Inspiring Dutch Aquariums thread

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

Like my no-tech bowl scaping thread where I have a list of inspiring bowl scapers, I thought it would be awesome to do the same with a Dutch-inspired / True Dutch thread! I have a ton, but I'll post them over time. If anyone else finds good examples of dutch tanks, post them here, too!

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First up:



I translated the transcript and got as much info as I could. Here's the things I find interesting:

50% WC weekly

He front-load doses the incoming fresh water volume to:

• NO3: ~30 ppm
• PO4: ~4.2 ppm
• K: ~34 ppm
• Mg: ~3.4 ppm

Meaning, his accumulation numbers can never exceed these values (that's the benefit of viewing his front load in terms of incoming ppm values vs total water volume).

If you were to look at it through full-volume dosing lens, it's:

• NO3: ~15 ppm
• PO4: ~2.1 ppm
• K: ~17 ppm
• Mg: ~1.7 ppm

GH booster is used but not described, so IDK how much Ca/Mg he uses.

Micros are dosed 3x per week, but nothing specific provided. Probably ~0.3-0.5ppm/week? He does say the iron is all gone/undetectable by the evening.

Beautiful tank! I love the balance of colors, textures, and plant groupings. That tiger lily is amazing. Very little algae, too!

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

I keep learning about this tank, I find it amazing. It's so dense and he said 2ppm NO3 consumption per day in the video, which seemed crazy.
Comments came through:


NO3 is closer to 4ppm consumption per day. That's more like it!

Lighting is about 10 hours a day.

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

The Dutch Masters: A video by George Farmer
Featuring tanks from Bart Laurens, Willem van Wezel and his son, Fred.


Genuinely some stunning, true dutch scapes. Just amazing.

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

This is just stunning. Also interesting, all tanks I've posted so far are all grown in completely inert sand or gravel. Tons of dosing info in the first video, not so much in the second one. But still! It's amazing what you can do with just water column dosing.

 

[Kwyet]

These are great! Keep them coming!

 

[Naturescapes_Rocco]

Beautiful Aquariums Exotica in Roeselare, Belgium from 2014



No info on these tanks, but beautiful beautiful dutch tanks. LOVE the contrast!

True "Underwater Reefs".

 

[bizo]

In first AQUAddicted video I would change that gravel to something dark. But the plants look great.

I like those two layouts. Look natural. Not only yellow and green like many such tanks.

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