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nathan e - 6 years ago

Do you have any pictures of growth for this tank?

Dennis Wong - 6 years ago

yes, follow the forum link in the description

jendrek274 - 7 years ago

Ideal plants.Beautyful Tanks

Irritable Jon Syndrome - 7 years ago

I beg you!!! Please tell us what kind of light you use for this setup!!! I want to use these exact same plants in a 30 inch long, 12 inch high tank. I will use ada aqua soil and co2. what light should I use? I want to grow at mini and a lot of lights fall short.... what do you think?

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

I still have my BMLs... I bought a few fixtures before the firm closed. Hmm still trying to find a replacement. Can always go back to T5 with giesemann tubes

Irritable Jon Syndrome - 7 years ago

And no it isn't listed in the description

Irritable Jon Syndrome - 7 years ago

Ugh....Of course. What would you use now for this ?? Twinstar 600e?

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

Should be listed in the description ? I use BML leds, but they are no longer produced

C Dee - 7 years ago

if you had to pick one or the other, co2 or dirt, which is more valuable for plant growth?

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

CO2 for sure...

Ammar y. Mahmood - 7 years ago

Hello Dennis, I always enjoy your videos. They are unique in the information, explanation, shooting, and even music choice. You are wonderful man. Just wanted to ask you about lighting this tank: how many watt per galon or liter are you using for this tank with these types of plants? What type of bulbs? Fluorescent, Hallide, LED? I have my planted tank and I always think that the tank is deficient in lighting. By the way, the water column in my tank is 50 cm high. I wish to see my tiniest leave and detail in my tank in the same brightness as yours.
Wishing you all the best for the new year

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

Many of the details are the in video description... I've used MH, T5 and LEDs all with good results; type of lighting doesn't matter as long as there is enough

Tyra O'Bryant - 7 years ago

Beautiful tank! Love it <3

ccloop - 7 years ago

Nice tank except right rock (largest) is a little bit large when it was shown on video. I like the combination of plants, though personal thinking Alternanthera reineckii Rosanervig is too large for this tank. Eager to see you apply such red/green/yellow style on some long tank scape. E.g. 12 gallon long or ADA CUBE GARDEN 90-F W90XD30XH20CM. You are amazing on selecting plants.

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

The aquascape is a bit trash, I only liked the plant growth in this tank

Fauzi Ikhsan - 7 years ago

hi dennis, love your tank! how many bps that you use for this tank?

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

Hey thanks.. Hmm BPS is not a good measure as bubbles differ in size depending on which bubble counter one uses. I use quite a lot

Dana j - 7 years ago

do you dose co2

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

of course, yes

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Andrew Block - 7 years ago

Hi Deenis how come Ludwigia not turning red. any idea?

Dennis Wong - 7 years ago

Which ludwigia ?

Ramees Koya KS - 8 years ago

tank size ?

Fabrizio Novoa - 8 years ago

Any photo of the Hardscape?

Dennis Wong - 8 years ago

+Fabrizio Novoa There isn't much hardscape ? you can check out earlier pics in http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/12-tank-journals/731794-xzs-3ft-high-tech-low-tech-nano-experiments.html

Gregory Marrero - 8 years ago

God this is gorgeous incredible!!!

MinorSwing82 - 8 years ago

Great!!

Jacob Sloan - 8 years ago

How do you control your algae? Your tanks are great!

Noah West - 8 years ago

Beautiful, what is that large red plant?

Dennis Wong - 8 years ago

+Finntastic FIsh Alternanthera reineckii, varigated version I believe, the smaller ones are AR minis

Minnow Mills - 9 years ago

Fantastic tank and great videos.. just wish you had some of how you built and planted it .. a like before and after would be great..

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

Thanks ! you can read more on the cumbersome processes if you want here : http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=731794&highlight=

MISSMAYDAY - 9 years ago

So beautiful! May I ask what kind of light you use?

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

Thanks ! I use BML leds ... http://www.buildmyled.com/dutch-planted-6300k-xb-series/

Aquatasy - 9 years ago

Oh my gosh, such an elegant tank! Really nicely done.

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Ricky Kenerly Cichlids - 9 years ago

Amazing Job!

jeremiemcd - 9 years ago

Beautiful tank, what temp do you use in your planted tanks

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

Hi, it's pretty warm around the tropics and I haven't gotton around to using a chiller yet, so it runs between 80f -84f ~ it's not optimal for some plants though

John C - 9 years ago

Hey Dennis, when ever you rip the S. repens out and are interested in selling them, let me know! Thanks

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

I've given all of them away by now already ! Will be doing some rescaping at start of next year ~

Conor Turk - 9 years ago

+ADU Aquascaping Some Asian people have it in their blood man. They got that natural green thumb, whether it's outdoor, indoor, bonsais or in aquariums. It is interwoven with their culture and history. Here's a little excerpt about that:

"In many far east Asian cultures, they have always known plants and some trees are special. For whatever reason—maybe because of an interestingly shaped trunk, or a sequence of knots resembling a human face, or just a certain sense of awe—some trees were identified as being the abodes of spirits."

"Whatever form they took, kodama (forest spirits) were said to be possessed of supernatural power, that could either be a blessing or a curse. Kodama that were properly worshipped and honored would protect houses and villages."

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

+The Watcher haa I think that japanese gardening has been influential in the aquascaping scene in recent years mainly due to Amano's work. Rock/mountain scapes are also central themes in traditional chinese 山水 ( mountain & water ) paintings, and asian scapers may find it easy to relate. However, the pruning techniques here are borrowed from dutch-style scapes. And most of what I learned comes from reading western journals and forums; it's simply easier to find published papers in English on the internet. The Barr report has very good paid content for a minimal fee.

Fish, Plants, and Hamsters - 9 years ago

all I can say is that this should be a reference tank!

cicco - 9 years ago

Hi so owsome love the colurs, thanks for the video

ADU Aquascaping - 9 years ago

Man, you are a master. Great work, the growth is awesome and the trimming is unreal. Thanks for the upload man.

ThereThereTBKON - 9 years ago

Oh my god, this tank is mind blowing! You are amazing.

javamoss237 - 9 years ago

Nice tank. It would be better if you also include the full flora name list in the description as well instead of just saying it verbally. My 2 cents. Questions though, if you don't mind.

1) What lighting are you using? LEDs or T5HOs etc?
2) CO2 distribution? Diffuser? Reactor? In-line?

Many thanks. Good job.

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

+thefullstop23 I think I did switch off the CO2 for filming. However, CO2 misting is a contentious issue. I think the plants do better with it, and the barr report has a research paper specifically on this issue and came to a similar conclusion. However, some people dislike the aesthetics of having too much mist. Depending on how an inline reactor is set up, there is often a late day build up of gas in the chamber that can affect dissolution, so the reactors that give 100% dissolution may not always function optimally, especially late day.

javamoss237 - 9 years ago

+Dennis Wong Thanks for the reply. I'm currently using an UP Aqua inline diffuser, works great but I really dislike the misty/cloudy 7Up effect. Might change to a Sera Flore 500 or a knockoff from ISTA (Turbo Reactor). I saw your video had ZERO bubbles circulating around. Did your switch off your CO2 during the shoot for aesthetic purposes?

Sorry for my long comment.

Dennis Wong - 9 years ago

Thanks! I'll add it into the description. I'm using BML Leds, their Dutch XB fixture and their 10K XB fixture. I'm using a pretty standard inline diffuser attached to the filter outflow, with a pump at the outflow exit to further breakup and push the CO2 bubbles around

You can read more here:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=731794&highlight=

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