A New Adventure (a jungle mess)

[Ian Holdich]

Stunning!

Thank you for your comment! It's gonna have a good trim today.

lovely shots mate, that cherry has mega colour! Do you have sakuras or is it a big mature lady?
All looking super healthy

Thanks Iain. It was sold as a cherry a while back, I think it's just a mature female. She's produced plenty of babies.

 

[charlie]

Great stuff Ian. It is looking REALLY nice now.

 

[Stu Worrall]

its looking the shizzle Ian! Looking forward to seeing it high up in IAPLC too mate (especially as its got sand 😉 )

Im hoping to try some of that big HC soon too

 

[Ian Holdich]

Great stuff Ian. It is looking REALLY nice now.

Thanks you Charlie! I'm pleased with the way this has gone tbh, I was quite worried at the beginning with the light being so close to the surface.

its looking the shizzle Ian! Looking forward to seeing it high up in IAPLC too mate (especially as its got sand 😉 )

Im hoping to try some of that big HC soon too

Thank you Mr Worrall, I'm not holding out in the iaplc, if I can better last year ill be chuffed to muck.
Once the HC settles, Ill see you some over.

 

[Steve Smith]

HC 'gigantica' ?? Sounds interesting!

 

[Ian Holdich]

HC 'gigantica' ?? Sounds interesting!

That's the name Paulo has given it, it's a strange plant, it creeps the same as normal HC, just about 5 times the size of it. Looks nice though!

 

[Steve Smith]

Similar requirements?

 

[Ian Holdich]

By the looks of things, I have only grown it in my high tech tank. It's doing ok, there was minor melt when I chucked it in, but doing ok now.

 

[tim]

A stu Worrall esq, shot of the tank

image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr[/quote]
Love this shot of the tank Ian, been an avid follower of your scapes (and photography) top job look forward to your next scape 🙂

 

[Ian Holdich]

Thank you Tim, very kind words. I'm not sure what to do next, maybe an iwagumi, I did think about a Dutch in this shallow tank...would be interesting!

 

[charlie]

NO ! how can you even think about breaking this down yet !

 

[Ian Holdich]

NO ! how can you even think about breaking this down yet !

Actually, I just got off the phone to George, and he's convinced me to change things around a bit. Sort of an evolution...we'll see what happens.

 

[charlie]

Actually, I just got off the phone to George, and he's convinced me to change things around a bit. Sort of an evolution...we'll see what happens.

Glad to hear it is not being totally broken down. Evolution is the way forward, just how nature intended !

 

[Ian Holdich]

We'll see how it goes...I do want to try other stuff in this tank though. TMC tanks are awesome aquascaping tanks.

Been trying to get the final shot for the iaplc this morning. Been at it since 0600 (that's dedication!)

Here's a sneaky...


Iaplc 2013 by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

 

[charlie]

Great to see the hairdryer in use.

 

[Ian Holdich]

Great to see the hairdryer in use.

That's not my arm btw ; )

 

[DrRob]

Unless your arm has grown very long.

 

[charlie]

That's not my arm btw ; )

Not only is the tank Amano esq, you now have a team of hairdryer holders as well, just like the man himself 😉

 

[Ian Holdich]

Not only is the tank Amano esq, you now have a team of hairdryer holders as well, just like the man himself 😉

Ha! I wish you could've seen the full pic now, as you'd have seen the mrs sat playing candy crush with the other hand. She's a good multi tasker!

 

[charlie]

Ha! I wish you could've seen the full pic now, as you'd have seen the mrs sat playing candy crush with the other hand. She's a good multi tasker!

She would need to be a good multi tasker. Waving a live hairdryer over a fish tank full of water and not paying attention could be nasty ......or was that the plan 😉