That's going to be a really nice tank, the wood fits it perfectly. I'd stay away from the java ferns and just go with the moss and maybe Anubias or Buce on the wood. Ferns just gets too large and will require constant pruning to keep it at an appropriate size.
60P Nature Scape
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Tank - 60p (Fire Aqua) 60x31x36cm (10 Gal)
Filter - Ista External Mini Canister Filter 360lph
Heater - probably none / will deal with that when its winter
Co2 - via UP Aqua In-Line Atomizer 12/16mm
Light - 60cm Chihiros A-Series Plus
Hardscape - Vine wood and Seiryu stone
Substrate - ADA Power Sand Small, ADA AS Powder and La Plata sand
Here is the wood how i envisage it sitting when I get around to aquascaping along with a messy mockup
IMG_7862 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
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Plant list (still a work in progress and some with be used sparingly)
Rotala wallichii
Rotala sp "H'ra"
Rotala sp "Green"
Microsorum 'windelov' (unsure if I will use this)
Microsorum 'needle leaf'
Hygrophila pinnadifiata
Hydrocotyle tripartita 'japan' mini
Anubias nana Petite
Buce Wavy green
Monte Carlo
Flame Moss
Weeping Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Mini Pellia
Filter - Ista External Mini Canister Filter 360lph
Heater - probably none / will deal with that when its winter
Co2 - via UP Aqua In-Line Atomizer 12/16mm
Light - 60cm Chihiros A-Series Plus
Hardscape - Vine wood and Seiryu stone
Substrate - ADA Power Sand Small, ADA AS Powder and La Plata sand
Here is the wood how i envisage it sitting when I get around to aquascaping along with a messy mockup
IMG_7862 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
Plant list (still a work in progress and some with be used sparingly)
Rotala wallichii
Rotala sp "H'ra"
Rotala sp "Green"
Microsorum 'windelov' (unsure if I will use this)
Microsorum 'needle leaf'
Hygrophila pinnadifiata
Hydrocotyle tripartita 'japan' mini
Anubias nana Petite
Buce Wavy green
Monte Carlo
Flame Moss
Weeping Moss
Fissidens fontanus
Mini Pellia
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My light arrived, hopefully get around to planting this weekend, or at least getting the hardscape sorted
IMG_7875 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
IMG_7875 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
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Ordered it over here in Australia, they had black or white egg crate, first time using it, seems like a good way to keep rocks of the bottom glass and add a little extra height.
I created a few mini wabi kusa balls today, probably should have made them smaller, made a bunch of Hydrocotyle tripartita (wont need that much) and one MC ball, scaping the tank may be put off a few weeks as I have to sort out the wall behind the tank (making a cork board feature wall) and it will be easier to move the shelf without 2 full tanks.
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I have decided to use a 60p for this scape, the wood and plants could use the extra room, I am going to use my 45p for a iwagumi, have updated the thread title.
Today i pulled down my 2ft scape to set up a new 2ft tank in its place, a nice low iron 60p from fire-aqua. The plants are just floating for now, hopefully get around to scaping this weekend.
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Today i pulled down my 2ft scape to set up a new 2ft tank in its place, a nice low iron 60p from fire-aqua. The plants are just floating for now, hopefully get around to scaping this weekend.
Scaped this tank today, took all day I am pooped. Didnt end up using a lot of the plants I had planed on using, the background is planted with stem plants, will be interesting to see how they go, never tried to grow stem plants before.
The water is still a bit hazy, may try add some of the left over plants in over the weekend
IMG_9143 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
The water is still a bit hazy, may try add some of the left over plants in over the weekend
IMG_9143 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
Nice wood good luck scaping 
Still tinkering, added some more plants and removed some ferns, full tank shot with all the equipment, my up-aqua inline atomizer is leaking from the top section which unscrews, will try some thread tape tomorrow to see if it plugs the slow leak.
IMG_9147 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
IMG_9147 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
Just over a week old, a lot of the buce melted, hopefully bounces back.
IMG_9150 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
IMG_9150 by Colm Doyle, on Flickr
Looks amazing. 
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