"Green Echoes" - 292L aquascape

This aquascape is inspired by a river bank where fallen trees, branches and roots are exposed to the flow of water. But despite this, life goes on and various plants come to life growing on driftwood and rocks above and below the water surface.

Hardscape

Dimensions: 130x50x45cm - 292 liters or 77 gallons
Lighting: Chihiros A1201 x2
Filtration: Oase BioMaster Thermo 600, Eheim 2217 

CO2: Pressurised 3 bps - DIY CO2 reactor (connected on Eheim 2217)
Substrate: Lava gravel, ADA La Plata sand
Hardscape: Curl wood, Red Moorwood, Talawa wood, Seiryu stones
Flora: Anubias sp. 'Mini Coin', Anubias sp. 'Bonsai', Microsorum sp. 'Thai', Microsorum sp. 'Spoon', Microsorum sp. 'India', Microsorum sp. 'Mini Coral', Bolbitis sp. 'Mini' Guinea 2002, Marsiles hirsuta, Marsilea crenata, Eriocaulon sp. 'Japan', Cryptocoryne spiralis, Nymphoides sp. 'Taiwan', Nymphaea gardneriana 'Santarem', Riccardia graeffei, Eleocharis acicularis, Callicostella prabaktiana, Vesicularia sp. 'Mini Christmas', Micranthemum tweediei 'Monte Carlo', Juncus repens

Fauna: Otocinclus affinis, Crossocheilus siamensis, Amano shrimps, Clithon corona var. 'Bumblebee'

Fertilization: Plantavit; macro, micro, potassium+, 6ml of each daily via dosing pump

Soaking the wood

Most of the wood is from previous setup but Talawa branches are new so I decide to run the tank for 2 weeks without plants to prime the wood.

Planting (1st stage)

Planting will take place in 2 phases, first I planted Anubias sp. 'Mini Coin', Anubias sp. 'Bonsai', Bolbitis sp. 'Mini' Guinea 2002, Microsorum sp. 'Mini Coral' and Marsilea hirsuta & crenata. Later I will add moss, Microsorum sp 'Spoon' (I will glue this to the wood) and finally Nymphoides sp. 'Taiwan' and  Nymphaea gardneriana 'Santarem' - I plan to plant them in terracotta pots (since I didn't use nutrient substrate) and hide them behind the hardscape structure.

Planting (2nd stage - finished)

All plants are planted/glued and algae eating crew (Ottos, SAE, Amano shrimps and Clithon snails) are added into the tank.

Day 75

Day 87

The fish are introduced - Sahyadria denisonii and Trigonostigma heteromorpha / truncata.

Day 107

The mosses are trimmed and the old leaves of  Microsorum sp. 'Spoon' are cut off. 

Day 133

In absence of algae, SAE (even the true ones) started to eat moss - they are all removed from the tank.

Beside changing the water (40% once a week), cleaning the front glass and feeding fish, this tank is in the "maintenance free" phase.