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Stu's 90x45x45 Seiryu Range

Thanks all. you really are too kind. Anything you'd change about it? The left side isnt as strong as the right but im hoping to improve it with stems and some interesting things now and dotted around.

I dont think anything ever needs changing with your layouts mate.

Personally I like how youve created the height at the back left side and really itching to see what you've done/doing plant wise.
 
I dont think anything ever needs changing with your layouts mate.

Personally I like how youve created the height at the back left side and really itching to see what you've done/doing plant wise.
Cheers Alastair :)


Looks strong. The curving of the substrate is rarely seen. What is the idea behind it?

Thomas
Ive seen it done a few times. Ive also tried to do a level lower front with sloped rocks at the side in the past and its never quite sat right with me. This way the curve leads your eyes up to the sides where there's more detail. With glass half full you could say the slope will lead you down to the centre where theres more detail up the valley to look at ;)

Anyway, apologies for not putting up the full build. Its been running for a few weeks now. I had a few issues with some melt at the beginning and lost some of the test plants but the bacteria is starting to kick in now. I also had a major problem with the co2 injection as my up got filled with water and was pressurising and not feeding in co2 :( This led to some more melt but its back on track now.

anyway, heres the build from scratch so you can see how the stones are supported..

Polystyrene and pummice filled tights for underneath the stones.

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 1 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

more stones in

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 2 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

more stones and tropica plant substrate.

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 3 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 4 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Aquasoil and some stones moved around

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 5 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Final arrangement with sand added

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 6 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Some of the plants prepped and ready to go in

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 7 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Eleocaris sp mini in the front and Ammania sp Bonsai

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 8 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Some detail, HC cut into chunks and kept in 1cm of rockwool which was forced into the cracks in the stone

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 9 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

More water in and final planting complete

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 10 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

View from above

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90x45x45 Sieryu Aquascape - 11 by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr

Then filled with water

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90x45x45 Seiryu Tropica Aquascape by Stu Worrall Photography, on Flickr
 

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It looks incredible already.

it looked pants after the dieback! Its had one trim since then and the hairgrass is responding well now and the stems are growing. Will get some updated pics this week.
 
thanks for sharing that stu very helpful and interesting to see how to you started and created the scape from scratch :) love the layout I would like to try this mountain style one day, subscribed looking forward to seeing fill in

Dean
 
Looks great. Can you tell me roughly what was the total weight of the stones used as I'm thinking of ordering Seiryu by mail order and need to know how much to order to create a similar style layout. Thanks Stu.
 
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