosing
of 5m‪L each, that is about 6 weeks.‬



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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.
 

globali

globali

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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.
 

globali

globali

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Floating ‪&‬ dynamic flowerbed


Black corrugated plastic sheet‪.‬




Create a hole‪.‬




The hole‪.‬




Strips‪.‬




Create a ring‪.‬




Glue a net‪.‬
 

globali

globali

Large Fish
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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).
 

globali

globali

Large Fish
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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.‬
 

globali

globali

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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 ...
 

globali

globali

Large Fish
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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.
 

globali

globali

Large Fish
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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.
 

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