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A more conventional Iwagumi (Final shots @ 22 weeks)

James Marshall

James Marshall

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Hi Folks

Feeling a little bored with my current scape, I started to play around with a box seiryu stone i'd had for a while.
My last few scapes have had low laying hardscapes, so I fancied doing something much taller. After several trial arrangements the rocks kept returning to the classic 3 prong Gumi shape shown below and I figured I should run with it.

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I shall attempt to rebuild this formation in my Mini-M tomorrow, i'll post some photos when done.

Specs:
tank: 35x22x26cm (20litre)
Light: 24Watt PC T5 and 8Watt T5 baclight
CO2: via external diffuser
Filter: Eheim 2213 external
Substrate: ADA Power sand and ADA aquasoil amazonia


Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

Thanks George, good to be back. Glad you like the layout.

Mark - For the planting I'm thinking Riccia and hair grass at the back and perhaps a carpet of weeping moss at the front, with some christmas moss in the meeting point of the 3 main stones.

Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

Thanks Tony.

I hope it fits too, as you can see i've gone over the boundary marked by the paper on the left hand side, so it's going to be a bit of a squeeze. 🙂

Anyhow the tank is drained now and if all goes according to plan i'll post a photo of the hardscape in place in an hour or so.

Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

Hi James, this looks great love the layout. I have some seiryu stone on order myself looking forward to creating something almost as good as yours i hope 🙂
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

Thanks Westy.

I look forward to seeing your seiryu scape, please post some photos of your design once the rocks have arrived 🙂

Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

Just a quick update.

The hardscape is installed, now on to the planting.

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I tied some moss and Riccia to stones this morning so it shouldn't take too long to complete.
I'll post some photos this evening

Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

It is nice to see you on here James.
Hope life is treating you well 🙂
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

ghostsword said:
You bet, James came back with a bang!!! Looks fab, great rock layout.

Riccia perling would look great with the dark rocks.
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Thanks Luis, I always like to use some Riccia, its a great gap filler for nano tanks.


ianho said:
very nice!
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Thanks Ianho

a1Matt said:
It is nice to see you on here James.
Hope life is treating you well 🙂
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Thanks Matt, things are going really well at the moment

Update
Well, after tweaking the angle of the main stone about 50 times the tank is planted now with the following plants:
Vesicuaria ferriei (weeping moss)
Vesicualria dubyana (christmas moss)
Riccia fluitans
Eleocharis parvula
Eleocharis arcicularis

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The Riccia and hairgrass are not really visible in a front shot yet, I think it will take a couple of weeks before they are. You should be able to make them out in the three quarter shot below.

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Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

hello stranger 😀 .

you don't hang about.looks stunning mate.

heres a song for you 8) .

 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

ghostsword said:
The light is cool... another dyi?

Could you take some close up shots?
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The lighting is DIY Luis, but it's not new. Its the same rig you saw at the exhibition last year


wearsbunnyslippers said:
nice james, cant wait to see this grow in!
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Thanks mate, I think it will take a while for the moss to mature nicely.


nelson said:
hello stranger 😀 .

you don't hang about.looks stunning mate.

heres a song for you 8) .
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Thanks Neil.
I love the "School's out" reference, this is twice as funny as you may realise. Obviously as a Teacher I am enjoying a long summer hol, but also I sang on the 1980's re-recording of this song when I was a lad. 😳

Cheers,
James
 
Re: A more conventional Iwagumi

A more conventional Iwagumi!? A classic Iwagumi more like!

Very nice, great composition, you make it look so easy!
 
A more conventional Iwagumi

Eboeagles said:
A more conventional Iwagumi!? A classic Iwagumi more like!

Very nice, great composition, you make it look so easy!
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That is the issue, they make it look so easy, but a iwagumi is far from easy.

With so much stuff on show it is hard to hide bad design.


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