Rotala macrandra, a classic old school red plant. Folks have trouble with it or it grows like a weed. Getting optimal color is another ball of wax for many.
Fish are Rasbora Kuboti, I now have the Harliquin Rasboras, they match much better. This tank looked better about 2 months later. Light was an ATI 8 bulb fixture, the ballast burned out and I gave up repairing it after they kept breaking down(3 x). So I got a hydroponics cheapy 8 bulb fixture for 190$ locally(with bulbs, I replaced them though). Not near as pretty much is not that bad either.
No, all the whiners troll me asking why the water is cloudy if I do(it's an on going joke), I do it for design, not to please them. I generally trim a lot, use ADA AS uproot etc, then do the water change, takes 1-2 days to get 100% clear again. I switched to bag filters so it's only a few hours now.
Erio setaceum is hurting, the Riccardia is just barely starting to grow. There are plenty of issues. BV are small still etc. Sygn's are hurting as well. Coloration of the red plants is doing great. Cannot Photoshop a video so this is the actual unedited color. I fixed a few of these issues later.
Ho w long does a tank like this last? I'd imagine the tank substrate would eventually become void of nutrients and then would become dependant upon a liquid ferts regimen? I don't really know. I love this tank and those lights.
Last as long as the user wishes. Generally many keep a tank for a year or a few months, sometimes, 2-5 years, some rarely, keep it 5+ years, time to try something new. New hardscape, rework things, enter a new annual contest etc. Some designs work, some do not, I'm adding hardscaping, dutch style layouts of the plants(very loose dutch style), and use very new or rare plats for the time it was done. You can always remove plants/hardscape/fish etc, siphon out the sediment and replace. This can be done in 1 day. Some folks replace a little at a time. The soil runs out of NH4 mostly over time, but not the other nutrients. Well maybe in 10 years perhaps.....Water column can supply everything long term. However, the plants grow best with both locations for nutrients. Aqua soil cost a fair amount of $ though.
Im surprised you're still responding to most comments! This is one of the mist beautiful dutch style tanks I've seen. How's the tank after so many years?
I sold it last year then got a 255 gallon rimless. I'm procrastinating a lot on getting it set up. I'll post the 70 Gallon revamped Buce tank last this summer or Fall. New method and new layout and species. The 255 will be crazy with the plant species chosen this time. Wife nixed the wood coming out of the top etc on the tanks, condensation in the winter can lead to mold on the windows and all, so lids are required. That means no wood poking out. Probably will not have anything out of the ordinary for fish in either. But who knows.....that's typically my last item to add.
noun 1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. synonyms: strait(s), sound, narrows, passage, sea passage "the channel to the north led us to the Black Sea" 2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station. verb 1. direct toward a particular end or object. "advertisers channel money into radio" 2. form channels or grooves in. "the lower jawbone is deeply channeled" synonyms: hollow out, gouge (out), cut (out) "she channeled out a groove" Ok lol a YT page...
I've been growing aquatic plants for over 40 years and pretty hard core for the last 30 or so. Today, if folks can follow advice and are humble about things, they can do pretty well in 1-2 years.
I've redone the tank a few times with different hardscapes, but without truly radical changes, I have gone back to the more similar layout as this one, new species etc, but somewhat different look. This generalized scheme with the wood dividers and a pair or more stumps seems to work best in my experience. It is more of a fusion style of nature and Dutch mixes, but also "collectoritus" with the plant species, more the newer/rarer and harder to care for and grow species. One of the goals of a nice Dutch style is to provide a lot of nice species and contrast, but not like a zoo, without only one or a few plants, but rather, a nice large healthy group. This limits the no# of plant species and if you want a new species, you have to lose one you already have........it is okay though, you can always come back and keep that one again sometime in the future. I also rarely ever keep the same species in another tank I might have. I may for growing up more of a species or to sell the excess plants after a trim, but that's about it. The 180 Gallon Cardinal tank is going through some radical changes also, the 70 Gallon Buce tank is been reworked and polished up some in the scheme to provide a bit more division between sediment and the epiphytic species(B catherine on the wood, and B centipede/purple creeper on the sediment). Sorry I do not respond much here, I suppose I should.
Have you seen a collection of photos of Dutch scapes from before the CO2 era on some internet forum? Would be a real treat to see what guys were able to produce in purely low tech setups.
Wim did one at the AGA event in 2001. History of Dutch Aquariums. The only Dutch speaker that's done anything in the USA before or since, but this years AGA event in Denver will have the 2nd, a NBAT winner.
love it what exactly entails dutch style? I'm coming from reef tanks 10 years I to the planted world this is really nice I've seen a lot of Japanese style stuff too
+Sub1117 Magic:-) It's realitively easy to grow with decent ferts, CO2 mostly, low KH water........I no longer keep it as I wanted more uncommon plants, but it's a nice plant, I still like it a lot. I have a new batch of plants, still waiting for 2-3 more new species to come in and grow out. New hardscape etc.
Bubba Bumpkim Hey thanks for the reply! I made that comment a year ago and had forgotten ha. How's the new scape coming along? When are we gonna see some updates on the forums?
@@Sub1117 I'm selling the tank, getting a 225, 72"x 24" x30, a bit taller and longer than this tank. Automating water changes also. Need something I can care for when I'm 85 years old.
Not really a dutch style per se, too many colors, too much hardscape, but partially inspired by Dutch planted scapes. See Marco's Dutch rules on UKAPS.org forum. Or NBAT for Dutch language version. This tank is not a Dutch NBAT type of tank. It's a fusion of Nature style and Dutch styles.
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Seeing this tank never gets old, it's a true master piece.
The spacing and alignment are incredible.
GREAT tank. Looks like a botanical garden.
This tank is freaking amazing!
Beautiful tank so much life and color! Great video!!
Wow what an impressive tank.
holy shit ....that tank is insane
Beautiful! Please list what plants you have!! I'm dying to learn more about the bright magenta-colored ones at the very start of the video!
Rotala macrandra, a classic old school red plant. Folks have trouble with it or it grows like a weed. Getting optimal color is another ball of wax for many.
great tank Tom....my inspiration for my new scape
Fish are Rasbora Kuboti, I now have the Harliquin Rasboras, they match much better. This tank looked better about 2 months later. Light was an ATI 8 bulb fixture, the ballast burned out and I gave up repairing it after they kept breaking down(3 x). So I got a hydroponics cheapy 8 bulb fixture for 190$ locally(with bulbs, I replaced them though). Not near as pretty much is not that bad either.
TB thats crazy!
Did you take this video right after a water change? The pearling and vigor of the plants looks phenomenal!
No, all the whiners troll me asking why the water is cloudy if I do(it's an on going joke), I do it for design, not to please them. I generally trim a lot, use ADA AS uproot etc, then do the water change, takes 1-2 days to get 100% clear again. I switched to bag filters so it's only a few hours now.
Ten zbiornik robi wrażenie! super.
American style has all that and a big sponge filter to the right and Spongebob and Patrick plastic aerators to the left.
Craziest Dutch ever seen.. 🔥
Erio setaceum is hurting, the Riccardia is just barely starting to grow. There are plenty of issues. BV are small still etc. Sygn's are hurting as well. Coloration of the red plants is doing great. Cannot Photoshop a video so this is the actual unedited color. I fixed a few of these issues later.
@@ShuKatashSam Can you provide me any of your ID so that I can text you.. really want to replicate such kind of scape..
Great tank!!, impressive setups of light, have you got one turned off? noticed the rotala wallichi red tips not as open as they would be.
They close up right before the lights go off. But no one noticed the ratty looking Erio setaceum? Funny how that is.
Ho w long does a tank like this last? I'd imagine the tank substrate would eventually become void of nutrients and then would become dependant upon a liquid ferts regimen? I don't really know. I love this tank and those lights.
Last as long as the user wishes. Generally many keep a tank for a year or a few months, sometimes, 2-5 years, some rarely, keep it 5+ years, time to try something new. New hardscape, rework things, enter a new annual contest etc. Some designs work, some do not, I'm adding hardscaping, dutch style layouts of the plants(very loose dutch style), and use very new or rare plats for the time it was done. You can always remove plants/hardscape/fish etc, siphon out the sediment and replace. This can be done in 1 day. Some folks replace a little at a time. The soil runs out of NH4 mostly over time, but not the other nutrients. Well maybe in 10 years perhaps.....Water column can supply everything long term. However, the plants grow best with both locations for nutrients. Aqua soil cost a fair amount of $ though.
Im surprised you're still responding to most comments! This is one of the mist beautiful dutch style tanks I've seen. How's the tank after so many years?
I sold it last year then got a 255 gallon rimless. I'm procrastinating a lot on getting it set up. I'll post the 70 Gallon revamped Buce tank last this summer or Fall. New method and new layout and species. The 255 will be crazy with the plant species chosen this time. Wife nixed the wood coming out of the top etc on the tanks, condensation in the winter can lead to mold on the windows and all, so lids are required. That means no wood poking out. Probably will not have anything out of the ordinary for fish in either. But who knows.....that's typically my last item to add.
@@ShuKatashSam wow! A 255 is huge. Can't wait to see the buce tank too
amazing tank...i wish my tank was like yours... great job.
whats your ligthing??? t5 10000 kss or more??
Ha love the channel name Tom. Didn't realize you had one.
What's a channel? hehe
noun
1.
a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
synonyms: strait(s), sound, narrows, passage, sea passage
"the channel to the north led us to the Black Sea"
2.
a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
verb
1.
direct toward a particular end or object.
"advertisers channel money into radio"
2.
form channels or grooves in.
"the lower jawbone is deeply channeled"
synonyms: hollow out, gouge (out), cut (out)
"she channeled out a groove"
Ok lol a YT page...
Oh, I thought it was a gap between my teeth
plants are pearling like crazy what fertilizer do you use
lol
Classic question OMT haha. Da kind plants use? NPK, Ca, Mg and traces
Breath taking...😎
Incredible.
That is a beautiful aquarium. How much experience does one have to get to this level?
I've been growing aquatic plants for over 40 years and pretty hard core for the last 30 or so. Today, if folks can follow advice and are humble about things, they can do pretty well in 1-2 years.
I've redone the tank a few times with different hardscapes, but without truly radical changes, I have gone back to the more similar layout as this one, new species etc, but somewhat different look. This generalized scheme with the wood dividers and a pair or more stumps seems to work best in my experience. It is more of a fusion style of nature and Dutch mixes, but also "collectoritus" with the plant species, more the newer/rarer and harder to care for and grow species. One of the goals of a nice Dutch style is to provide a lot of nice species and contrast, but not like a zoo, without only one or a few plants, but rather, a nice large healthy group. This limits the no# of plant species and if you want a new species, you have to lose one you already have........it is okay though, you can always come back and keep that one again sometime in the future. I also rarely ever keep the same species in another tank I might have. I may for growing up more of a species or to sell the excess plants after a trim, but that's about it. The 180 Gallon Cardinal tank is going through some radical changes also, the 70 Gallon Buce tank is been reworked and polished up some in the scheme to provide a bit more division between sediment and the epiphytic species(B catherine on the wood, and B centipede/purple creeper on the sediment). Sorry I do not respond much here, I suppose I should.
Have you seen a collection of photos of Dutch scapes from before the CO2 era on some internet forum? Would be a real treat to see what guys were able to produce in purely low tech setups.
Wim did one at the AGA event in 2001. History of Dutch Aquariums. The only Dutch speaker that's done anything in the USA before or since, but this years AGA event in Denver will have the 2nd, a NBAT winner.
very very beautiful........i want it like deam....
love it what exactly entails dutch style? I'm coming from reef tanks 10 years I to the planted world this is really nice I've seen a lot of Japanese style stuff too
This is not a dutch style, it's a hybrid fusion of dutch and Asian Japanese asethetics.
awesome tank!
I would get told off by the old boy if I had that many fluorescent bulbs.
Beautiful .. As do to have the red plants such as phosphates and nitrates handle you . ?? Thank you
I dose about 20-30 ppm of NO3, and about 5-10 ppm of PO4 every week.
Dope man!
Wow, just wow
Good work! What kind of fish do you 'use'?
Hey Bubba, would you please LIST THE NAME OF THE PLANTS in your tank.....
Did you delete the step by step video ?
Would you please share with us the light spectrum of each bulb it looks like you have all kinds of t5 lights.
I don't know the lights used of course but a combination of Philips 865/965 and 840 look really good. The 865 and 840 are cheap as dirt as well.
Where can I buy this plant?
exquisite
What light have u used?
ATI german made T5 light. 8x54W
what's the tune?
how did you get the walliichi to grow so well Tom??
+Sub1117 Magic:-) It's realitively easy to grow with decent ferts, CO2 mostly, low KH water........I no longer keep it as I wanted more uncommon plants, but it's a nice plant, I still like it a lot. I have a new batch of plants, still waiting for 2-3 more new species to come in and grow out. New hardscape etc.
Bubba Bumpkim Hey thanks for the reply! I made that comment a year ago and had forgotten ha. How's the new scape coming along? When are we gonna see some updates on the forums?
@@Sub1117 I'm selling the tank, getting a 225, 72"x 24" x30, a bit taller and longer than this tank. Automating water changes also. Need something I can care for when I'm 85 years old.
@@ShuKatashSam I'm surprised you kept the tank going 7 years strong! Wish you posted more videos! Cheers
What kind of fish is that at the end?
Probably the elephant nose.
Не могли бы вы, пожалуйста, поделитесь с нами спектр света каждой лампочки, похоже, у вас есть все виды ламп T5
what lights are these?
What's the orange looking bulb in the middle?
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa, collected by local hobbyists in the GWAPA group on the Eastern Coast of the USA, a native plant there.
prob a hortilux 633 bulb.
Could you give us information about the lighting. Brand etc..
ATI sunpower 8x 54 watts
Anyone know what type of fish that is at the 2:50 mark? Looks like a corydory with an elephant's trunk, LOL, but I like the little fella.
G. elephas it's a double trunk elephant nose. very tough to keep in a rich CO2 enriched tank.
What is Dutch style aquarium?
Not really a dutch style per se, too many colors, too much hardscape, but partially inspired by Dutch planted scapes. See Marco's Dutch rules on UKAPS.org forum. Or NBAT for Dutch language version. This tank is not a Dutch NBAT type of tank. It's a fusion of Nature style and Dutch styles.
better then Ada
*Thats pandora*