steveno
Member
Hello All,
Thought it was high time that introduce myself, having followed this great forum for quite some time, and really loved following the journals of all the talented folks here.
I've had a few attempts at putting a scape together but none have really turned out very well and typically result in me tearing down and starting over.
Here my latest attempt (currently 2.5 weeks old) hopefully it turns out better than the previous ones.
Apologies for crappy photos taken using my phone camera.
Current setup:
120l Optiwhite tank (purchase very cheaply from ebay)
Inline diffuser connected to C02 fire extinguisher
TetraTec External EX1200
Hydor ETH External Thermal Heater
2x AquaRay GroBeam 1000 ND (suspended approx. 250mm from top of tank)
Glass intake and lilly pipe
All sat on a home painted MDF made stand.
Substrate: ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia (with year old power sand underneath)
Hardscape: Seiryu stone & some drift Wood (which has some Fissidens fontanus still attached)
Plants: HC, Pogostemon helferi, Echinodorus uruguayensis, Anubias nana bonsai, a single Moss ball and some a couple other plants i forget the names of that i carried over from my many previous scapes.
There currently 3 Otos, 2x black neon tetras, 6 amano shrimp & 3x assassin snails (in there following a huge outbreak of snails. Prob over feeding)
Was considering taking out the wood to keep it simple but the amano's seem to really like it there.
I be adding a school of Chilli Rasboras, once the HC has filled out.
Any comments or advise would be greatly received.
Thought it was high time that introduce myself, having followed this great forum for quite some time, and really loved following the journals of all the talented folks here.
I've had a few attempts at putting a scape together but none have really turned out very well and typically result in me tearing down and starting over.
Here my latest attempt (currently 2.5 weeks old) hopefully it turns out better than the previous ones.
Apologies for crappy photos taken using my phone camera.
Current setup:
120l Optiwhite tank (purchase very cheaply from ebay)
Inline diffuser connected to C02 fire extinguisher
TetraTec External EX1200
Hydor ETH External Thermal Heater
2x AquaRay GroBeam 1000 ND (suspended approx. 250mm from top of tank)
Glass intake and lilly pipe
All sat on a home painted MDF made stand.
Substrate: ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia (with year old power sand underneath)
Hardscape: Seiryu stone & some drift Wood (which has some Fissidens fontanus still attached)
Plants: HC, Pogostemon helferi, Echinodorus uruguayensis, Anubias nana bonsai, a single Moss ball and some a couple other plants i forget the names of that i carried over from my many previous scapes.
There currently 3 Otos, 2x black neon tetras, 6 amano shrimp & 3x assassin snails (in there following a huge outbreak of snails. Prob over feeding)
Was considering taking out the wood to keep it simple but the amano's seem to really like it there.
I be adding a school of Chilli Rasboras, once the HC has filled out.
Any comments or advise would be greatly received.
