Just finished setting this up for my eldest son in his new home. A neighbour was giving away an old bow fronted Aqua One Aquastart 500 with stand and accessories. Thought I'd have a go at scaping a low-energy soil tank since it's been a while. It was designed to be viewed from the front and LH side.
I used bits and pieces of hardscape that I had laying around in the garage and bought a load of easy plants. Slate, I bought from a local garden centre years ago, and a few bits of spider wood. The substrate is 1:1 mix of moss peat, and Growise aquatic compost from Maidenhead Aquatics, capped with pea gravel and a mix of left over sand, mainly Tesco play sand.
Hopefully it'll survive long enough to grow in. Excuse the reflections and less than perfect phone camera shots...
I used bits and pieces of hardscape that I had laying around in the garage and bought a load of easy plants. Slate, I bought from a local garden centre years ago, and a few bits of spider wood. The substrate is 1:1 mix of moss peat, and Growise aquatic compost from Maidenhead Aquatics, capped with pea gravel and a mix of left over sand, mainly Tesco play sand.
Hopefully it'll survive long enough to grow in. Excuse the reflections and less than perfect phone camera shots...