Tank - 60p (Fire Aqua) 60x31x36cm (10 Gal)
Filter - Ista External Mini Canister Filter 360lph
Heater - probably none / will deal with that when its winter
Co2 - via UP Aqua In-Line Atomizer 12/16mm
Light - 60cm Chihiros A-Series Plus
Hardscape - Vine wood and Seiryu stone
Substrate - ADA Power Sand Small, ADA AS Powder and La Plata sand
Here is the wood how i envisage it sitting when I get around to aquascaping along with a messy mockup
Plant list (still a work in progress and some with be used sparingly)
Rotala wallichii
Rotala sp "H'ra"
Rotala sp "Green"
Microsorum 'windelov' (unsure if I will use this)
Microsorum 'needle leaf'
Hygrophila pinnadifiata
Hydrocotyle tripartita 'japan' mini
Anubias nana Petite
Buce Wavy green
Monte Carlo
Flame Moss
Weeping Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Mini Pellia
That's going to be a really nice tank, the wood fits it perfectly. I'd stay away from the java ferns and just go with the moss and maybe Anubias or Buce on the wood. Ferns just gets too large and will require constant pruning to keep it at an appropriate size.
Ordered it over here in Australia, they had black or white egg crate, first time using it, seems like a good way to keep rocks of the bottom glass and add a little extra height.
I created a few mini wabi kusa balls today, probably should have made them smaller, made a bunch of Hydrocotyle tripartita (wont need that much) and one MC ball, scaping the tank may be put off a few weeks as I have to sort out the wall behind the tank (making a cork board feature wall) and it will be easier to move the shelf without 2 full tanks.
I have decided to use a 60p for this scape, the wood and plants could use the extra room, I am going to use my 45p for a iwagumi, have updated the thread title.
Today i pulled down my 2ft scape to set up a new 2ft tank in its place, a nice low iron 60p from fire-aqua. The plants are just floating for now, hopefully get around to scaping this weekend.
Oh nice! I'm working on a similar build, though I'm not as far along as you. I've got the Mr. Aqua 60p and hoping for a hardscape that is pretty close too, that edge of a creek kinda look. Definitely will be subbing this thread!
Scaped this tank today, took all day I am pooped. Didnt end up using a lot of the plants I had planed on using, the background is planted with stem plants, will be interesting to see how they go, never tried to grow stem plants before.
The water is still a bit hazy, may try add some of the left over plants in over the weekend
Looks good, if you've got some little bits of stone you could sprinkle on the sand where it transitions it wont look so clean cut
Never tried stem plants? hah. Get your scissors ready
Still tinkering, added some more plants and removed some ferns, full tank shot with all the equipment, my up-aqua inline atomizer is leaking from the top section which unscrews, will try some thread tape tomorrow to see if it plugs the slow leak.
Probably best to google to get a good run down on wabi kusa, in some countries you can even buy pre-made wabi kusa with plants and everything ready to go, no such luck here in Western Australia.
I just made a ball of ADA soil using tulle cloth / net and wrapped plants around the ball with thread. I made the mistake of having the balls sitting in water, this caused BBA, I would just keep the balls in a dry container and mist the plants.
So I have been filing a bunch of aquascape pics from various sources scouring the net for triangle naturescapes. I have been looking to copy someone else's tank as my next tank will be my first real serious high tech setup. Your tank is in my top 3 pics. I love this look. I have two questions...
1. Where did you get that wood?
2. How are you keeping the sand so clean? I was going to do the same as you but instead do Amazonia instead of power sand. I am afraid of the two mixing.
Thanks yes they grow so fast, they need a good trimming, will replant some to the left to fill out that area a bit more.
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