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Damned cute! Makes me miss my amphibians and reptiles :( Maybe I'll give the reed frogs a go some time.

Love your set up :D Those look kinda like sulawesi blue neon gobies (Sicyopterus sp.) to me. Could be wrong; might be a Stiphodon sp. Either way I'm jealous! Sulawesi blues

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I understand what you mean. I'd definitely like to see a video of this when you get a chance. Nice looking place you have, BTW.

Thanks for the info, Tom! Have you had any luck photographing the plecs? I know they can be difficult. I had a friend in the US who left his tank with a bare bottom so he could see them.

I've had a look around all the places I thought it might be on, so far no recent frontal shots that I found. There was a shot of it before planting though.

I love it :) The hardscape is amazing, imo. Did you collect it? I've looked at your other posts on this, but can't seem to find an answer to this. How did you plant the flora; just attach them to the wood somehow or use floating materials (the ones for ripariums)?

That is awesome! I love the lights :lol: The plants look healthy and nice rust.

Quite a lot of growth in this one :) Nice job.

Re: Comp_Nov09: Untitled The plant health isn't fabulous, as I didn't put a light on it the whole time :oops: For the past 5 days or so it has been in the window, so the plants perked up a little. I didn't give it a trim before the final photos. I can't wait to redo this :)

Looks awesome :D I'd use a few bigger stones too. Can't wait to see it with fish.

Oh man! I hope you're feeling better :(

I love it. Looks like you had fun :D

Very effective :thumbup: Looks like one of my old salties.

Are you cycling this before the shrimp arrive? Sounds like it's going to be interesting :)

I noticed this! Both look great.

Re: Comp_Nov09: Untitled Thanks :D I agree on the substrate, James. I was going to buy some off of ebay, but ran out of time *kicks self*. If I get the chance to redo it, I'm definitely going with darker substrate.

Re: Comp_Nov09: Untitled I don't have a light on the tank, so the light in the room actually helps :P When I try to take some better photos, I'll hang a light above it and switch all the other lights off. Thanks :)

Re: Comp_Nov09: Untitled I finally got some OK pics to post. I can't seem to get photos without something reflecting on the glass :evil: Because of the size of the tank, I had to change the layout of the hardscape I had chosen, but staid within the same vein. When I first heard about the...

Great journal. I miss my shrimp and puffers now :( Once mine matured, they did pack a tiny temper to their size. Especially the females, from what I recall. Nice little tank: moss, shrimp, DPs, perfect :D

Glad to hear you and the scape are doing well :) I can't wait to see it grown in. Edit: the subs sound crazy! Was there a real sub where you found the VW :lol:

Oh, that sucks :( What happened?

I love this. I think the scale and idea behind this were executed brilliantly. I love that stem plant too.

I like it :D I think it really sums up this contest; on the cheap, and what you have around. Except that fissidens...not everyone has that :lol: Perfect jar for it too.

Looks awesome :D Hope it went ok, Amy. Get well soon!

Brilliant, Amy. Not only is it a unique tank, but the hardscape is ace :clap:

Ok guys, I filled it today. And...it went great :D It didn't fall flat. There was only a little settling, and the main stone on the left settled just a tad. I've since raised it up a bit (after these photos were taken). It's pretty clear too. I wish I had some other small plants to use, but the...

Looks good, Steve :D Love the wood placement.

Re: Comp_Nov09: Untitled Strangely enough, the second one is the first one I put together. I try too hard :P It's raining like crazy, and I've got some things to do, so I may not be able to do the tank today. Will update with changes :thumbup:

Name: aquaticmaniac Tank Dimensions (Height/Width/Depth): 10cmx21cmx10cm Aquascape Name: Foothill Valley Hardscape/Materials used: Stones, sand, small pebbles, twigs, and rock chips. Plants: Java moss, Eleocharis sp., spiky moss, a few bits of fissidens, and unIDed moss...

Thanks, Mark! Glad you like it :) Thanks for the idea, Steve. I'm worried that may not even work, but it might if I pack down the sand enough. Thanks, Gill! It's just a rock I found lying around. I might have not thought of smashing it up, if it weren't for your journal.

This did cross my mind :) I may have to find a way to avoid that, or tweak it when filled.

Name: aquaticmaniac Tank Dimensions (Height/Width/Depth): 13cmx11cmx9.5cm Aquascape Name: My Fault Hardscape/Materials used: A stone found in my garden and broken into pieces Plants: To be announced; most probably java moss. Fertilisation: N/A About the aquascape...

I have seen a number of ways to achieve something like this. One method, probably the most popular, is to use white sand. There's a great aquascaper out there who uses cut and polished stones to achieve water underwater. The most recent thing I've seen is just to remove it down to the glass...

I think it'll look awesome when the water clears :clap: Did you climb on the roof to get that moss? :P

I'm interested in seeing how the carbonated water goes for you. I've never tried it, but read that it doesn't work well because it's not a constant flow of CO2. Sounds like an interesting plan. :D

Re: 4 hills - Dutch styled scape I adore poison dart frogs. Quite the colony you had going; did you breed them? Good luck with your tanks :D

I didn't even see the discus at first! Love the 'scape. I can never find petrified wood like that at my lfs.

I really love this one. It's looking great :D

Brown? Hmm doesn't look brown to me; might just be the photo. The CAEs did torment it for a little while, but it's done well in that spot. I've had to trim/sell/and give a fair amount of it away. Thanks for the comments :)

Haha, thanks. If you can stand their staring red eyes and bad attitude, I'd recommend them. :P

The hardscape that everyone loved so much has been changed. Not by me, but by my husband's 2 CAE's :roll: They've rearranged all my efforts. It's turned into something I didn't quite have in mind, but still not that bad, I guess. The plants survived better through a 7 day period with no light...

Looking great :) It goes without saying, but the photos are stunning as well. Nice little fish too.

There are no real major updates from me, but I'll ramble a bit. Everything is growing well, and unfortunately even some algae. I need to get some potassium phosphate and nitrate, especially. I cleaned all of the algae off of the back, surprisingly with ease. I was wondering, does anyone think...

This looks much better! I love the texture on those stones. Can't wait to see it later on :D

Sweet little tank, Sam :D Can't wait to see the foreground filled in.

Dave, that's what I had in mind. Thanks for the feedback. Paulo, thank you! That's very helpful, and a wonderful article. I'll definitely be looking at those sources again :) AC- thanks! It's not that yellow in person, but they could probably do with a change. I'll update if there are any big...

Thanks, Gordon. I think I've seen that before, but didn't bookmark it. I can't either! Thanks

Great looking shrimp! I generally fed all my shrimp very little and provided moss, etc. The less the better, really.

Yeah, I was under that impression :) Where can I get TPN+? I read a thread on here that suggested it would be quite expensive to dose a larger tank with it. What about dry ferts or an alternative liquid fert mix? I know of someone who sells his own mix on another site. Thank you! I might give...

Thanks every one! I appreciate the feedback. The algae problem is primarily because this tank used to house quite a few goldfish until they were upgraded. Quite a lot has died off, and I will give it a clean as well. I want to get assassin snails. I think they're pretty, hah 8) The snails...

I was asked to post photos of my set up by a very nice person who gave me some plants. So, you have SteveUK to thank for my crappy photos. I'm really miffed about the photos, honestly. But it's the best I could do with a broken camera that I can't adjust the settings on :D Please ignore the...

Holy crap :shock: 'tis very impressive indeed.

Incredible, Tom. I think a catfish has my tongue, because I cannot find a better word to describe this. Wonderful bit of work. Go EI!

Re: The Henge part 2 It's looking good. The rotala adds an interesting effect.

If only my tanks could look as good as your neglected 'scapes. Can't wait to see how it turns out this time :)

I think the placement is good. There is one thing I'm not sure about though. The two largest rocks are almost identical in height. It just seems odd when all the others are of varied sizes. Perhaps you could put one deeper into the substrate just to see?

I really like the way it's turned out. You have a good eye! Just one suggestion from me, is it possible for you to nestle the heater behind your scape? It takes the eye away from the focus a bit.