Dragon cove is no more, new scape is up.
More of an iwagumi style utilizing wood as opposed to rocks.
Likely start as iwagumi for the moment, then later on fill the background with stems to change things up a bit.
Tank will be dry started so fissidens can attach to the wood, aiming to have it filled around xmas time.
Blyxa grows well with at least 30 par, ive had it in non co2 setups as well and it does ok, grows slowly but doesnt melt.
Background is a window film tint you can buy at lowes or home depot, frosted color.
As far as the pipes, you need special s.s. bending equipment, and a welder if you want the suction cup pins. not cheap equipment but keep an eye on the sale forum, i might start making these on the side.
She a beau! I dig the aquascaping, especially the middle pool of HC. How you liking the Current LED+, get any pearling with the lights? I miss the shimmer effect of LEDs but can't find a nice fixture WITH a remote.
Your tank is looking sweet, very clean. Got any more pictures, close up?
Led + is ok, i like the light but im not a big fan of the narrow field of light. It doesn't have a wide optic, so it casts a shadow, more so with my scape because the rocks block quite a bit of the light. Im considering getting an inexpensive t5 ho light and re purposing this one. It grows plants well, just not ideal for my setup.
What made you decide against using it? I'm worried about durability/stability if I get it. Did it seem pretty sturdy? Did you reinforce it any? Thanks for your insight!
made a little holder for my dosing bottles, finally got the t5's hung, much better light spread. Growth has been ok, though i did a dose of algae fix which wasnt a good idea, seemed to have melted some of the h.c and h.m so i trimmed those down and hoping it recovers.
zoomed fixture, 1 geismann midday, and azoo flora bulb. and yes, i used a holesaw to make a hole in the side for the lily pipes, then another hole in the rear for power. ikea actually sells a 2" holesaw with grommets by the office desks.
I added a bristlenose pleco a few weeks ago which tore up a lot of the h.c, other than that things are growing very well, just playing with different stem plants in the background at the moment, im happy with the back right, myrio was moved the far left after this photo which looks much better, need to find a plant for the back middle.
I'm always overlooking tank journals that are very beautiful and here's another one. Very nice tank and nice choice on plants. I think some L. pantanal would look good in the back.
Your water and glass are so very clean, what do you use to scrap algae off the corners? I'm afraid the thin layer of silicone might tear if I scrub too close.
Absolutely beautiful! The stauro was a great choice (just have to keep it low) and the size of the rocks is perfect. Only thing I'm not 100% sure about is the hc, I'd consider a line of pogos instead.
Thanks, that little middle section has been a bit hard, its not very deep so its hard to get anything to root in there but i have a few different ideas.
been a while, still packing in stems in the the background to make it more dense, maybe one more big trim and plant and i can start cutting for the 'bush like' effect as opposed to a hedge
Post trim 15 days ago
how its sits right now, ready for a trim, i did remove the h.c from the middle finally, fissidens mini is squashed in the s.s so that should look good in a month or so
Quick pic of my shrimp breeder tank, only a few shrimp now, mostly amanos. Want to make sure the tank is well cycled and no contaminated before adding more sensitive species.
my local club had somebody that had imported them along time ago from china. very similar to the ada ones
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