I've decided the best way for me to learn how to do this is to jump in with both feet, hardly any experience, not much budget, bags of enthusiasm and hopefully lots of help!! So here goes...!
My aim is for a low tech, 'absolutely fabulous' natural looking aquascape, my result maybe a little different though!I
My tank is an Ebay bargain Aqua One nano 60, 60l x 40w x 47h (usable space 60x30x47) inbuilt filter and standard light.
Substrate is ' Ocean free aqua plant and shrimp soil '
I bought 4 bits of rocks and 3 bits of Manzanita wood at LFS .
Plants
These are a bit hit and miss as I don't really know what some of them are and /or will look like when grown in.
Some are leftovets/clippings from my Fluval Spec V (my trial fish tank!) So far I have;
Anubius x2 types?!
Java fern broad leaf.
Micrathemum Monte Carlo
Ceatopteris siliquosa
Hygrophila corymbosa
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'green'
Vallina spiralis
and I think Hydrocotyle leucocephala.
This is not the final list but as mentioned I am having to stick to a budget so am trying to use what I have.
I have played around with the hardscape and came up with this. Comments/critics most welcome!
My aim is for a low tech, 'absolutely fabulous' natural looking aquascape, my result maybe a little different though!I
My tank is an Ebay bargain Aqua One nano 60, 60l x 40w x 47h (usable space 60x30x47) inbuilt filter and standard light.
Substrate is ' Ocean free aqua plant and shrimp soil '
I bought 4 bits of rocks and 3 bits of Manzanita wood at LFS .
Plants
These are a bit hit and miss as I don't really know what some of them are and /or will look like when grown in.
Some are leftovets/clippings from my Fluval Spec V (my trial fish tank!) So far I have;
Anubius x2 types?!
Java fern broad leaf.
Micrathemum Monte Carlo
Ceatopteris siliquosa
Hygrophila corymbosa
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'green'
Vallina spiralis
and I think Hydrocotyle leucocephala.
This is not the final list but as mentioned I am having to stick to a budget so am trying to use what I have.
I have played around with the hardscape and came up with this. Comments/critics most welcome!