Nigel's Forest scape 128L

[Nigel95]

Awesome scape! Must have spent lots of time setting up. Looks very challenging to set up! Any comment / review on your chihiros rgb? am thinking about this and Twinstar!

Yeah lot's of time in this scape. Thanks! I really like the chihiros rgb but it all depends on your plant choice. Twinstar is pretty powerfull but not dimmable. Chihiros rgb is low/med light on my tank but enough for mosses and a few plants. Light is a bit high in Kelvin but I really like the colors and don't find it to blue.


And thanks everyone for all the replies.

[Nigel95]

Moss on the lava rocks has grown a lot. Also added some moss on the trees with glue. Not really happy with the result. Wish I used fishing line while setting up the tank. Now very hard / impossible to do with trees standing up. But still I think the glued moss is better than no moss. Enjoy the video!


Day 75

[Nigel95]

I think the glued moss looks alright, personally. Is your problem with the moss itself, or the placement?

-Kamran

When using fishing line the moss is very tight to the wood and looks more natural. With glue it is just a piece of moss that is only attached at one point. The moss also gets very easy off when touching the wood.

[Nigel95]

Were you thinking of trying it again with fishing line? Or would it just be too much trouble at this point?

-Kamran

To much trouble at this point. Next scape I will use fishing line a lot.

[Nigel95]

Day 95
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day 95 forest aquascape by nigel aquascaping by Nigel H, on Flickr

[Nigel95]

Made a wooden box of 80x40x40 cm to practice with hardscaping. Very fun to do. Here a new try of a forest scape. Feel free to give critique.hardscape 1 by nigel aquascaping forest by Nigel H, on Flickr

[Gavan]

Made a wooden box of 80x40x40 cm to practice with hardscaping. Very fun to do. Here a new try of a forest scape. Feel free to give critique.hardscape 1 by nigel aquascaping forest by Nigel H, on Flickr

to me, better than the current one. rocks/soil are piled higher, roots are hence more accentuated, and trees are a little more creepy. can't wait for your next project!


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[Nigel95]

to me, better than the current one. rocks/soil are piled higher, roots are hence more accentuated, and trees are a little more creepy. can't wait for your next project!


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Yup definitely better. We learn from every scape

[NanoScaper]

Made a wooden box of 80x40x40 cm to practice with hardscaping. Very fun to do. Here a new try of a forest scape. Feel free to give critique.hardscape 1 by nigel aquascaping forest by Nigel H, on Flickr

Nicely done, Nigel.

I've always wanted a box to practice new layouts/arrangements. I'll probably keep one of the used tanks for this purpose once it's decommissioned.

Can I ask, do you know what is the wood you're using called? I'm using the same type of wood for a future setup but I don't know what it's called.

[Nigel95]

Nicely done, Nigel.

I've always wanted a box to practice new layouts/arrangements. I'll probably keep one of the used tanks for this purpose once it's decommissioned.

Can I ask, do you know what is the wood you're using called? I'm using the same type of wood for a future setup but I don't know what it's called.

It's a great way to improve your hardscaping skills and really fun to do. For me the process of making hardscape is maybe even more fun than maintaining a scape.

This wood is called spiderwood in my country.

And Thanks Wan!

[NanoScaper]

It's a great way to improve your hardscaping skills and really fun to do. For me the process of making hardscape is maybe even more fun than maintaining a scape.

This wood is called spiderwood in my country.

And Thanks Wan!

Thanks, Nigel.

Now I know what it is called and I also found out it's also called Redmoor wood.

Hope I got that right.

[Nigel95]

Thanks, Nigel.

Now I know what it is called and I also found out it's also called Redmoor wood.

Hope I got that right.

Yup as far as I know spiderwood and redmoor wood is the same.

[NanoScaper]

Saw this tank featured on Advanced Aquarist website the other day. Lovely forest aquascape

Congratulations, Nigel!

How cool is that?

[Nigel95]

Saw this tank featured on Advanced Aquarist website the other day. Lovely forest aquascape

Congratulations, Nigel!

How cool is that?

Very cool thanks for sharing the link

[Nigel95]

Day 115
Testing out my new DSLR and lenses. Still learning , here a new video with also some macro shots.

[Nigel95]

Red cherry shrimp on bucephalandra leaf (kedagang mini).

rcs with buce 2.0 by Nigel H, on Flickr

[mdm]

impressive!

really looks like a miniature forest

[NanoScaper]

Red cherry shrimp on bucephalandra leaf (kedagang mini).

rcs with buce 2.0 by Nigel H, on Flickr

I wanted to ask you what camera and settings you used for this shot but I got all the details from the photo on Flickr. Nice!

[Nigel95]

I wanted to ask you what camera and settings you used for this shot but I got all the details from the photo on Flickr. Nice!

You're welcome! Remember that external flash is used above the tank. With no flash you can't shoot with this settings.

[NanoScaper]

You're welcome! Remember that external flash is used above the tank. With no flash you can't shoot with this settings.

Correct me if I'm wrong, you mean even with the tank's lighting, you have an external flash that fires just above your tank for this shot?

If you don't mind, can show how you set everything up the next time you're doing it?

Curious to know how this works. Thank you in advance.