Its called an elven tree coz my wife asked me... "do elves live in there?" hahaha
This tank started coz i got this 20 gallon high for free
20 gal
40 watts
HOB filter
small power head for circulation (i still get dead spots behind the tree)
no co2 only Excel
GEX substrate.. the dark brown one
modified drift wood
Christmas moss
Windelov
Narrow Leaf Java fern
Lilaeopsis Brazilinesis (Brazilian micro sword, and pardon the Latin spelling)
3 SAE
2 albino cories
2 albino bristlenose
weekly ferts
pinch of trace
larger pinch of Mg
Large pinch of KCL
a small drop of chelated iron
a few granules of CaNO3
here it is when starting up, DIY hood for CFL
Below is my escapade with the modded DW.
Two pieces, one trunk and the other branch, they are joined via epoxy and seams covered with a few saw dust from a protruding root branch of the main tree from the back
Below is the finished deal
please note that at this angle it gave a mirage of a lush carpet growing... but that is only a MIRAGE hehehe... if looked down on a higher perspective you could see the micro swords still have alot of spaces apart
this is just a week old. I got heaps of java ferns and windelovs... better instead of waiting
Happy viewing!
Ben