So this is my first post on TPT forums. I've been lurking for a while, picking up tips and hints. I've been practicing the Walstad method on a couple of smaller tanks. I found this 75 gal tank on CL for next to nothing. I was looking for a 55 but this one came along and I couldn't pass it up.
I used Styrofoam to build up my hills to cut down on weight and cost. lol, I hope this works. I picked the rocks up at a local landscaping store. I'm pretty happy with the hardscaping at this point. Now it's time to buy the plants. This is a low tech tank. I'm thinking Java Ferns in the cracks between the larger rocks. Something tall for a background, Vals? I'm gonna try and make a carpet from Java Moss with some yarn grid thingy I picked up from Hobby Lobby.
I'm open to some suggestions about where to go with it.
I thought this rock was pretty cool. Then I washed it.................It looks freakin awesome when it's wet. The black is 100 shades darker.
Filled in the terraces with some leftover gravel.
Lots of places to plant
I used Styrofoam to build up my hills to cut down on weight and cost. lol, I hope this works. I picked the rocks up at a local landscaping store. I'm pretty happy with the hardscaping at this point. Now it's time to buy the plants. This is a low tech tank. I'm thinking Java Ferns in the cracks between the larger rocks. Something tall for a background, Vals? I'm gonna try and make a carpet from Java Moss with some yarn grid thingy I picked up from Hobby Lobby.
I'm open to some suggestions about where to go with it.
I thought this rock was pretty cool. Then I washed it.................It looks freakin awesome when it's wet. The black is 100 shades darker.
Filled in the terraces with some leftover gravel.
Lots of places to plant