YellowSno's 12 gallon long... now with bba problems :( (update 6/17/12)

[yellowsno]

off today... goals are to get the substrate ready... get some poles up to hold up the lighting... and wash and resoak the wood

[yellowsno]

update: 5/10/12
so stand is finish... lights are up... timer in... substrate settled... and on top of all that joraan from the forum helped me out with some last min blyxa (this guy really has some nice stuff)
[sorry about the pictures... all i have is a iphone to take pictures with]








future plans... plumb a 10lb co2, planting some dhg away from the rocks on the other side, and plant some erios between the rocks

[yellowsno]

so today with the help of another tpt member (Heartnet) .. i rescaped the tank with some of his ideas... (imo i love the hardscape and gonna keep it that way... )





now im thinking for foreground plant imma use elocharis belem and hope to get a really good cover over all the front and over the ends of the wood. if anyone has any other suggestions im all ears as in my final scape i want the eyes to lead to the center where the wood sort of comes together... giving that walking into a forest look... with a big meadow of forground plant in front..... i plan to use some moss in the wood... maybe where the woods come together... to give it that dark look that your going into a dense area...

chime in on thoughts and ideas...

future plans : get the co2 going with a inline diffuser, change tubing to clear vinyl and get a lily intake, setting up the spray bar to go over the whole tank, rob friend of dslr camera (it really does help knowing someone who does small filming projects and has a back yard with a putting green to build stuff in), stocking the tank (current fauna ideas are : scarlet badis, sakura red cherries, amano shrimps, ottos)

People i need to give credit to
Joraan: the blyxa is gonna be awesone
GordanRichards: the parva did very well emersed
Heartnet: yea i think we hit with the hardscape... it really does grow on you

[dasob85]

nice scape can't wait to see all that wood covered in moss

[2in10]

Nice change on the scape, the clear vinyl will most likely become waterlogged and turn opaque white.

[yellowsno]

Originally Posted by 2in10

Nice change on the scape, the clear vinyl will most likely become waterlogged and turn opaque white.

damn... what if i clean constantly... cuz i agree with heart that the green eheim tubing is ugly looking and really offsets the scape...

[frrok]

Love this scape...much much better!

[yellowsno]

so i recieved my plants the other day and went to work planting the tank... the emersed belem is higher then i thought it would be... so i planted gonna wait a bit then trim the tops off...

picture in the daytime...



People i need to give credit to
Joraan: the blyxa is gonna be awesone
GordanRichards: the parva did very well emersed
Heartnet: yea i think we hit with the hardscape... it really does grow on you
nilocg: damn thats alot of belem... only used 1/4
sewingalot: i got both your belem and nilocg belem.. cept yours is submersed... wonder which one will grow faster and better submerged (btw still dunno who won with that whole betting of ass thing )
plantbrain: wood looks so much better in person... and after toying with it a bit... i liked the original layout but this one is sooo much better
cookymonster760: your rocks my scape

[yellowsno]

will take a night pic tonight when the lights come on

[Couesfanatic]

Following this. Awesome tank, makes me want a long tank.

[yellowsno]

lights on

[ChadRamsey]

looking real nice. i dig it

[yellowsno]

What I personally can't wait for is everything to grow in and the money to change out the pipes to glass and tubing to clear I think it's gonna be awesome and my little away from home at home

[dasob85]

sweet

[Couesfanatic]

Keep us updated on the E. Belem transition. Its always done great for me.