binbin9s - Mini Dutch in a 12Gallon Long

Just a place holder for my new Dutch Inspired Aquascape... Mini version.

Stay tuned. I promise it will be worth it.

Here's the layout.

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1. Rotala Indica - rotundifolia
2. Ammania Gracilis
3. Crypt wendtii
4. Loebalia Cardinalis Dwarf
5. Bacopa
6. Downoi
7. Blyxa
8. ludwigia senegalensis
9. Alternanthera reineckii mini
10. Staurogyne repens
11. Hydrocotyle SP Japan
12. Hydrocotyle Verticillata under 11
13. SYNGONANTHUS SP. 'BELEM'
14. HC - Dwarf Baby Tears
15. Marsilea Minutia
16. ranunculus inundatus
17. Ludwigia sp Red
18. Rotala Wallichii
19. Tiger Lilly
20. Limnophila Aromatica wavy
21. ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata 'pantanal'
22. Eriocaulon Cinereum
23. Rotala Indica True - Ammania Bonsai
24. Ludwigia Acruata x repens

Wow, that layout looks great! I'm so excited to see how it looks once the plants are in!

PokeSephiroth wrote:Wow, that layout looks great! I'm so excited to see how it looks once the plants are in!

That looks like quite an undertaking. Good luck!

Plants that I've got in the tank thus far. I have a big shipment which should arrive soon of some nice rare plants.

I only wanted the rotala mini butterfly but ended up getting 145 other stems from this package. It was a great deal I couldnt resist.

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Wow, fantastic! Way to ambitious for me... but the plan is impressive.

Looked through the book I mentioned yesterday to get a good picture of what the "Dutch" was gonna look like...

This sounds fun.

binbin9, which site did you go to, to order the plants?

PB: The good thing is the tank is 95% already planted =). Just waiting on a the rotala butterfly and some of it to fill out before I take any shots with the 5D.

Poke: got it through a package deal from another hobbyist. I hope they arrive today or tomorrow. I had to move some shrimp from one of my 15 gallons to make room for them.

Bill: the regulator has moved up $5 bucks or so.
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I did see one on ebay for cheaper though. These have a decent rating for the price. I didnt really want to spend $300 on a regulator

binbin9: oh man, that's a great deal I bet! I can't wait to see them in your tank!

Regulator just showed and so did the plants I cant wait to get these in the tank.
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Didnt really need this moss but I must have gotten a couple ponds of Taiwan moss

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Well, if you don't NEED the moss I gladly accept donations hahaha

Go to the next gsas I'll bring you some free because you asked so nicely

Hot damn, thats a deal! When's the next meeting?

June 11, 2013
Lighting Workshop

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Lol, they don't post the time it starts? Or is that determined as it gets closer to the date?

Finally got around to taking some photos.

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Amazing!

Gryphon wrote:Amazing!

binbin9 wrote:Finally got around to taking some photos.

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Hi binbin9,

Looking really good; nice job!

Thanks everyone. lots of imagination and time to get the tank this way

WHAT?!?! WOW! I'd almost be willing to PAY you to come help me aquascape my tanks, lol!

This is great, thank you for sharing. Truly inspirational

this is how i always imagine planted tanks when i get to work on one, but for some reason or another they never pan out. i must say its been nice seeing the evolution of yours here, its looking awesome! thanks again and keep up the pics!

Lamental Jester wrote:Lol, they don't post the time it starts? Or is that determined as it gets closer to the date?

(I'm still too young to post links, but if you remove the spaces & correct the "dots")
www dot gsas dot org / meetings dot html

"GSAS usually meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM, at Seattle Pacific University in North Queen Anne."

Saw the tank today..... WOW

Did a quick trim today of the Reineckii and the Ranunculus. The runuculus was starting to crawl all over the HC and the A. reneickii mini was bushing out and shading the Eriocaulon Cinereum. 

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I also trimmed the plantlets off of the Tonnina sp Belem. One stem had 4 baby stems at it's top. They are still short and look like little carpet plants at the moment
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Traded with another hobbyist and added some Erio Parkeri
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Additional new plants include:
Pogostemon Erectus
Ludwigia Glandulosa
Lindernia rotundilfolio variegated -I pulled the bacopas and stuck them in my 15G collectoritus


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the ludwigia glandulosa is probably too big for this tank but I stuck it in the back anyways.
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Here's the 15G holder. No real scape to this just as long as there some substrate to stick the stems into. 
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Check out the top of this ludwigia sp Red. I love the color.
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I made two changes to the tank recently:

1  I replaced a 6700 bulb out and
2 I upped my nitrates and Phosphates.

Because of this, some of my plants aren't as red any more. The rotala rotundifolio is looking super green and growing really slowly. The Ludwigo red and arcuata x repens doesnt have a bright redness any more about it.

I read that higher nitrates makes the plant more green, I'm going to try to cut my nitrates down as an experiment to see if I can bring back some of the reds.

Nice ben. Looks awesome. Got extra taiwan moss? Can I get some too. Jk. But really if you dont need the rest, I'll help you and take some.

Graham,

Thanks for the Hygro sunset and Lindernia rotundilfolio variegated
I love this plant. The leaves look like little melon balls. makes me think of summer.

I'll snap some photos of it in the tank this weekend