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**RoseHawke** · 09-24-2007, 05:55 PM

Okay, I think you started this thread as a corollary to the other thread about how to make hills as I noticed your mention of this method there and was immediately intrigued. I do have a question about keeping the substrate uniformly moist in the case of 'scaping of that sort. Is it uniformly wicked up in the "high" areas of such a 'scape? Does many levels present a problem? Or would this method be better suited to a flattish or at best minimally sculpted 'scape?

edit: I see this occurred to Zergling and myself at approximately the same time!

09-24-2007, 05:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
RoseHawke Never Give Up! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Alabama Posts: 1,879	Okay, I think you started this thread as a corollary to the other thread about how to make hills as I noticed your mention of this method there and was immediately intrigued. I do have a question about keeping the substrate uniformly moist in the case of 'scaping of that sort. Is it uniformly wicked up in the "high" areas of such a 'scape? Does many levels present a problem? Or would this method be better suited to a flattish or at best minimally sculpted 'scape? edit: I see this occurred to Zergling and myself at approximately the same time! __________________ Sláinte! Cindy 55 gallon - Hi-Res — 2wpg CF lighting; pressurized CO2; 18 watt Turbo-twist UVS; Eheim Pro II 2028; eco-complete; 2 Pearl Gouramis; 7 Harlequin Rasboras; 3 Otocinclus catfish 10 gallon — lo-tech; 1.8 wpg DIY CF light; no CO2; Aquaclear mini; Schultz substrate; java fern; java moss; 7 Neon Tetras; 1 flame dwarf gourami