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Tom
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Different and interesting 
Can you get any brighter shots from the front? What plant have you got in the foreground? Any tank specs?
Tom
Can you get any brighter shots from the front? What plant have you got in the foreground? Any tank specs?Tom
twg
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Thanks for the comments.
A few details...
Roma 125 Aquarium
Fluval U3 Internal filtration
Black Unipac Gravel
Rocks purchased from my local Maidenhead Aquatics in St Albans
And... (my confession) an Aqua One Grass mat
I appreciate this has probably outraged some members (hehe) but this was my first tank and you can appreciate my cautious approach to scaping. I guess we all have to start somewhere
Despite this I was actually quite chuffed with the outcome. I'd wanted a clean and peaceful river type feeling and think I may have just about achieved this. Even if this meant combining the natural with the not so natural. The tank housed a shoal of Columbian Tetra prior to being stripped.
I am now looking to venture into the world of aquatic planting for my scapes, eek! This site has inspired me to give it a go anyway.
I'll keep you posted with my fortunes along the way.
Thanks guys.
Tom
A few details...
Roma 125 Aquarium
Fluval U3 Internal filtration
Black Unipac Gravel
Rocks purchased from my local Maidenhead Aquatics in St Albans
And... (my confession) an Aqua One Grass mat
I appreciate this has probably outraged some members (hehe) but this was my first tank and you can appreciate my cautious approach to scaping. I guess we all have to start somewhere
Despite this I was actually quite chuffed with the outcome. I'd wanted a clean and peaceful river type feeling and think I may have just about achieved this. Even if this meant combining the natural with the not so natural. The tank housed a shoal of Columbian Tetra prior to being stripped.
I am now looking to venture into the world of aquatic planting for my scapes, eek! This site has inspired me to give it a go anyway.
I'll keep you posted with my fortunes along the way.
Thanks guys.
Tom
Angus
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had me fooled! 
Interesting layout, enhanced by the underexposure. Nice.
twg
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Thanks George.
In the bottom photo you can just about see the lighting unit in the right corner. I attached it to the wall which gave a far softer and more natural light through the tank. Much preferred it to the overpowering fluorescent.
Not that I could get away with this unorthodox lighting if the grass were real
In the bottom photo you can just about see the lighting unit in the right corner. I attached it to the wall which gave a far softer and more natural light through the tank. Much preferred it to the overpowering fluorescent.
Not that I could get away with this unorthodox lighting if the grass were real
ghostsword
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It looks really nice.
The carpet is a good one, for sure looks real.
Replace it with moss if you want to have it more natural, add some shrimp, cherries for example, and you would have a lovely Biotope to boast of.
Really nice, and a good example of what can be done with some imagination.
The carpet is a good one, for sure looks real.
Replace it with moss if you want to have it more natural, add some shrimp, cherries for example, and you would have a lovely Biotope to boast of.
Really nice, and a good example of what can be done with some imagination.
Garuf
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Giant willow moss is a uk native and can be bought extremely cheaply from pond retailers.
twg
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leetaylor said:
Too true! I did wonder what the puddle collecting on the desk was
ghostsword said:It looks really nice.
The carpet is a good one, for sure looks real.
Replace it with moss if you want to have it more natural, add some shrimp, cherries for example, and you would have a lovely Biotope to boast of.
Really nice, and a good example of what can be done with some imagination.
Really appreciate that!
I decided to get the tank back up and running with the same layout as before - just replacing the grass mats with a carpet of Flame Moss. Will put some pics up soon!Cheers, Tom
They deffinalty dont lie about the max fill level on this tank loltwg said:leetaylor said:I have that tank....make sure you dont overfill it...it tends to syphon the condensation over the sides but other than that its a great little tank...
Too true! I did wonder what the puddle collecting on the desk was
