The eggcrate i got never quite managed to click together, so i had to resort to zip ties
Some more from the russian lady: [MEDIA] The clean separation between plants is pretty striking, even if not very natural looking. The stones...
Adding some fish would probably take it up another notch - still nicely put together as it is, and doesn't look too manicured. To go with...
Eggcrate works really well, especially if you create cradles for the rocks by cable tying pieces of eggcrate together
No rotten egg smell, so maybe not H2S. The smaller bubbles are all at about 1-3cm from the top of the substrate, so i don't think it is...
That is stunning. Wild olive really has amazing grain structure. Not 100% certain i like the blue resin, i personally would have gone for clear....
Annoyingly, after the maintenance on Friday, all but 1 shrimp kicked the bucket. Green hair algae is starting to creep in on the hardscape,...
Why not? I know they can get a bit out of control in terms of numbers, but i've always liked their algae cleaning abilities
Finally! When is the stand arriving?
Those plants are looking ridiculously healthy, nicely done. I'm becoming convinced that sunlight has something that our aquarium lights are...
I think rocks are what's missing. I'm useless when it comes to rock work, so maybe this is a good time to practice. They'll also fill in the gaps...
I really like that piping "hack", nicely done. That bamboo looks like it's happy too
So, quick test reveals that the spiderwood is now fully soaked, so no more lump of dragonstone weighing it down. What the test also revealed is...
Some monster hardscape only layouts from Aquarium Design Group: African River: [MEDIA] I really like this one, Amazon: [MEDIA]
As a side note, Postnet is definitely operational. I sent a filter to @Lowflyer7 last week. It took longer than advertised, but that's probably...
How tall would you like it to be? I'm guessing a slow grower too? If you can, some of the crypt species grow fairly tall. I have some crypt...
A vallisneria forest might actually be a great idea to fill in most of the scape. Designate a foreground area that is not allowed to take over,...
Those wabi-kusa balls almost seem like cheating, but that's probably the jealousy in me at not being able to find and use them :D i quite like the...
Better get those heaters ready for tomorrow - big cold snap coming in, expected to get into the negatives here in Strubens, and not much better...
Ah, that's good news then :thumbup:
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