Hiraeth

[kennethc]

I thought of many words to choose that describe the shape of the wood in this scape. Not sure if I am going to add a new wood to support this centrepiece. This is like a pathway to the unknown here.
IMG_6591 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr

IMG_6592 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
In process of planting...

Tank setup
60 X30X36cm
Filter: Ehiem 2213
Light: Evo 2ft
Substrate: HELP Advanced Soil & Sudo Reef sand
Fert: Excel? Borneowild Lush& Growth
Beehive and some small black volcanic rocks from GC

Tentative plant choice:
Dwarf hairgrass
Cryptocoryne beckettii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Riccia?
H.Pinnatifida
Nana petite
Rotala Wallichii (Not sure if I should subsitute.)

Fauna choice: Last thing to decide. After whole set up is finished.

Meanwhile, welcoming feedback and advice as I am new to planted tank. Thank you :-)

[Shrimplicity]

Maybe moss tied to the wood such that it forms a moss bridge?

[limz_777]

More smaller rocks to bank the path will be better

[qool]

If you don't put any rocks for your path very soon it will be gone due to soil sliding.

[simbk]

Kennethc,your layout.....it gives me a very zen feel. Jealous of how you make it look so good

[kennethc]

Thats right guys! My soil bank is sliding down a lot.. I might be going to add more small rocks to provide depth and angle too.

IMG_6596 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Planting stage...
IMG_6597 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Rock to weigh down the wood to sink.

IMG_6598 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Messed up by moving rocks to tweak the scape. Rock fell and made a mess on the sand path. Will clean up another day. Planning to add more plants while waiting game for the background plants to grow and fill up. Realised I might have chosen the wrong background plant. Rock colors dont seem to be natural, maybe after greening.

What do you guys think? :-) Thank you for your replies.

[fuurrr]

I feel like a darker shade of rocks would make your scape look more natural. I kind of like the bits and pieces of soil on your sand but it might to messy to you. Also, more smaller rocks would do you good

[freezze]

The path will be gone very soon if you did not do something to separate the soil substrate and the white sand. Like place separator or small rock along the banks of the path.

[kennethc]

I feel like a darker shade of rocks would make your scape look more natural. I kind of like the bits and pieces of soil on your sand but it might to messy to you. Also, more smaller rocks would do you good

I agree! Grey river rocks are better. Oh well, I got more beehive rocks so I decided to do a scape with only one type of rocks

The path will be gone very soon if you did not do something to separate the soil substrate and the white sand. Like place separator or small rock along the banks of the path.

Thank you! Planning to add more rocks along the banks.

[kennethc]

Updates... water is clearer.. Planning to add more plants soon.. mainly buceps, pinnatifida and crypto.
IMG_6604 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
IMG_6602 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr

[WingCher]

The aquascaping looks so natural!

[kennethc]

The aquascaping looks so natural!

I think I should add a "support" wood because of the one "tree-like" structure on the left of the scape..

[kennethc]

IMG_1692 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
IMG_1695 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Riccia pearling
IMG_1694 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Motleyana Braun Rot, the most beautiful bucep I have ever seen and owned.
IMG_1697 by Kenneth Chin, on Flickr
Overview. Grass getting greening, growing new shoots. Red Rotala too, I realised the Amano shrimps have been eating the dying/live leaves so I reduced the number of shrimps and trimed 1/2 the stems to grow back bushier. Bubbles seen emitting from the buceps.. One leaf decayed, hope that's not alarming.

CO2 added: 1-2bps.
Photoperiod about 8-10hrs a day. Hair algae removed by shrimps, green spot slowly being removed by otos and nerite.

Current fauna count:
5 Amano shrimps
2 Otos
1 Horned nerite snail

Buceps:
sp. Godzilla, Motleyana Braun Rot, unknown brownie(dying), Paris