2m South American Biotope tank.

[catsma_97504]

Great setup! I'd sit and get lost for hours

[Gertbl]

Update, some pictures of the tank and some of the fish in it.

Totalshot 31-08-2016 by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Middle section by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Sunken tree trunk by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Biotodoma cupido by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Pterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr

Apistogramma sp. Erdfresser male by Gert Blank, on Flickr

[makellr]

Could you tell a few things about the plants, lighting, etc?

[Gertbl]

Plants in the tank are:
Hydrocleis nymphoides, 2 small Echinodorus and some moss.

PLants above the tank are:
Monstera spp, Spatiphyllum spp, Asplenium spp. and Blechnum spp.

Lights that I use above the tank are:
1x 58W T8 TL Philips 950
2x 20W LED Floodlights 6500K (Late evening lights)
Also I sometimes use the three 50W GU10 Spots 4000K for the plants above the tank.

[catsma_97504]

Your tank looks great!!

[Gertbl]

Thanks, here's a new picture update:
2m Totalview by Gert Blank, on Flickr


Pterophyllum leopoldi by Gert Blank, on Flickr


Apistogramma sp. Erdfresser juvenile by Gert Blank, on Flickr

[catsma_97504]

Lovely as always

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[Gertbl]

Update:

Yesterday I started to coat my upper section of the tank. This is done with Elastopur, which is a two component coating. I used brown color pigment to darken the Elastopur and after that I used Peatfibers to give a more natural look. It isn't ready yet, so much word have to be done like more plants and decoration.

2m Biotope tank by Gert Blank, on Flickr