This is my rescape of my 20g and with it a new dedicated thread! i wanted to go a completely different root then i normally go with this scape. i always make the tank super filled with ether hardscape or plants but this time i took a simplified root inspired by seeing scapes from japan and around the world in the iaplc competitions. my main inspiration was a tank designed by james findley called natures chaos. i wanted to use a similar concept of an erupting volcano. so in turn its not yet visible but i use rotala colorata along the entire back of the rocks all of which are hiding right now and in due time ill form into a dense bush. in the center of the larger rocks i used rotala wenditii for its super bright red and "erupting" qualities witch i plan to let grow super long and spread across the surface of the aquarium. lastly i used java moss and hydrocotyle in combination to fill in the remaining gaps in the mountain witch will be properly trimmed to keep the peaks visible. and of course my glosso carpet i had saved from the previous scape witch is going to work perfectly with this set up! in the end this is probably the most excited Ive ever been to see a tank grow and see were it takes me! anyways enough babbling heres the most important part pictures!
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marioman72, on Flickr
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heres a top veiw you can kind of see the rottala in the back and stuff
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marioman72, on Flickr
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