So then, our eldest has been asking to scape his first tank for a while now.
He’s only eight and the idea of a glass box full of water and electricity in his bedroom upstairs, where him and his mates decide to randomly start raving it up with the complete abandon of moshy bashers on a dance floor didn’t seem quite sensible.
Cleared out the 45F on the study desk instead:
With the schools now broken up for the summer, took him to the good folks at @Aquarium Gardens to have a play in the dojo.
Big thank you to @Siege for his advice and guidance. Not your usual customer age for sure, he asked me to tell you thank you 🙏🏽 Cheers for being a superstar Steve he loved visiting today 😊
Had a wander around the gallery and he decided on a triangular. Then came up with this:
Particularly liked Pavol’s 900 in AG with sand foreground so committed to sand and gravel with his scape.
End result:
Now, know I’m his dad but colour me impressed. With the exception of gluing the wood and instructing the order the substrate goes in, he had it covered.
On another note… Once remarked that ADA’s system is so easy to follow a child could do it. So done just that. Powersand Advanced on the base, Amazonia type 1 soil, Brighty K and Brighty Mineral daily.
Water wise the tank will be two thirds RO and one third Cambridgeshire liquid rock. Even marked up a little 10l jerry can for him:
Nice and simple. Hoping he enjoys water changes because the first month will require his commitment. With any luck the plant selection will be easy going and simple, but we’ll see.
He’s only eight and the idea of a glass box full of water and electricity in his bedroom upstairs, where him and his mates decide to randomly start raving it up with the complete abandon of moshy bashers on a dance floor didn’t seem quite sensible.
Cleared out the 45F on the study desk instead:
With the schools now broken up for the summer, took him to the good folks at @Aquarium Gardens to have a play in the dojo.
Big thank you to @Siege for his advice and guidance. Not your usual customer age for sure, he asked me to tell you thank you 🙏🏽 Cheers for being a superstar Steve he loved visiting today 😊
Had a wander around the gallery and he decided on a triangular. Then came up with this:
Particularly liked Pavol’s 900 in AG with sand foreground so committed to sand and gravel with his scape.
End result:
Now, know I’m his dad but colour me impressed. With the exception of gluing the wood and instructing the order the substrate goes in, he had it covered.
On another note… Once remarked that ADA’s system is so easy to follow a child could do it. So done just that. Powersand Advanced on the base, Amazonia type 1 soil, Brighty K and Brighty Mineral daily.
Water wise the tank will be two thirds RO and one third Cambridgeshire liquid rock. Even marked up a little 10l jerry can for him:
Nice and simple. Hoping he enjoys water changes because the first month will require his commitment. With any luck the plant selection will be easy going and simple, but we’ll see.