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Tirtha C
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 Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:06 am Post subject: Scape with a difference |
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Yesterday, Me, Hamza, Saad and Salmaan visited Srirams place in Hyderabad. Long before I heard, he is expert keeping tanks under sunlight, and now I saw the results.
One of the Best Scape I have seen till date.
Set Up Details:
Lights: Sunlight
CO2: NA
Filtration: NA
Substrate: DIY Mix (Contains leaf litters, earth worms and cow dung in it)
Dosing: NA
Plants: glossostigma diandrum
No Algae visible. Scape is just 15 days old.
Being a member of so called hightech planted fanatics, it was kind of tight slap on my face .
I am striking out some fact from above as it got changed in the later discussion. |
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Hamza
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:38 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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Yep, the finest scape I have seen in person. Possibly the best low-tech scape ever.
I have to admit it, we went there not expecting much(others were not even keen visiting), but somehow I insisted on going there. We became speechless for first 15mins looking at the tank.
All the magic lies in Sriram's super nutritive substrate which leaches out substantial amounts of all required nutrients(including co2) for 1-1.5year as per Sriram. The tank sits on a lidded well(I guess), in the small open garden outside his home. It gets direct to shaded sunlight throughout the day and stays pretty cool(around 30s) in summers(obviously much cooler in other seasons) for some reason I just cant figure out how. It is also subject to other natural conditions like rains, cloudy weather, but somehow that doesnt seems to get into his way of doing things. The only maintenance is weekly waterchanges.
Not only this but he has a few more minimalistic setups(with plants like HC, staurogynes, other native plants) out there that defy all the laws of growing aquatic plants. The sizes of these range from small cups/containers to an inflatable swimming pool, including a couple of glass tanks and a tiny cement pond, every one of them growing healthy bunch of plants.
Second, we couldnt take a decent picture out under the harsh sun, the tank is otherwise much much better than how it seems in the pcture. Someday we plan to visit him in the night to take some better shots under artificial lighting.
I am pretty keen on experimenting on my terrace, lets hope it works out.
A close-up of glosso diandrum/mudgrass, I hope Titha doesnt minds me putting his picture here...
Mind you its definitely not an easy plant as far as I have read about it, just a handful people were able to grow it successfully and document it online.
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ASSASSIN
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:55 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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the rock placement is so cool...  |
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Scorpio
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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Tirtha and Hamza, what about the temperature in direct sun light? I think Temperature is under control due to vaporization. I will also try to follow him. Glossostigma diandrum is also looking stunning..
Speechless tank. Nice efforts. |
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saikumar
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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awesome stuff man! Even can't imagine such tank. No doubt Indian soil feeds billions. 
Only catch i see here is free light. So may be we without gardens can try in home tanks with artificial lights?
Dear Tirtha and Hamza, please can you invite me next time when you visit his place....if you don mind.
Thanks. |
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kafeel_salman
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:56 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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it was really a treat to watch that tank but im still confused and surprised about the substrate mixture he is using in this tank  |
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tommyboy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:27 am Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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Wow, The tank looks pretty natural...
Beautiful scape.... |
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Rana
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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Excellent set up. I would also say, plant flourish best under natural condition, sunlight, soil.
The effort is really commendable to replicate the similar condition with natural resources. Cool temperature and frequent change of water definitely helps here.
Regards |
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Zakk
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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| thats one orgasmic lookin tank if there ever was one! He made it look so simple. |
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sudheerj
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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I missed it,
It is really a nice philosophy of using natures gifts intelligently. Thirtha next time you go, you just have to shout from down, my kitchen and kids savvy wife forgets rest of the world quite often and so does the phone calls. I believe this is the plant I have seen on the banks of manjeera dam in Sanga reddy an year or so before, though experts need to confirm if it is the same as what is there in the tank. I brought it to my tank but all died in 2 weeks or so.
with best regards,
Sudheer |
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bengalman
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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agree with you tirtha da and hamza da.this is one of the best low tech planted tank that i have ever seen  will he add some fishes or it willbe like this way?will he add driftwoods or rocks? |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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beautifully natural!!!!! what temperature is this growth at?
sameer |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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| amazing tank. would like to know more abt this DIY substrate. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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| this is the first time, i am looking into a best tank under direct sunlight hats off to such a great aquascaper. |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: Scape with a difference |
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| this is the first time, i am looking into a best tank under direct sunlight hats off to such a great aquascaper. |
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