Here goes with my first real aquascape where I got inspiration from a holiday in Majorca of all places. I often wondered how people drew inspiration from real life then had a great room in Puerto Pollenca and stepped out on to the balcony and it hit me. So here's my attempt at recreating that scene.
First the tank details:
Tank: 47L cube (ish)
Lighting: 2 x 18watt daylight 6500k tubes via overhead luminaire
Substrate: ADA Aquasoil (12L)
Hardscape: Mini Landscape Rock
Filtration: Tetratec EX600
Carbon Source: 500g Pressurised CO2 with Easy Carbo suppliment
And now for some pics:
Heres the tank bare:
In goes the Aquasoil. I was surprised at how soft it is! Its almost like clay
Centre piece rock goes in. I can't believe how long it took me to place this trying to get it right.
Another part of the main focal point added. I felt this needed something more than a 3 stone Iwagumi type layout. I'm not really a fan of them.
A couple of small accent rocks added
Then I played around to see what else I could do to add more complexity tot he layout and here's what I came up with.
A pic with the glass cleaned up!
A birds eye view
Side view - This wll also be another viewing aspect given where the tank is placed.
I plan to fertilise this with Tropica Plant nutrition + and have the idea of having some P. Helferi as well as a carpet of HC and depending on how it goes, some small bits of Blyxa as well.
All comments, suggestions and insults welcome
Lee
First the tank details:
Tank: 47L cube (ish)
Lighting: 2 x 18watt daylight 6500k tubes via overhead luminaire
Substrate: ADA Aquasoil (12L)
Hardscape: Mini Landscape Rock
Filtration: Tetratec EX600
Carbon Source: 500g Pressurised CO2 with Easy Carbo suppliment
And now for some pics:
Heres the tank bare:
In goes the Aquasoil. I was surprised at how soft it is! Its almost like clay
Centre piece rock goes in. I can't believe how long it took me to place this trying to get it right.
Another part of the main focal point added. I felt this needed something more than a 3 stone Iwagumi type layout. I'm not really a fan of them.
A couple of small accent rocks added
Then I played around to see what else I could do to add more complexity tot he layout and here's what I came up with.
A pic with the glass cleaned up!
A birds eye view
Side view - This wll also be another viewing aspect given where the tank is placed.
I plan to fertilise this with Tropica Plant nutrition + and have the idea of having some P. Helferi as well as a carpet of HC and depending on how it goes, some small bits of Blyxa as well.
All comments, suggestions and insults welcome
Lee