Neil's Wabi Kusa

[NeilW]

Afternoon

I wanted to post some pictures up of my now matured wabi thats ready to go. At the moment its home is a Do!Aqua Plant Glass but I do intend to transfer it to a Do!Aqua Mini-S or Mini-M in the future as the basis for a shrimp tank.

Been reading 'The Book of ADA' and also watching 'ADA View' on youtube, both very inspirational. Amazing photography and easy to follow information. Makes me want to spend my worldly wealth on Do!Aqua stuff though

I hope to keep this updated with the transition to shrimp tank in the future and also post any new wabi's

Thanks for looking,
Neil

 

[Gill]

Very Very Cool, gives me an Idea for a Whiskey Tumbler

 

[ghostsword]

Love it.. great root mass.. Really good work

 

[NeilW]

Cheers guys, hopefully there will be more in the pipeline

 

[spyder]

Looks nice and dense. Could you describe the process and how you grew on that great looking ball?

 

[NeilW]

Cheers spyder. I'm keeping my exact process a trade secret until I can do the same thing a few more times . I'll say that it doesn't contain any string/cotton or moss though.

Answers on the back of a postcard

 

[Steve Smith]

Great stuff Neil Intriguing how you've done it

 

[Ian Holdich]

looks ace Neil!

grown in a Jar originally?

 

[Gill]

Looking at how the Sides Are flattened into a ball, I would say it has been grown in tea light holder

 

[NeilW]

Cheers again guys

I've just had a rather long search looking on the Japanese Patent Office Database and it appears that my method isn't the same as ADA's production as mine doesn't make use of any binding material or weight inside the ball. Thats that mystery solved.

So far so good on how its coping at the moment. Need to order a Do!Aqua Mini tank soon

 

[hinch]

grown in a pint glass ?

 

[ghostsword]

It looks amazing!

Didn't know that wabi kusas had patents, that is funny indeed.

I have been making my wabi's just with clay, soil and mesh, but not looking as swish as yours!


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