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This is a true non CO2 low tech approach. Soil is aDA aqua soil, tank is 60x45x10cm, a single small internal filter is used, and a light, no other electrical devices are used. I dose about once a week or two,a tiny bit of everything. Trimming? Not much, I thin some plants out maybe once every...

I'm still messing with the scape and will make some changes as things grow in a bit more. For now, I'm just getting some plant species mixed in that I want to grow in some more and not languish in a bucket or in the Quarantine tanks. I likely will add another emergent branch in the back and...

Been picking at the tank, have a couple of changes still to make(story of my life). Tank has bounced back as far dosing/ferts, no algae or other issues. Never missed a beat after being totally broken down and set up again. The H araguaia and the Blood vomits, I'll make a few changes in there I...

The initial plan: I'll be making some changes, but for now, this is about all the motivation I have for today. As is often the case, whenever you touch ADA AS, it mucks the tank up severely. If you redo a tank and re level things, it's mud stew. While this requires several complete water...

Well, no longer a teaser Bit of a teaser: I'll add a few more branches to this and have them hide the overflow more and the return in the 70 Gallon. Footprint is 24"x36" inches, about 60x90cm base. I walked by the tank a few months ago and got the idea and where I wanted to go with this...

I just finished up a nicely scaled ridge style lava rock scape using some faux Unzan stone. Tank came out very different from what the client had expected. He really likes. Video a couple of days later:

Freshly planted with all Buce's: Notes: I have had some Buce;s that have thrived in here regardless of the abuses and other things I've done, mostly due to a lot of Amano shrimp. Few folks have done larger all Buce tanks, I've not seen any with rock like Iwagumi style displays, nor wood used...

FTS was blurred due to low light in the place, also, reflections made many cheap iphone pics stink. Strange look, no algae eaters..........also, the fish ate them all. Except for the larger plecos. I'll be thinning the coffeefolia more and allowing the needle leaf java to come back again...

Well, needed to move a tank out of the baby's room and that meant breaking down a reef. The Manzigumi was redone to another location in the house and I used all the same stuff from the 1st attempt. Well, 3 new pieces of wood, but most of the hardscape materials are the same. I also added about...

Then I'll add the stainless steel mesh: Then after a week or so of soaking: add to this tank

Strictly speaking, all iwagumi displays use rock as the hardscape. But applying this concept to aquariums and the carpeting plants is a stretch already, but the method works very nicely and dramatically. One of my biggest complaints is the lack of high grade rock in the USA, while ?I can buy...

I am hearing a good deal of whining worldwide about poor aquascaping books and availability. I am not a MFA graduate...........I'm a techy nerdy Biologist who likes killing weeds in lakes and water ways. I was thinking of doing a large scale democratic text of the many styles of aquarium...

I love the aesthetics of ADA's rimless tank, they are also quite practical for the gardener. I liked the look of the stand as well. I bought a smaller 60p and really liked the over all display, I am not overly fond of the lily pipes and am surprised I have not broken them yet(2 so far). For the...

Hell really frozen over: Yes, that is a real skull Foreground is C parva. Lots of intense fast swimming fish, yes, the P zebra will be removed. Not my idea:cool: The R side is getting over grown and they put in that dang Spadderdock, which needs removed. Light is a bit higher and the...

Hell frozen over. Not the best pics, I was working and did not have time for a decent photo shoot. Tank looks immensely better/improved, the owner' has taken more effort and thought into both keeping it up and the long term design. You cannot see the roots from the aunbias well in these...

This tank has gone through a few different changes, but has settled in. I'd originally wanted some finer foreground leaf shapes, but the plecos would have none of that, this plant does not uproot and and allows a nice understory place for the plecos to grub around and the RCS to pick and clean...

Decided to use the Staruogyne for a foreground. One of the few weeds that the royal plecos would not maul and uproot daily. Tank has some work to do still for nicer grouping for the rear, still somewhat undecided... but it's on it's way. See how many fish and critters you can spot. Regards...

And Fish are in there but hide. 100? CRS are also in there. Bolbitus is growing without any CO2/Excel etc. Regards, Tom Barr

I replanted and removed all the black flourite and switched to good old cheap dolomite. I reduced the light from about 50-60 micromols at the bottom , to 30. Easier to see the fish, nice sediment, happier client. Tank is about 2 weeks old after the redo and complete tear down. Tank is far from...

I have started a new client's project, this time a 450 Gallon starfire glass aquarium, 240 L x 90H x 75D (cm), this tank will hold 1000 Green Neons, shrimp. Plants are A coffeefolia on braches/wood, Crypt Green gecko in the rear center, Blyxa and hair grass belem in the front. Some swords near...

Hell frozen over.........New update: Does not look as big as you think..........but if you sit in front of it, relax in those chairs O death that fit you better than memory foam... sip some good wine after a long day.......... You realize that it's a community. EI dosed, CO2 is nice and...

Well, I've decided against doing the reef and took it down. I managed to nab 10 Zebra plecos that are F1's and about 1 year old. No, I will not breed them for another 1-3 years. But I love them and always have. I like rare plecos in general. I have another 60 cube that's an African biotope. So...

Just a normal day and quick pic snap shot. I have a few more fish and then the rest will be time and little moss on rocks along the bottom edge between the sand and the wood. When the Congo's feed, they really run all over and are well matched for this set up. Regards, Tom Barr