NEW 550mm CUBE

Hi All
I set up this cube about 2 months ago after breaking down my 100l,

Dimensions: 550x550x550
Substrate: PFP/Chemicult + rusty nails, capped with Microbe-lift CAPM, with some silica sand in the foreground
Lighting: 3x 18w Sylvania Grolux t8, 1x18w Osram Daylight t8
Filter: Atman External Canister
Dosing: DSD once a week at water changes, half dosage Excel daily

Flora:
E quadricostatus
E tenellus
Nymphae lotus
L sessiliflora
Ludwiga repens
Bacopa monieri
Rotala wallichi
Star grass
Cryptocoryne Wendtii brown
Cryptocoryne lucens?
Cryptocoryne balansae
Hydrocotyle verticulata

Fauna:
10x Cardinals
6x Neons
4x Ottocinclus
2x SAE
2x Corydoras sterbai

 

Nice collection of plants you got there Boebie. Cubes always look cool.
What is the one plants on the far left back.

 

You got nice growth in there. Love the terracing effect you have going there.

 

wow dude.. really good looking tank!!

 

Nice work @boebie !

I see you're from Cape Town, do you mind if I ask where you source your plants?

 

Sad as it is but if you are looking for aquatic plants Cape town is the place to be. Just need to find the right people.

 

Well, that's good news for me

 

Thanks for all the comments guys. The wall of plants at the back left is Stargrass.

 

Care to share where you purchased your plants @boebie ?

 

Thanks Chris, all the Crypts I got at Sam's and some plants from the Prof and other kind members. PM the Prof if you want plants and fertiliser.

 

Ok sorry ,just in front of the star grass

 

Thanks @boebie ! I know Sam's very well, so will stop by there, but I must be honest, if I can buy fish/plants/ferts/substrate from members or sponsors, then I'll do that over a LPS anyday. Thanks so much for sharing, owe you one.

 

I've got the Hydrocotyle verticulata (brazilian pennywort) on the far left against the side and the Lotus(red leaves) on the right.

 

I'm not so sure about the 'retaining wall', thinking about tearing it down. What do you think?

 

i like it.. but i think you lacking smaller 'rocks' to line the retaining wall to give it a more of a natural look?

 

And put a few small ones lying loose around it so it looks like it's old and crumbling away. As soon as the algae grows on it, (and I guarantee you it will) it will have a very cool look.

 

zoom u summed it up for me..that was what i was trying to say hehe..

 

Thanks for the imput, problem is getting small rocks to match the existing ones though. Will have to take a walk through the forest soon.
Thanks.

 

Cool tank Boebie - I have always loved cube tanks... The rocks you used is TMS - Table mountain sandstone....Pretty easy to bash up with a hammer if you need smaller pieces....

 

Thanks Azurekoi, I tried smashing some before but ended up with shards and pieces that had sharp edges. Didn't look weathered at all. I initially wanted some darker brown rocks dut couldn't source any.