Hi folks, after my trip to Hannover I got inspired and decided to rescape my low maintenance scape and do a new one. I never really photographed my old tank before I ripped it down to take the plants to Germany so this is all i've got...
Quite frustrating really as I was just getting rid of algae issues and the plant health was great, after about 7 months of battling!
Whilst in Hannover I bought some "bog" wood off the JBL stand, three pieces at €10 each, it's nice wood and really dense. The water is practically brown so i'm doing water changes every other day which is completely unheard of from me! I'm trying to get this tank to a reasonable standard before the end of March when the race season starts as that then takes up all of my spare time
The Tank:80 x 45 x 55 Aquariums Ltd Optiwhite
Lighting: ADA Solar 1
Filtration: Fluval FX5
Substrate: Bleached White Sand
Decor: JBL Bog Wood and Tropica AquaDecor
Ferts: Flow Grow Spezials
So, my studio lighting arrived yesterday so when I got home at 10pm I promptly set about taking some photos, it's going to take some getting used to! I was rushing in my excitement and didn't remove the equipment or sort out the water's surface so i'll take some better ones over the coming weeks, also - I'm gonna try and blag Mark Evans to pop over and give me a lesson
As the tank is based around a wild, forest type tree stump I'm hoping to get a carpet of Lilaeopsis, Tennelus and any other foreground plants to try and create a natural carpet like you'd find on a forest floor.
As you can see, the sand is very high contrast and I think it will always be a nightmare to photograph but once I get a bit of a carpet going it should look quite nice. Once real annoyance is that the sand is so light in weight, as you can see it gets picked up and deposited on the wood, i'll take a paint brush to it before the next photos.
Let me know what you think folks
Quite frustrating really as I was just getting rid of algae issues and the plant health was great, after about 7 months of battling!
Whilst in Hannover I bought some "bog" wood off the JBL stand, three pieces at €10 each, it's nice wood and really dense. The water is practically brown so i'm doing water changes every other day which is completely unheard of from me! I'm trying to get this tank to a reasonable standard before the end of March when the race season starts as that then takes up all of my spare time
The Tank:80 x 45 x 55 Aquariums Ltd Optiwhite
Lighting: ADA Solar 1
Filtration: Fluval FX5
Substrate: Bleached White Sand
Decor: JBL Bog Wood and Tropica AquaDecor
Ferts: Flow Grow Spezials
So, my studio lighting arrived yesterday so when I got home at 10pm I promptly set about taking some photos, it's going to take some getting used to! I was rushing in my excitement and didn't remove the equipment or sort out the water's surface so i'll take some better ones over the coming weeks, also - I'm gonna try and blag Mark Evans to pop over and give me a lesson
As the tank is based around a wild, forest type tree stump I'm hoping to get a carpet of Lilaeopsis, Tennelus and any other foreground plants to try and create a natural carpet like you'd find on a forest floor.
As you can see, the sand is very high contrast and I think it will always be a nightmare to photograph but once I get a bit of a carpet going it should look quite nice. Once real annoyance is that the sand is so light in weight, as you can see it gets picked up and deposited on the wood, i'll take a paint brush to it before the next photos.
Let me know what you think folks