jarcher1390
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Hi all,
So I have been dormant from making journals as I have been creating a scape for entering the 2017 IAPLC. I have never entered a scaping competition before so I decided to give it a shot. Anyways my thought is what's the worst that could happen? (I come dead last now that I think about it)
This tank is my 5 scape and also my largest scape so far of 250 litres. It would also require me to put into practice everything I have learned from my previous 4 scapes
My first proper scape was in an Arcadia arc tank where I messed about with a Rock wall. It was not the greatest scape but gave me the bug again to get back properly into scaping. Then I did my smallest nano tank which just did not work. This is where I met my arch nemesis Glossostigma where it just would not behave and eventually beat me!! My next scape The 3 peaks although did not end the way I wanted it to I learned a hell of a lot from it and eventually turned out pretty good. After this I knew I needed to push my hard scaping technique to the max so I created a cave hardscape. It did not work functionally as a tank and I never did get round to planting it properly but was a very fun project to do.
I don't expect to rank highly in fact I'd would be over the moon if I could get into the top 2000. This scape unlike my others has been made with the mind of entering IAPLC. And I think it is my strongest scape I've done to date.
Here is the hardscape before planting.
To plant up, my good friend and fellow scaper @Joe Turner came over and provided me some plants and a extra pair of hands for planting
The first couple of weeks went smoothly but my arch nemesis decided not to grow horizontally.
At this point I decided to rip out most of the althernathra reckii mini and Lugwia pastralis red and opted to go for some other plants.
This is where it's all gone tits up. Algae has settled in and even with my best efforts I cannot seem to shift it. My new plants are not doing well at all. Leaves are brown, yellow and are just dying off!!!
I have 10 weeks to get the above tank to IAPLC level......I'm hoping this is my only rock in the road but it could be the first of many
If anyone has any helpful tips for me right now I'd love to hear them!!
Hope you enjoy reading this thread
Regards
Jonny
So I have been dormant from making journals as I have been creating a scape for entering the 2017 IAPLC. I have never entered a scaping competition before so I decided to give it a shot. Anyways my thought is what's the worst that could happen? (I come dead last now that I think about it)
This tank is my 5 scape and also my largest scape so far of 250 litres. It would also require me to put into practice everything I have learned from my previous 4 scapes
My first proper scape was in an Arcadia arc tank where I messed about with a Rock wall. It was not the greatest scape but gave me the bug again to get back properly into scaping. Then I did my smallest nano tank which just did not work. This is where I met my arch nemesis Glossostigma where it just would not behave and eventually beat me!! My next scape The 3 peaks although did not end the way I wanted it to I learned a hell of a lot from it and eventually turned out pretty good. After this I knew I needed to push my hard scaping technique to the max so I created a cave hardscape. It did not work functionally as a tank and I never did get round to planting it properly but was a very fun project to do.
I don't expect to rank highly in fact I'd would be over the moon if I could get into the top 2000. This scape unlike my others has been made with the mind of entering IAPLC. And I think it is my strongest scape I've done to date.
Here is the hardscape before planting.
To plant up, my good friend and fellow scaper @Joe Turner came over and provided me some plants and a extra pair of hands for planting
The first couple of weeks went smoothly but my arch nemesis decided not to grow horizontally.
At this point I decided to rip out most of the althernathra reckii mini and Lugwia pastralis red and opted to go for some other plants.
This is where it's all gone tits up. Algae has settled in and even with my best efforts I cannot seem to shift it. My new plants are not doing well at all. Leaves are brown, yellow and are just dying off!!!
I have 10 weeks to get the above tank to IAPLC level......I'm hoping this is my only rock in the road but it could be the first of many
If anyone has any helpful tips for me right now I'd love to hear them!!
Hope you enjoy reading this thread
Regards
Jonny