Wombat
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Wow, that looks awesome. My eyes just keep getting drawn along that path between the trees and into the "mist". Beautiful photography too.
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Forest Dreams - The fairy tale continues...
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This is day 34.
I added some Hydrocotyle sp. Japan in the middle area. Being so easy i think i'll have to trim it very often, but i like how it looks.
Also will try to keep the Limnophila sp. Guinea needle leaf small in the back of the trail. I think it looks better that way.
For fish i think i'll stick to Hyphessobrycon amandae, because they're pretty small and don't harm the shrimps.
Greenfinger2
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Hi Alex,Another stunner of a scape mate Hydrocotyle sp. Japan On of my favourite looking plants And yes you will need to constantly trim it Worth it though
Hydrocotyle sp. Japan On of my favourite looking plants And yes you will need to constantly trim it Worth it though
alex08
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Thanks, Roy!
One of my favourite angles :
One of my favourite angles :
Greenfinger2
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Hi Alex, Love the angle shot
alex08
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Another set of pics from day 34 :
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Last set of pics from day 34 :
Phyllanthus fluitans
Don't think i'll use CO2 in this tank, everything seems to grow just fine without it. Only VIMI Accelerator, VIMI Micro and PPS-Pro, for a 2 ml per day dosage.
Lighting is up to 7 hours a day now and it'll stay like that.
No algae so far, i'm really glad.
New pics coming in a few days.
Phyllanthus fluitans
Don't think i'll use CO2 in this tank, everything seems to grow just fine without it. Only VIMI Accelerator, VIMI Micro and PPS-Pro, for a 2 ml per day dosage.
Lighting is up to 7 hours a day now and it'll stay like that.
No algae so far, i'm really glad.
New pics coming in a few days.
Lovely scape, very tranquil feel to it...
alex08
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The forest comes to life :
Thank you, Troi.
Thank you, Troi.
Greenfinger2
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Hi Alex, Great scape Amazing photography 
Wisey
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When I saw the early hardscape pictures, I didn't think this was going to turn out so well. I thought the sand looked like too much of a rigid T shape and that there was not that much planting space. This just shows what a lack of imagination I had for what it could become. This is a fantastic example for inexperienced scapers like myself to see what you can create when you design your hardscape around what the tank will become in the future, not what it looks like when you first put the hardscape together. This is a truly inspirational scape and I really like it!
alex08
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Thank you!
Here is day 39 :
Here is day 39 :
Boxerbrad
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Very beautiful, I love all the little details in the scape - plenty to focus in on
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I love the leaf shape of the Ceratopteris Thalictroides. I considered it when I setup my first scape last year, but in the end put ranunculus in the foreground which had a similar pleasing leaf shape.
I'm looking to rescape soon and I'm thinking about Ceratopteris Thalictroides again. I think I have seen it sold in bunches as well as pots. It's hard to see how you planted yours, was it individual stems or a whole plant with multiple stems? Any advice for planting would be appreciated please.
I'm looking to rescape soon and I'm thinking about Ceratopteris Thalictroides again. I think I have seen it sold in bunches as well as pots. It's hard to see how you planted yours, was it individual stems or a whole plant with multiple stems? Any advice for planting would be appreciated please.
alex08
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Day 39 , some more pics :
Thanks, Boxerbrad.
Wisey, i did put wholeplants with multiple stems, both on the right and the left side. Seemed easier that way.
amritc1, don't have much to say about it, just trim it more often, especially the side shots. Keep it as compact as possible.
If it's in the foreground you should keep it as small as possible, especially in height. If it's in the background, don't let it go into other plants, keep it in one place.
It's a very fast grower.
Thanks, Boxerbrad.
Wisey, i did put wholeplants with multiple stems, both on the right and the left side. Seemed easier that way.
amritc1, don't have much to say about it, just trim it more often, especially the side shots. Keep it as compact as possible.
If it's in the foreground you should keep it as small as possible, especially in height. If it's in the background, don't let it go into other plants, keep it in one place.
It's a very fast grower.
JohnC
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Very cool. loving the shapes.
I've been musing over Ceratopteris Thalictroides for my Little Things scape as a solution of my dislike of stems in the background.
I've been musing over Ceratopteris Thalictroides for my Little Things scape as a solution of my dislike of stems in the background.
alex08
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Thank you, John.
I'll leave you guys with pics from day 56 and day 63.
Not much changed since last time, only a few trims here and there.
Crypts in the back are getting rather tall so i'll have to cut them and only leave the small ones. Looks better like that.
I'm also beginning to see a lot of Orange shrimplets.
Day 56
Day 63
Microsorum species and Ceratopteris Thalictroides are taking more and more space so i'll have to trim them a little too.
I must say i do love this ''bushy'' look more.
More pics to come!
I'll leave you guys with pics from day 56 and day 63.
Not much changed since last time, only a few trims here and there.
Crypts in the back are getting rather tall so i'll have to cut them and only leave the small ones. Looks better like that.
I'm also beginning to see a lot of Orange shrimplets.
Day 56
Day 63
Microsorum species and Ceratopteris Thalictroides are taking more and more space so i'll have to trim them a little too.
I must say i do love this ''bushy'' look more.
More pics to come!
alex08
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