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560 Liter

location: Kölle-Zoo Ludwigshafen
tank informations:Size: 130cm x 70cm x 70cm (about 560 Liter)
or 4,26ft x 2,29ft x 2,29ft (about 147 gallons)
Lightning: 4 x 54Watt (T5 - tube) and 1 x 39Watt (T5 - tube)
Plants: Limnophila aromatica, Ludwigia spec. "Cuba", Eusteralis stellata, Hemianthus callitrichoides, Riccia fluitans, Vesicularia dubyana
Ph: 6.80

Fishes or others: Puntius(Barbus)denisonii, Otocinclus paulinus (spec. "Negro"), Caridina japonica

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Winning work: 1st place aquascape - Aquabotanic Aquascaping Contest 2004
Winning work: 1st place aquascape - Aquabotanic Aquascaping Contest 2004		 110th day after set up
110th day after set up		 history - 8 weeks growing
history - 8 weeks growing		 5th day - after set up
5th day - after set up
5th day
5th day		 5th day - Ludwigia spec Cuba
5th day - Ludwigia spec "Cuba"		 19th day - after set up
19th day - after set up		 19th day
19th day
19th day
19th day		 19th day - Ludwigia spec. Cuba
19th day - Ludwigia spec. "Cuba"		 19th day - Hemianthus / Riccia (on stone) / Eusteralis
19th day - Hemianthus / Riccia (on stone) / Eusteralis		 19th day - Ludwigia spec Cuba and Eusteralis stellata
19th day - Ludwigia spec "Cuba" and Eusteralis stellata
19th day - Limnophilla aromatica
19th day - Limnophilla aromatica		 19th day
19th day		 19th day - Riccia-Stones
19th day - Riccia-Stones		 19th day - total view
19th day - total view
22nd day
22nd day		 22nd day
22nd day		 22nd day - Fishes: Puntius denisonii
22nd day - Fishes: Puntius denisonii		 22nd day - front view
22nd day - front view
22nd day - front view
22nd day - front view		 22nd day - (Ludwigia spec. Cuba) New name now: Ludwigia inclinata var. verticilata
22nd day - (Ludwigia spec. "Cuba") New name now: Ludwigia inclinata var. verticilata		 22nd day - Riccia fluitans
22nd day - Riccia fluitans		 22nd day - Otocinclus paulinus (spec. Negro)
22nd day - Otocinclus paulinus (spec. "Negro")
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Oliver Knott the aqua creator 23-Dec-2004 15:40
Hy Jordan,

for the real placement I must paint a plan, but that’s to much work at the moment.You can see more details at the AGA 2004 entry. Only one thing: I place the Eusteralis in front of the Cuba Ludwigia, the looks a little bit similar.

Best regards,

Oliver
Jordan Barnhart 13-Dec-2004 04:36
HEllo there. First off I am a huge admirer of your tanks. Particularly this one. Can you please do me one thing. I want to know the placement of your plants. I mean like where each is positioned. I have trouble distinguishing plants. Beautiful stuff. Inspired me to buy a new tank which I did.
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 28-Nov-2004 17:06
Dear Arshad,

Thank you very much for your praise.
It was very nice to get a feedback from the Emirates.

I prefer the Amazonia soil, the plants growing faster and stronger in this kind of AquaSoil, especially the stem plants and the small foreground plants like Glossostigma and Hemianthus.

In my experience the soil keep their structure even after 2 years. Maybe you have about 10% from the soil who change into powder after 2years – not more I think.

I hope this information would help a little bit.

Best regards,

Oliver Knott
Arshad 28-Nov-2004 06:09
Dear Oliver,

I came to this site about 6 months ago and I still do. Everytime I come I look at this tank and still can't believe how beautiful it looks. I am planning a 75G tank and want to use the ADA Amazonia or Malaya soil. Then order some of the plants you have used here. I wangt to keep Tetras. I know I won't come even close to what you have done here, but I will try my best. You are very inspiring. Which soil would you reccomend? I know Amazonia starts at 5.5 PH and Malaya 6.x. And they become powder in 2 years? Anyway, thanks, you are a true aquarist and I wish I could learn under you.

Kindest regards,
Arshad
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 25-Nov-2004 16:41
Freut mich wenn ich mit meinen Becken auch Meerwasseraquarianer begeistern kann :-)

Viele Grüße,

Oliver Knott
Frank 20-Nov-2004 02:02
Oooh Mann Oliver

Deine Becken sind der Hammer allesamt
komme aus dem staunen nicht mehr heraus.

Ich betreibe ja nun schon seit einigen Jahren die Meerwasser Aquaristik
extrem überteuert,unvernünftig aber auch irgendwie schön aber bei deinen Becken komme Ich ins grübeln mir doch noch mal wieder ein süßes einzurichten.

Es juckt schon in den Fingern ;)

Weiter so und natürlich noch meinen Glückwunsch zum 1. mit diesem Becken.

Gruß
Frank
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 17-Jun-2004 18:06
Hy Eddy,

thanks very much for your praise.

Greetings to France. Alez les bleus.

Oliver
Edouard 10-Jun-2004 07:42
Hi Oliver,

congratulations for your first place at the Aquabotanic contest with this tank. There were a lot of great aquascapes this year and getting the 1st prize is quite an accomplishment. But this aquarium is worth it!
Eric Lee 16-Feb-2004 09:17
Oliver, very impressive Hemianthus callitrichoides foreground, can you share the water parameter in growing Hemianthus callitrichoides like yours? KH,GH,PH, Temperature? or any secret in fertiliser specifically for Hemianthus callitrichoides? Thanks
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 05-Feb-2004 17:35
Hy Anders,

I am trimming the plants sometimes, but not so extremly that you can see it...in this tank.

Greetings,
Oliver
Anders S(Sweden) 03-Feb-2004 21:34
Hi!
Is this composision Amano inspired cause it looks like his "dense forest" aquariums :)

And one more thing. Are you not going to trim any pants?

/Anders S :o)
Hendro 13-Nov-2003 03:45
ok. thanks for your info, oliver.
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 12-Nov-2003 20:05
I don't know exactly but I think I used about 15 Pots. When you use this Hemianthus cut the stone-wool up to 0.5 - 1.0cm under the plant, than divide the plant with a scissor in 6-8 small part and planted this small parts in the ground.
Hendro 12-Nov-2003 14:08
just wonder, how many pots of hemianthus calltrichroides do u used to set up this tank.
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 11-Nov-2003 22:10
Hy Hendro,

"amano's relatives"...thats funny...unfortunately not...but I have good relations to Mr.Amano :-) and his works inspire me very much. I am thankful that he gives the aquarium buisness so many new ideas.

Best regards,

Oliver Knott
Hendro 11-Nov-2003 17:29
what a tank. that's all i can say. err.. one more, are you one of amano's relatives? just curious :)

my best regards from jakarta, indonesia
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 10-Nov-2003 19:32
Hy Kevin,

when you want a bushy like in this tank, you must cut the to long stem in the middleground every week. You can use this stem in the tank again so you get a compact growing.

For take care Riccia stones you must be tirelss, oh yes. The main work is the fishing of the leaves after the Riccia cuting.

Best regards,
Oliver Knott
Kevin Chen 09-Nov-2003 15:31
Its a real fantastic setup! How did you manage to get the bushy effect in the stem plants? And the riccia balls... they look good. Wouldn't the maintenance be a hassle?

Regards,
Kevin
Singapore
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 06-Nov-2003 20:19
Thanks Alfa,

in this tank I use the substrate from ADA (Aqua Design Amano) AquaSoil "Malaya", for daily fertilizing I use Dennerle A1, and for extra iron I using the iron fertilizer from HAGEN. Also the NPK fertilizer (Nitrat,Phospor,Potassium) from HAGEN.

Greetings,
Oliver Knott
Alfa Low 06-Nov-2003 10:51
What a breathtaking setup!! Care to share what kind of substrate and fertilizer you are using?

Thank you

Cheers from Malaysia/Singapore,
Alfa Low
Oliver Knott the aqua creator 12-Sep-2003 15:01
Hy Alex,

thanks for your praise and your comments.

Best regards from Germany,

adeus Oliver
Alex 11-Sep-2003 15:07

Hi Oliver,

Wonderful tanks, plant grow and health is amazing!
Cheers from Brasil,

Alex
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