"Metaphor" - My First Attempt on an Iwagumi Aquascape

**14litre** · 16th Jun 2015, 00:31

Omg! How did you managed to grow the plants till so green? The greenery is so uniformed throughout. Simply astonishing!

**Dscheng** · 16th Jun 2015, 15:15

Nice bushy growth and the plant look really healthy.

**tetrakid** · 16th Jun 2015, 15:24

If I am a fish, I don't mind living in that tank.

**lantian69** · 16th Jun 2015, 19:10

Nice setup u got there ^_^

**Allan Asis** · 16th Jun 2015, 23:41

Many thanks guys for the thumbs up

This tank still has a lot of problems that may not be visible in the pictures. Hopefully I can get most of them right in the upcoming months.
I'm lucky to be part of this community as I really learned a lot from inputs and experience shared by members

**gid** · 21st Jun 2015, 19:04

Long way indeed, nice!

Bro, what's the plant on the right rock, some form of fissiden? How did you attach it on the rock?

**Allan Asis** · 21st Jul 2015, 17:14

Originally Posted by gid

Long way indeed, nice!

Bro, what's the plant on the right rock, some form of fissiden? How did you attach it on the rock?

Those are clumped blyxa japonica. They grow fast

**Goalkeeper** · 21st Jul 2015, 19:18

Very nice setup!!!

**Goalkeeper** · 21st Jul 2015, 19:20

Originally Posted by Allan Asis

Those are clumped blyxa japonica. They grow fast

Can share how you secure/group them so nicely?

**Allan Asis** · 22nd Jul 2015, 08:58

Originally Posted by Goalkeeper

Can share how you secure/group them so nicely?

Thanks Bro!

I planted them all together, just a few clumps as per normal. But when they grow, they grow and clump together I think because they are surrounded by the rocks, basically like an island, so instead of propagating outwards, they just compressed with each other. Every week I trim the leaves, just cut and sculpt them. I think that forces them to grow more dense.

**Allan Asis** · 28th Jul 2015, 08:09

I made a video of this tank to try the video camera. The quality is amateur at best, just really trying out how it works.
Also I might be decommissioning this tank soon so might as well record it for the memories

I hope you guys enjoy.

https://youtu.be/9xq5sD2kBlI