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Ok.. women stockings are a good idea.. and they take long to rot under water.. I am making mine with coco material and hessian.

Pedro. Lovely pictures. How you making the substrate ball?

Why not add some floculant and filter floss to the filters?

Great rock work, good choice.. and lovely cabinet.. would you make cabinets to order? :) Following this post, looking forward to see it coming to life.

Could you get one of those underwater cameras, attach it to a submarine and film an adventure in that landscape?

Yeah, I know.. :) I have the place in the yard ready already.. :) just need to figure out a way for the criminals not jumping the fence and stealing the kit.. LOL With a tank that big, aren't you worried about the bowing? Or does it have braces?

I so envy you.. so the tank is acrylic right? :) One day, when I am big, I would like to have a tank like this.. :)

Time to change tank.. :) 90P? You know you need one.. :)

Superb tank.. looks really nice.. Great work..

I am a fan.. such good work.. absolutely beautiful composition.. :)

When are the tmc ones coming out? ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

It looks awesome.. And great tip on the glue.. Surely one to try.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

You will battle algae.. Take water away, cover with cling film and use it emersed.

It is an outstanding tank.. love it..

Smaller clouds would go better..

You doing the Turkish Effect.. :)

Your tank is an inspiration.. just amazing.. Please keep posting pictures..

Your tanks looks amazing.. Really good job..

Deal.. I got to get rid of it.. £6 shipped? Posting is about £3 alone.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Do it.. It is awesome to have emersed plants.. They flower, no algae, they grow fast and strong.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Yes. It is also there. I dropped a couple of cuttings there and it took.. Looks like trees. :) All of that mat of moss and tripartita will be for sale soon.. Need to get rid of it.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

I just planted them, and with time they harden and grow tall and stiff. The plants were planted, kept moist and covered with clingfilm for a bit, maybe a month.. then as they grew I just removed the cling film. The emersed java fern needs to be misted every two days..

A really nice scape. Why not moss the lot? ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

I will take one with the tank on my hand.. :)

Maybe.. I had some snails on it.. to keep it clean..

Thanks.. moss is weeping moss.. Actually from Aquatics Live 2011.. This tank is one year old.. :)

Too small for fish.. I just do full water changes, every two days.. :)

The tank is only 20cm by 10cm by 10cm, moss and dragon stone. Micro Iwagumi 2012 - 003 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Some more pics... Emersed Nano 2012 - 079 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Emersed Nano 2012 - 083 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Emersed Nano 2012 - 085 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Here is a tank that I have been playing for a while. It is a optiwhite 35cm cube. The plants are all emersed: - Hygrophila Corymbosa - Java Fern - Hydrocotyle Tripartita - Weeping moss Rocks are Seryiu and wood is driftwood. Misted daily, but not covered. Substrate is ADA amazonia. Emersed...

That is an awesome scape dude.. Why not lower the lighting period and get some amanos in there?

Re: Japanese Balcony Rice Paddy (Part 3) Planted! Great work.. inspirational.. :)

I got these rocks sent to me from the Azores.. they are really nice.. heavy basalt smooth stones.. :) The tank does look brighter and more open, three long pieces of wood were taken out.. :) The moss is on aluminium mesh, it will be easy to take them out , sell, or use for another rescape.

Thanks.. I now need to shift all that moss.. :) all on pads, so will put it on ebay to get rid of it quickly..

Some new photos.. sold the wood... :) Rocky Meadow by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

:) no, not my first scape.. Thankfully UKAPS has helped to gain the necessary knowledge.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

I like it bushy, but the moss is really taking over, soon there is no more space.. :) Also as I need to move the tank it will be rescaped, but thankfully as all plants are on rock or wood it is easy to move it around. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks.. It needs a trim.. too bushy.. :)

Thanks.. Moss took over, so now it will have a big trim.. :) Rocky Meadow 19 sept 12 - 1 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Rocky Meadow 19 sept 12 - 2 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Got more pictures on my Flickr page..

In october they will come back inside.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

The weather has been not as good as the previous years, so the plants just stagnated.. They grew a bit, but nothing rampant.. The Crypt is growing nicely emersed, so will be good to see if a flower appears.. End of September the tank is coming in the house and will get lots of light and heat...

Re: Nature's River By Harry Robinson (Grown in) Great looking tank, really nice and clean aquascape.. I like it..

All good.. great scapes.. the pico is really nice..

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h will try.. I was thinking about a pendant.. something to clip in the tank.

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h No, have not find a light yet.. Would you have some suggestion?

The big tank is coming along nice, the plants have not melted yet, so they are slowly adapting to life emersed. Will need to take pictures, soon..

Go for it, easier than most think.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Some updates, a couple of days inside the house: Jagunco do Monte by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Jagunco do Monte by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr Untitled by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Thanks, at least I can make use for the stand and the arcadia pendant. Now the plants should grow more, they will have heat and lots of light, putting the light up for 12 hours. I managed to get emersed Java fern going.. So very happy for that.

Tanks was moved from outside into the home, to make space for a bigger emersed tank on the garden. On Location Emersed scapes by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Old Juwel 120L repurposed and placed on the garden, to try an emersed aquascape. This was my first proper tank, and have had at two scapes on IAPLC. The tank was going good, until the jbl e1500 stopped working, a close inspection lead me to see that the impeler had broken. I ordered one...

Re: Schruz's Works - Wabi Kusa, Emersed setups, Planted tank One of the best posts of the forum.. I am totally inspired by it. :)

As the weather is picking up the tank took off.. A marsh, just moist substrate and open to the elements.. :) The plants are Riccia, Hairgrass, some Bacopa, a plant that when it is touched it smells like lemon (no idea what it is), and terrestrial moss and weeds on the rocks. Jagunco do Monte...

Re: Newbie Aquascape It looks nice, much more natural.. :)

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h This is how it looks before the crop.. Floresta na Palma da Mao by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr It is small. I would like to get some light for it, still looking for something small enough to go over it.

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h Thanks guys.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h An update.. taken with an iphone, however I need to better the quality. Floresta na Palma da mao by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Re: Newbie Aquascape Great journal.. Only one change, why the upright wood on the left side? I would actually drop it, making the rock the tallest structure there. Keep us posted.

@ghostsword -- Rocky Meadow, aquascape on a 60cm optiwhite tank. http://youtu.be/rCcC_hbikWQ The details are: [AQUARIUM SIZE] W: 60 x D: 40 x H: 40 (cm) [WATER PLANTS] Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' ; Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' ; Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' ; Sagittaria subulata ...

I got a small scissor, the ones with springs. I am planing to trim soon, as the plants are reaching more than 5 cm.. But then the tops would not look right. Will try to trim one or two then replant the tops, although they might melt. Need more pics first.. :) just in case it it destroyed...

Thanks for the kind words. It will need a trim soon, dreading that time. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks guys.. The good thing is that not a lot of space is needed for this. I am now planing to do a light for this, solar powered if possible, or battery powered. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks.. It is a very easy thing to maintain. The moss may need a trim, but I like the wild look. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Re: Floresta na Palma da mao. - Forest in the palm of your h Untitled by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

On a window sill. The tank is about 20cm by 5cm by 10cm deep. It is a Uniclo acrylic box, the box cost £3 I think. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

No, did not enter it.. Been busy with work traveling so the tanks are a bit neglected.. I am a big fan of diego, I got another small tank that takes inspiration on his "Lemuria Parca" big tank, slightly smaller than this one. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks.. I took a gamble with this.. The moss I chopped it up, a La Amano. Then mixed sand and amazonia. Added the rocks and placed the moss paste on top. It took the best part of three months to grow. The hard was finding the right plants to look like trees. I tried a number of them, but only...

A micro emersed scape. Rocks are dragon rock. Plants are weeping moss, myriophyllum brasiliensis, and some HC at the back. The tank is 3 months old. The inspiration is from a great aquascaper called Diego Sandoval, who is in my opinion one of the best micro scapers there is. As I like...

It is really good to just sit and watch the fish dart in and our of the jungle.. Galaxy rasboras are funny fish..

I will add better pics later at the weekend, and upload using flickr, as the tapatalk upload is a bit messed up.

The cubes are easy to manage and very easy to maintain, so a good choice.

I got 6 tanks, all scaped. :) This tank is a mess of moss and anubias, with some ferns on it. :) very relaxing to look at it, as it is very low light and easy going. Today while changing water I saw the really small fry, saw maybe 4 fry with blue eyes, way smaller than the guppy fry. Never...

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The tank is a 35cm cube, optiwhite. The light is a TMC Led 200, par 10 at substrate. Substrate is denerlle shrimp gravel. Plants are: - pelia - weeping moss - needle java fern - anubia nana - anubia petite - anubia minima Hardscape are garden rocks and manzanita. It has some guppy fry, 5...

90x75x45 optiwhite. update. Looks awesome! Magazine quality!! :) very impressed. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

A video... :) still slow going, hopefully now with the good weather I can move forward. http://youtu.be/YcsSqlvs39Y

I never succeed is with iwagumi's, I always end up doing jungles.. :) Need to keep to the plan.. I would love to know how the pro's do it..

Here's to the next.. :)

I actually like the journey more than the arrival.. :) I am thinking about a iwagumi, I never managed to get one done, will replace the rocks, and try just hairgrass, with some crypts at the back, completely open space. Will be a challenge, but will try my best to get it done.

Thanks.. :) This is the last picture before taking down.. mosanto-IAPLC 201242 by GHOSTSWORD, on Flickr

Another video.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks mate.. I am enjoying the tank, however soon it will come down, lots more ideas to try out.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Will do one, need to take pictures anyway for iaplc.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Hi.. Thanks for the comments. The tank has 6 hours of light from a tmc led. Then it has two hours of two 24w lights. One at the bottom and another at the top on the back. This keeps the plants in the back bushy and green all the way to the bottom. 50% water change with RO. Elos ferts, and...

An update. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_hXRlxj ... ata_player ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

I really like your wabis, great fan of your work. The lights you have are really nice, but I cannot find them in the UK.. Will need to visit the shop and pick some up.. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks, will increase the lighting period.. will be interesting to see how it develops..

I am just giving the UG 4 hours of light a day, need to measure the par. Slow grower, but not dead. ;) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Nice... Maybe I am not giving enough light.. ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

I got it emersed on the siting room. Not dying but not a weed either. :) ___________________________ Luis @ghostsword

Thanks Gavin.. It is only with trial and error that we move forward. :) The tank is planted and the co2 is on, 24/7. I am using welders bottles, 500grams, should last me a month per bottle. Once the plants are established and the water level drops we should see if the experiment paid off or...

I have been putting emersed plants on the garden for two years running now. :) I would like to run a wire outside for a filter, but too much effort really, so I will stick with just plants. Otherwise I would move the majority of my tanks outside. If you have space, a plug and a tank to play...

I am getting the plants today, so will either be HC or Hairgrass, I am more interested in Hairgrass, would be great to see a bush with just a the rocks poking out in the middle, maybe add some bonsai trees to it and make an africa landscape with a toy cheetah on top. I can use blad cypress...

nopes... Been living in the UK for 16 years and it barely gets any sun. :) I live in london. :) These plants are from the tropics, hairgrass is found all over africa, lileaopis found all over below the equator also, add marsilea and HC, and you telling me that there is more sun here than where...

I always wanted to do this, a small pond with small fish.. Maybe danios or even guppies.. But would have to be raised with clear sides, to see them. :) My issue in the UK is not the heat, but the cold. :) the frost would kill most plants, never had issues with heat...

:) Radik do you think that I did not have a tank out on the garden, on the sun? :) Had daphnia on it, it was algae free. Ok, no co2 or ferts, but it was clean as a whistle. I used it as a bug farm. :) Also I would be happy if the weather in london gets hot enough to kill all the plants...

Thanks, will have it on full sun!! :) Basically I want to test the theory that if we have enough co2 and ferts the plants will do well. :) If it gets full of algae then I let the water level drop, and let it stay emersed. The water level should drop in about one week. Getting about 10 pots...

:) Yep, but to start I need to have as much humidity as possible, and I need to dose as much CO2 I can to get it started, once the plants emerse they are fine. )

What Filter? No filter here.. The water will eventually just be about 10cm, enough to cover the plants, imagine a mini swamp. The CO2 is just for the beginning, to get the plants established. I realised that today is Thursday, so I will be buying some plants from ADC in London, good Tropica...

I will add CO2 to the shallow tank, for two reasons.. 1 - CO2 is cheap, I will use 500gram welding CO2, very cheap. If it gets expensive I will just use a FE. 2 - With the unlimited light I need the plants to have as much as they can get to grow, and the water being 10 cm deep some parts will...