IAPLC 2020 | Contest Tank | "The Valley of Harmony" (120x45x45cm) | Step-by-Step Setup

Follow my Aquascaping Journey: ☞ Instagram:   / litiaquaria   ☞ Facebook:   / litiaquaria   ☞ YouTube:    / litiaquaria   ☞ Blog: https://www.litiaquaria.com/ Contact me at: ☞ Email: [email protected] ----- Information about the scape: As a fan of Nature Aquarium style, I made this aquascape layout where a wide range of aquatic plants, driftwoods and rocks are combined to create a harmony habitat for living creatures inside the aquarium. There are about 40 types of aquatic plants growing healthily in “The Valley of Harmony”, creating a colourful and dynamic scenery of an underwater world. Stem plants in the layout create lively feeling whereas mosses on driftwoods and rocks reflect a “wabi-sabi” sense of time’s passage. All plants are flourishing to bring out the harmonious colour scheme thus the tranquillity and peace for this aquascape. Fish love to rest under the lush green canopy of Micranthemum ‘Monte Carlo’. Shrimps enjoy hanging out on the thick moss patches on the driftwoods and rocks along the sand ground. And the small pathway leads them to the unknown mysterious place behind. All of the aquarium’s “residents” including all small snails are well taken care of in this aquarium as Amano-san had once mentioned “To know Mother Nature is to love her smallest creations”. ----- Aquatic Plants Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' Hydrocotyle tripatita Micranthemum micranthemoides Hydrocotyle verticillata Helanthium tennelum 'green' Eleocharis acicularis 'mini' Rotala rotundifolia Rotala rotundifolia 'green' Rotala rotundifolia 'orange juice' Rotala rotundifolia 'Vietnam super red' Rotala Mexicana 'green' Rotala H'ra Rotala Macrandra Rotala Macrandra 'yellow' Rotala Macrandra 'type IV red' Limnophila Vietnam Limnophila aromatica Ludwigia sp. 'super red' Ludwigia arcuata Ludwigia brevipes Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' Alternanthera reineckii 'varigated' Myriophyllum 'Guyana' Anubias nana 'petite' Anubias nana 'golden' Bucephalandra 'ghost 2011' Bucephalandra sp. var Nymphoides hydrophylla 'Taiwan' Nymphaea zenkeri Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne undulatus 'green' Cryptocoryne 'Hang Doi' Fissidens fontanus Vesicularia sp. "Christmas moss" Vesicularia sp. "Anchor moss"  Taxiphyllum sp. "Flame moss" Vesicularia sp. "Weeping moss" Taxiphyllum 'Taiwan moss'  Taxiphyllum 'Java moss'  Fish Tanichthys albonubes Iriatherina werneri Neocaridina davidi Caridina multidentata Physella acuta Clithon corona Macrotocinclus affinis Substrate Prodibio AquaGrowth Soil Filter OASE BioMaster 600 EHEIM professionel 3 1200 XL (2080) Light Chihiros RGB Vivid II x 2, 8 hours / day CO2 CO2Art Solenoids Valve, 8 hours / day, 8bps ------- Background Music Source: YouTube Audio Libary Flickering - VYEN AnaCaptainslogue - Noir Et Blanc Vie Mosswood - Steve Adams Frolic - E's Jammy Jams ------ Hashtag: #iaplc2020 #aquadesignamano #aquascape #plantedtank #natureaquarium #freshwateraquarium #aquariumdesign #aquascaping #aquascaper #fishkeeping #fishtank #aquarium