Mr.Manjushri
Member
Hi folks,
So the time has come... I'm finally attempting my first Iwagumi scape. These have fascinated me for a long time, but I've never dared to have a go at creating one myself. Iwagumi often looks so simple, but I am fully aware that it is a lot harder than it looks.
I went to the nearby forest stream the other day and collected stones of various sizes as well as gravel. Made myself a small wooden mock-up the size of the old tank I'm planning to use (30x22x25cm), and started stacking stones. In the first run I tried to create depth by layering as many stones in front of one another as possible, but it ended up too crammed.
Next I tried to embrace 'less is more', and this is what I ended up with:
Realising I needed to incorporate the gravel before I could go much further I finally decided to try it out in the tank. After much fiddling and many hours latter, this is where I am at now:
I feel like the gravel is too coarse, so will be adding a bag of ADA Amazonia powder, and maybe grading the gravel to eliminate the bigger pebbles. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with this so far, although after looking at these stones for so long I'm not sure I'm seeing straight anymore. Thats where you guys come in! Constructive criticism is welcome!
So the time has come... I'm finally attempting my first Iwagumi scape. These have fascinated me for a long time, but I've never dared to have a go at creating one myself. Iwagumi often looks so simple, but I am fully aware that it is a lot harder than it looks.
I went to the nearby forest stream the other day and collected stones of various sizes as well as gravel. Made myself a small wooden mock-up the size of the old tank I'm planning to use (30x22x25cm), and started stacking stones. In the first run I tried to create depth by layering as many stones in front of one another as possible, but it ended up too crammed.
Next I tried to embrace 'less is more', and this is what I ended up with:
Realising I needed to incorporate the gravel before I could go much further I finally decided to try it out in the tank. After much fiddling and many hours latter, this is where I am at now:
I feel like the gravel is too coarse, so will be adding a bag of ADA Amazonia powder, and maybe grading the gravel to eliminate the bigger pebbles. Otherwise I'm pretty happy with this so far, although after looking at these stones for so long I'm not sure I'm seeing straight anymore. Thats where you guys come in! Constructive criticism is welcome!