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Stu's ADA Mini M nano - updated pics, page 12
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bigmatt
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Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
Aside from the name...mmm....Takeshi....i reckon the light unit holds the magic. I can buy a million and one BEAUTIFUL tanks, but they all look like dog eggs without beautiful lighting....mmm....Takeshi...sorry, got distracted...
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Aside from the name...mmm....Takeshi....i reckon the light unit holds the magic. I can buy a million and one BEAUTIFUL tanks, but they all look like dog eggs without beautiful lighting....mmm....Takeshi...sorry, got distracted...
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Piece-of-fish
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Ahh ahh, scapers dream gear...
Very looking forward to the scaping. Good luck with that one.
Ahh ahh, scapers dream gear...
Very looking forward to the scaping. Good luck with that one.
Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
He right about the lighting though. I mulled over it for a few months checking out all the options for nanos and kept coming back to the solar. Looking forward to seeing some black ones in the UK in the future 
nayr88 said:bigmatt said:
Haha!! Beer post??5.30 is early for the beers though haha
He right about the lighting though. I mulled over it for a few months checking out all the options for nanos and kept coming back to the solar. Looking forward to seeing some black ones in the UK in the future Piece-of-fish said:
John Starkey
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TGM backing hey,can't be bad mate,good luck to you with it Stu,i am sure it will be as good as your 90cm,quality looking kit too,
john.
TGM backing hey,can't be bad mate,good luck to you with it Stu,i am sure it will be as good as your 90cm,quality looking kit too,
john.
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Cheers John Im hoping the scape works out well.
Heres where im at tonight. This isnt final but its what ive thrown together so far. I dont think the stone looks all that natural so it will be tweaked so it doesnt look like too much of a firepit for the final. Im still trying out hardscapes though so it may well change yet
mini-m-2 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr
Cheers John
Im hoping the scape works out well.Heres where im at tonight. This isnt final but its what ive thrown together so far. I dont think the stone looks all that natural so it will be tweaked so it doesnt look like too much of a firepit for the final. Im still trying out hardscapes though so it may well change yet
mini-m-2 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr
nayr88
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Good starting point mate, I thing more whole rocks would of looked better instead of the 'rubble' the wood looks the part though Stu, a lot of people fo for twiggy wood when doing a nano so nice to see something different mate.
Nice picture too really fresh
Good starting point mate, I thing more whole rocks would of looked better instead of the 'rubble' the wood looks the part though Stu, a lot of people fo for twiggy wood when doing a nano so nice to see something different mate.
Nice picture too really fresh
Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
I had thought about getting some very thin stuff from TGM but I wanted a stronger look from the wood, a bit like when the ADA gallery nano tanks have massive single stones in them.
Yup, i think your right about the size of the rocks nayr. The next possible scape has some bigger ones in I cant stop thinking that one of the branches of hornwood looks like "nessie" though
mini-m-3 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr
nayr88 said:Good starting point mate, I thing more whole rocks would of looked better instead of the 'rubble' the wood looks the part though Stu, a lot of people fo for twiggy wood when doing a nano so nice to see something different mate.
Nice picture too really fresh
I had thought about getting some very thin stuff from TGM but I wanted a stronger look from the wood, a bit like when the ADA gallery nano tanks have massive single stones in them.
Yup, i think your right about the size of the rocks nayr. The next possible scape has some bigger ones in
I cant stop thinking that one of the branches of hornwood looks like "nessie" though mini-m-3 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr
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good old lock ness monster, this one but the other way aroundnayr88 said:
flygja
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Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
Make sure you snap a photo during a waterchange. Convert to black and white, add grain and show it to us
Make sure you snap a photo during a waterchange. Convert to black and white, add grain and show it to us
Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
Also consider what plants you intend to use, and where, before deciding on a final hardscape...
The photography is amazing. High-end catalogue quality.
Also consider what plants you intend to use, and where, before deciding on a final hardscape...
The photography is amazing. High-end catalogue quality.
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cheers all. Still not decided on a final hardscape so it may change again yet.
Plants wise im thinking of Elatine Hyropiper carpet. Stuffed in a crags and tied on will be ferns, fissidens, HC and mosses. I was also thinking of adding some tennelus and keeping it trimmed low. At the back will be bolbitus and HM
cheers all. Still not decided on a final hardscape so it may change again yet.
Plants wise im thinking of Elatine Hyropiper carpet. Stuffed in a crags and tied on will be ferns, fissidens, HC and mosses. I was also thinking of adding some tennelus and keeping it trimmed low. At the back will be bolbitus and HM
Garuf
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You should peel that sticker off in the corner, it detracts from the scape.
Very nice indeed! Have you said what plants you're going to use?
You should peel that sticker off in the corner, it detracts from the scape.
Very nice indeed! Have you said what plants you're going to use?
Piece-of-fish
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The photography is so beautiful. I wish I knew the secret
George Farmer said:
The photography is so beautiful. I wish I knew the secret
Re: Stu's ADA Mini M nano
The plant list was a few posts back but its below save backtracking
Theres really no secret to it. This is the setup below.
A tripod taped to the floor so it wont move.
The SLR on the tripod (you could use a compact).
The SLR lens has been marked with pencil and taped so the zoom doesnt move so you get the same picture on every exposure.
The flash head on the right broke so im just using the 150W modelling light in each bulb so the light is continuously on. (its a little yellow so the white balance needs to be adjusted.
The tank sits on white roll paper which is taped to a broom mop and rested on a box (blue thing at the top)
The tank is marked in pencil on the white paper so I know if it moves.
I just put the camera on self timer set it on manual at F11 and 15th of a second then press the button to take the shot
The only downside of using the conservatory table to scape is that it can only be done at night due to the sun and the wife wants the table back!
Im also using the Mark Evans tip of connecting the camera to a TV to scape off with the live view as there is an LCD to the left of this shot which shows whats on the back of the camera
I thought as much as ive not seen many scapes with it. Im going to give it a go then if it fails it will be replaced with HC or glosso
Now to choose. Ive done another scape tonight and am thinking I might like this the best at the moment but time will tell
1. I decided I messed up the rockwork on the first one as it doesnt look very natural but i liked the wood.
mini-m-2 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
2. Sloping lying down design
mini-m-3 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
3. centred lying down design
mini-m-4 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
Now to empty the tank and do the step by step of setting up...
Thanks Gill, there's still a bit of nessie in the new scape below.Gill said:
Lol! Ill get the label remover out GarufGaruf said:You should peel that sticker off in the corner, it detracts from the scape.
Very nice indeed! Have you said what plants you're going to use?
The plant list was a few posts back but its below save backtrackingstuworrall said:
Thanks POFPiece-of-fish said:George Farmer said:
The photography is so beautiful. I wish I knew the secret
Theres really no secret to it. This is the setup below. A tripod taped to the floor so it wont move.
The SLR on the tripod (you could use a compact).
The SLR lens has been marked with pencil and taped so the zoom doesnt move so you get the same picture on every exposure.
The flash head on the right broke so im just using the 150W modelling light in each bulb so the light is continuously on. (its a little yellow so the white balance needs to be adjusted.
The tank sits on white roll paper which is taped to a broom mop and rested on a box (blue thing at the top)
The tank is marked in pencil on the white paper so I know if it moves.
I just put the camera on self timer set it on manual at F11 and 15th of a second then press the button to take the shot
The only downside of using the conservatory table to scape is that it can only be done at night due to the sun and the wife wants the table back!
Im also using the Mark Evans tip of connecting the camera to a TV to scape off with the live view as there is an LCD to the left of this shot which shows whats on the back of the camera
nayr88 said:
I thought as much as ive not seen many scapes with it. Im going to give it a go then if it fails it will be replaced with HC or glosso
Now to choose. Ive done another scape tonight and am thinking I might like this the best at the moment but time will tell
1. I decided I messed up the rockwork on the first one as it doesnt look very natural but i liked the wood.
mini-m-2 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
2. Sloping lying down design
mini-m-3 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
3. centred lying down design
mini-m-4 by Stu Worrall, on Flickr
Now to empty the tank and do the step by step of setting up...