CL's ADA Mini-M- The Brightest Green- Replanted 11-18

[CL]

Originally Posted by Craigthor

Looks great as a low tech tank.... Too bad everytime I think of low tech I keep adding more light to the mix.

Craig

Originally Posted by @marko@

i like your hardscape. its got wood. lol

Thanks guts

[Ugly Genius]

I think this 'scape is near flawless. The hardscape is impeccable and the plant choices are spot on. The only flaw I see is that there is almost always something in your filter intake.
This is a beau-ti-ful tank with the full force of those three syllables. Keep up with this hobby, cl, and you will be a force to be reckoned with.

[CL]

Originally Posted by Ugly Genius

I think this 'scape is near flawless. The hardscape is impeccable and the plant choices are spot on. The only flaw I see is that there is almost always something in your filter intake.
This is a beau-ti-ful tank with the full force of those three syllables. Keep up with this hobby, cl, and you will be a force to be reckoned with.

Thank you so much!
The filter thing is because I'm lazy and don't really put much time into pictures.
Again, thanks for the huge compliment. I could never give up planted tanks

[CL]

[CL]

Ignore the flame moss. I literally had it sitting in a baggie next to my 10 gallon viv for 10 months while I didn't have a place for it, and it somehow survived and is really bouning back I put it in this tank for it to recover for my 30c rescape, but I decided against using it because the growth pattern wasn't quite what I wanted. But on second thought.....
anyway,

[ClPat]

Tanks this nice should be illegal. JK, but seriously, you have a great scape! I love its colors, dark green leaves, the light wood, the beige sand...amazingly natural

[CL]

Thanks Cl!

[CL]

You can see the glosso that Texgal sent me as a freebie with some other plants just to tempt me to put it in my 30c Well, it's just in here for now- until I figure out what to do with it.
I also added more 'petite' to the back if you can see it

[speedie408]

Good lookin tank man. Although I do like your old scape better.

The fish you were inquiring about kinda looks like Inlecypris auropurpureus.

[CL]

Originally Posted by speedie408

Good lookin tank man. Although I do like your old scape better.

The fish you were inquiring about kinda looks like Inlecypris auropurpureus.

Thanks.
The old scape did seem more "fresh" The plants were greener and such. It was more colorful. But I like this scape because the "bones" of it seem stronger. The plants are green, but the light is more dull because it is so high above the tank, and there are still tannins in the water. Maybe I should add some purigen...

[Reginald2]

I have to say that I really like the uber industrial stand. Could I request a shot of both tanks together?

[CL]

Originally Posted by Reginald2

I have to say that I really like the uber industrial stand. Could I request a shot of both tanks together?

Thanks.
sure, why not

[Reginald2]

Thanks, the tanks look great. Are you happy that you backed off the light? Do you run co2?

[CL]

Originally Posted by Reginald2

Thanks, the tanks look great. Are you happy that you backed off the light? Do you run co2?

I'm not really happy that I backed off of the light, but it doesn't really matter to me either way. I just didn't want to have to mess with co2, so it's good.

[Ugly Genius]

Quite a few people seem to prefer the previous incarnation of this tank, but to me this one is hands down the stronger 'scape.

It's not fully grown in, but it shows so much promise. The hardscape is impeccable and the plant choices are spot-on. (I think it shows a maturity of the aquascaper's designing eye when plant selection is restricted to what plants will add to the 'scape rather than having a plant in there simply for the sake of having it in the tank. Sometimes, it's not what you put in a tank, but what you don't.)

Give it three more months and I don't think people will even remember the previous 'scape.

Good job!