Have been wanting to do a Wabi Esque type tank/bowl.
Like many others I have always Liked Steven chongs Wabi from a few years ago. And want to do something like this in a Cube or Round Vase.
I did have some Suitable Round Vases but decided to donate these @ the Meet @ A1matts.
I am going to be making a small Land Mass for the plants and then have something trailing into the water and floating plants aswell.
Going to use HC in the Mass and underneath.
Will use Co2 in the underwater section and try Fizzy water for the emergent plants.
Thankfully my Local PAH do not care for the plants and let them grow out of the water so finding some plants will be easy for me, as they have done the hard part of transitioning them.
Bogwood shards will be used in this as well as Steves Twisty Wood (found it, had hung it on a clothes hanger above my bed to keep it out of the way). if it suits it
Slate will also be used to create the cliffs etc.
ATm i am using an old Fridge Fruit/Veg Tray for transitioning some plants from the garden. As well as a nice creeping spidery looking grass that started growing in one of the planted tubs. it is being fed with tank water every few days and the level is being raised slowly as not to drown anything.
I will be filtering this using a Modded Hob that i have in the Shed. Modded it with tubing so that it can be used without being on the rim of a tank. and can be used freestanding. Will aslo put in a pico Powerhead to create waves hitting the shores of the island.
Lighting will be an LED - 38 LED - LED Color: 6000K~7500K - cold white = £1
For the overall feeling, I want this to feel like a undiscovered island type look.
http://photobucket.com/Kodama
Like many others I have always Liked Steven chongs Wabi from a few years ago. And want to do something like this in a Cube or Round Vase.
I did have some Suitable Round Vases but decided to donate these @ the Meet @ A1matts.
I am going to be making a small Land Mass for the plants and then have something trailing into the water and floating plants aswell.
Going to use HC in the Mass and underneath.
Will use Co2 in the underwater section and try Fizzy water for the emergent plants.
Thankfully my Local PAH do not care for the plants and let them grow out of the water so finding some plants will be easy for me, as they have done the hard part of transitioning them.
Bogwood shards will be used in this as well as Steves Twisty Wood (found it, had hung it on a clothes hanger above my bed to keep it out of the way). if it suits it
Slate will also be used to create the cliffs etc.
ATm i am using an old Fridge Fruit/Veg Tray for transitioning some plants from the garden. As well as a nice creeping spidery looking grass that started growing in one of the planted tubs. it is being fed with tank water every few days and the level is being raised slowly as not to drown anything.
I will be filtering this using a Modded Hob that i have in the Shed. Modded it with tubing so that it can be used without being on the rim of a tank. and can be used freestanding. Will aslo put in a pico Powerhead to create waves hitting the shores of the island.
Lighting will be an LED - 38 LED - LED Color: 6000K~7500K - cold white = £1
For the overall feeling, I want this to feel like a undiscovered island type look.
http://photobucket.com/Kodama
