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    Smile 1 feet rescape

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    Had a 1 feet scape previous and was plagued with algae attacks.
    Due to work commitments, i had to rescape for something that requires less maintenance.

    This scape was inspired by one of ADA's tank where only 1 rock was used in the tank and also a scape that i came across in this forum.

    The greens covering the rocks are hair algae i think, which i didn't remove because it looks natural and pleasant to look at. Only flora is dwarf hair grass which i planted into the pockets of the stone. Faunas includes a few shrimps, a group of pygmy cory and OTOs and Ember Tetras to add some color and life to the tank.

    Pretty happy with it so far. Here are some pictures of it.

    Front tank shot:
    Photo-28-3-13-12-03-44-PM.jpg

    Shrimp feeding
    Photo-28-3-13-12-05-22-PM.jpg

    Please feel free to comment!

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    what filter are u usng?

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    I'm using a Ehiem 2213.

    I know the tank is currently over stocked .. but this is a temporary place where the ember tetras will be residing in. Will need to do very frequent water changes to maintain the water quality.

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    Thumbs up Re: 1 feet rescape

    Looks nice... very clean and simple.

    I've also encountered some fuzz algae carpet growing sporadically on the rocks and wood in my tanks, and i really like the look of them too.

    I've always been wondering how to encourage more fuzz algae growth (while not inviting other less attractive algae types).
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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    Quote Originally Posted by Urban Aquaria View Post
    Looks nice... very clean and simple.

    I've also encountered some fuzz algae carpet growing sporadically on the rocks and wood in my tanks, and i really like the look of them too.

    I've always been wondering how to encourage more fuzz algae growth (while not inviting other less attractive algae types).
    Yup, i feel that it gives the scape a sense of naturalness. Hmm.. i guess strong lights and lots of excess nutrients will encourage them to grow. hehe

    and oh yes! Urban Aquaria, it's your scape that inspired me to rescape mine and keep it simple!
    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...nk!?highlight=

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    very nice! i like it alot! really looks like the scape in the aquajournal.
    may i know what brand of inflow lily pipe are you using?

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    IMO it will look better if you use pure color sand. Currently your sand mix of white and black, distracting.
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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    Quote Originally Posted by jiejian View Post
    very nice! i like it alot! really looks like the scape in the aquajournal.
    may i know what brand of inflow lily pipe are you using?
    Thanks! its Gush inflow from GC.
    Cheers!

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    IMO it will look better if you use pure color sand. Currently your sand mix of white and black, distracting.
    Thanks for the advise Shadow! I thought about it before, but thought it might look unnatural so i ended up using my leftover GEX sand.
    I think some aquasoil dropped out from the pockets and got mixed into the sand too, which made it look that distracting now.

    cheers!

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    Wink Re: 1 feet rescape

    Quote Originally Posted by Goththug View Post
    I think some aquasoil dropped out from the pockets and got mixed into the sand too, which made it look that distracting now.
    That happened to my sand-based tank too!

    When i transferred the bogwood over from my smaller tank which had aqua soil substrate, a bunch of the soil also got transferred over and ended up littering all over the sand bed... i had to spend an hour using a pipette and long tweezers to manually pick up all the individual aqua soil granules out of the sand.
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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    This is a wonderful little setup!

    Great use of algae.

    You have a good eye.

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    Quote Originally Posted by hydrophyte View Post
    This is a wonderful little setup!

    Great use of algae.

    You have a good eye.
    Thanks for your compliment! but i've got lots of room for improvements too..

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    Re: 1 feet rescape

    @hydrophyte i love your riaprium setups too! My next setup will be a riparium and i will definitely need some advise from you.

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