xmas cherry shrimp vase

bluestems · 01-05-2013, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tex627

Wow! Looks very promising. Looks like a wabi kusa deconstructed.

I hope so! The wabi kusa look is what I'm striving for.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the bowl evolves.

GreenBliss · 01-05-2013, 01:03 PM

That looks great! I love that bowl.

bluestems · 01-05-2013, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenBliss

That looks great! I love that bowl.

I really love it too. My grandmother had a footed version. I remember her floating open roses from her garden in about 1/3 bowl full of water. So beautiful... beautiful memories.

bluestems · 01-05-2013, 09:12 PM

I'd like to add a nice slender piece of driftwood (slender, with multiple, twisting branches). Does anyone have a good source? I remember a recent-ish post of someone who had a very small nano and worked with another member to get just the right branching dw... but of course, now I can't find it.

Newman · 01-05-2013, 09:16 PM

look outside your house, or order manzanita online.
vase looks like a great start.

ses601 · 01-06-2013, 01:20 AM

this turned out awesome! love the reds in your plants!!!

bluestems · 01-06-2013, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ses601

this turned out awesome! love the reds in your plants!!!

Thanks, I'm really feeling good about the variety of plants!

Have you started any journals of your two tanks?

bluestems · 01-06-2013, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Newman

look outside your house,

Well, that's a very possible option...

I'll need to research what to look for, how to sterilize, etc.

**MABJ** · 01-06-2013, 06:26 AM

Only hard wood. If you can press your thumb nail into the wood and leave any indent that is noticeable, forget it.

There are a lot of hardwood trees though. Try to find something older that lost its bark. Near streams, rivers and lakes are prime spots.

ses601 · 01-06-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bluestems

Thanks, I'm really feeling good about the variety of plants!

Have you started any journals of your two tanks?

no journals, just a normal thread...which desperately needs to be updated

i am holding off taking more pics until there is some noticeable growth

bluestems · 01-06-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ses601

no journals, just a normal thread...which desperately needs to be updated

i am holding off taking more pics until there is some noticeable growth

sorry, ses601 I didn't remember until now... you have the Christmas fluval!

I was wondering how the replant went! Looking forward to seeing it fill in

bluestems · 01-06-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MABJ

Only hard wood. If you can press your thumb nail into the wood and leave any indent that is noticeable, forget it.

There are a lot of hardwood trees though. Try to find something older that lost its bark. Near streams, rivers and lakes are prime spots.

thanks for the tips!

bluestems · 01-17-2013, 09:23 PM

small update: the b. sp. colorata is blooming.

The flowers do not last more than a day or two, so here's a couple of pics trying to capture the latest flower before it falls. There's also another budding just above it. The b. monnieri also has several buds, but has yet to bloom.

and my cat Sam, photobombing...

**MABJ** · 01-17-2013, 09:32 PM

This is really beautiful. I like where you have it and the simplicity.

bluestems · 01-17-2013, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MABJ

This is really beautiful. I like where you have it and the simplicity.

Thanks, Mark!

I really appreciate the simplicity of it as well. Do you think it would be adequate at this water level for a couple of cherry shrimp (after a bit of more plant growth & cycling)?

01-05-2013, 09:12 PM	#34
bluestems Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 729	I'd like to add a nice slender piece of driftwood (slender, with multiple, twisting branches). Does anyone have a good source? I remember a recent-ish post of someone who had a very small nano and worked with another member to get just the right branching dw... but of course, now I can't find it. __________________ my little eden 7g nano, a work in progress cherry shrimp vase 3g semi-emersed bowl

01-05-2013, 09:16 PM	#35
Newman Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17/100%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North NJ Posts: 2,156	look outside your house, or order manzanita online. vase looks like a great start. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pl...rimp-bowl.html

01-06-2013, 01:20 AM	#36
ses601 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: south jersey Posts: 22	this turned out awesome! love the reds in your plants!!! __________________ 6G edge: dwarf hair grass, anubias nana, sag chilensis, 1 otocinclus, 3 blue heteromorpha rasbora, 5 fire red shrimp 75G: wisteria & hornwort, 1 fire eel, 1 raphael cat, 1 rubber mouth, 1 dalmatian molly, 1 ex-feeder, 20 lamp eye, 20 black skirt, lots of ghost shrimp

01-06-2013, 06:26 AM	#39
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,071	Only hard wood. If you can press your thumb nail into the wood and leave any indent that is noticeable, forget it. There are a lot of hardwood trees though. Try to find something older that lost its bark. Near streams, rivers and lakes are prime spots. __________________ Check out my tanks: \|18" Long moss and shrimp tank \|10" Tall CRS tank \| 8" Tall crayfish tank \| .5 Gallon cube \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

01-17-2013, 09:23 PM	#43
bluestems Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 729	small update: the b. sp. colorata is blooming. The flowers do not last more than a day or two, so here's a couple of pics trying to capture the latest flower before it falls. There's also another budding just above it. The b. monnieri also has several buds, but has yet to bloom. and my cat Sam, photobombing... __________________ my little eden 7g nano, a work in progress cherry shrimp vase 3g semi-emersed bowl

01-05-2013, 01:03 PM	#32
GreenBliss Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: WCH Ohio Posts: 224	That looks great! I love that bowl.

01-17-2013, 09:32 PM	#44
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,071	This is really beautiful. I like where you have it and the simplicity. __________________ Check out my tanks: \|18" Long moss and shrimp tank \|10" Tall CRS tank \| 8" Tall crayfish tank \| .5 Gallon cube \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

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