10G transformation to 8G

[brianclaw]

Hi guys, don't know if you remember my lazy 10G. I got a little lazier and decided to do away with trimming and all maintainence.
From this -


To this -
Day 1


Apart from the pic quality, what do you guys think?

[benny]

Hi Brian,

Actually, I prefer the second aquascape to the first one. When matured, it has a wild, mysterious feel. Some nice asian wild fishes would fit perfectly in there, with black water. Really like the way you laid out the wood.

Please keep us updated on the progress. Would love to see it mature.

Cheers,

[brianclaw]

Hi Benny,
Thanks for the kind words. I don't really know what I'm going to put in there yet. I've already got a dwarf puffer, 2 ottos, 1 SAE and a Black Molly(my surface skimmer) in there. I was thinking of adding some N. Eques and B. Brigittae... What do you think?


Some info on the tank:
Size: 45 x 26 x 27cm
Light: 18W PL haven't decided if I want to turn on the other light and make it 36W
Filter: Zoo Med 501 Turtle Clean Canister
CO2: Nutrafin DIY CO2
Ferts: Seachem Flourish and LushGro Aqua
Flora: Java Ferns, Nana Petite, Taiwan Moss and unknown moss bought from NA(Mr. Chan lays them out on styrofoam in the shop)
Fauna: 1 Black Molly, 1 Dwarf Puffer, 2 Ottos, 1 SAE

Anyone know what moss Mr Chan is selling? It's the one that you can see in the shop all laid out on a styrofoam board.

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Wow.

You did wonders for the second scape. It looks big! Good job!

[brianclaw]

Thanks, Terence.
I'll try to get better pics up later in the night. A full frontal shot if I can. I got one of those Ocean Free curve front tanks to replace the 10G that you see in the first pic.
I must be having one of those bad periods. I don't know if you guys read my post where I destroyed my 2213 by dropping it? I destroyed the 10g while I was cleaning it. It slipped and the tank hit a ledge in my bathroom area and cracked out a pretty big chunk of a bottom corner of the tank. Luckily the silicon held it place and didn't send glass flying all over the place.
Here I was trying to see if I could make a couple of dollars back by selling the 10G...

[lorba]

Hi Brian,

I think some small fishes like baboras would be lovely.

[ranmasatome]

would love to see this tank mature brian..

[brianclaw]

Hi Lorba, I was thinking of B. Brigittae, but I'll have to wait until after the shops are open again to get them.

Here's the full frontal shot -



It's very bright... I can't take pictures to save my life.

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I say it again, I love the wood arrangement. There are nice lines to follow indeed! Now perhaps a sprinkling of moss on the branches will age the wood abit.

As always we have the problem of overexposed foregrounds

[brianclaw]

Hi, Terence. Thanks again for the compliment on the wood placement.
I'm actually hoping to get some green spot algae growing on the exposed branches to get the "aged" look. Using mosses means I'd have to trim them to keep them from overgrowing and making the front of the tank too messy. I'm too lazy for that.