23 cm hillside

**Sunfire** · 24th Oct 2006, 19:50

I originally planned this to be my office tank, but it's still sitting on my home desk. Will move it soon.

The scape was inspired by the granite boulders on the hilly areas on the Bukit Timah Expressway.

I'm still waiting the HC and grass to grow out.

**wasabi8888** · 24th Oct 2006, 23:26

Very nice... care to share the specs?

Any CO2? whats the wattage of the light and where did you get it? i am thinking of doing something like this as well....

**AquaObsession** · 24th Oct 2006, 23:39

I am doing a similar one too. Refer to Prairie Rocailleuse in aquascaping section.

Just that the HC takes damn long to grow. Mine had to transform from emersed to submersed. still in the process.

Nice tank though.

Christophe

**Nauzer** · 25th Oct 2006, 12:49

I like the way the rock is being placed... May i know when you got it from??

**Sunfire** · 25th Oct 2006, 16:57

Specs is 9w lighting, from Ocean free, hang-on filter and tank all from Ocean-Free. I got it as a set from Carrefour - I think it no longer is available anymore. Size is 23 cm by 18 cm by 18 cm. Which works out to be 6.5 ltres...about there.

Fauna are some green shrimps.

The soil is ADA africana, with a bit of aquasoil powder mixed in.

Rocks - picked up from various places, e.g. roadside, construction site which nobody wants... etc

**richietay** · 25th Oct 2006, 21:55

nice, always wanted to have this setup done!
keep us update, hope to see it when the fore-ground plants start to fill in.

**wasabi8888** · 26th Oct 2006, 10:54

sunfire...

got CO2 or not? so far any update on the tank? pic please!!!

**caRoland** · 26th Oct 2006, 11:54

nice....coolz setup...
nice home for shrimps ya

put crs!!!!!

**Sunfire** · 26th Oct 2006, 14:01

Originally Posted by caroland

nice....coolz setup...
nice home for shrimps ya

put crs!!!!!

CRS expensive la. Bee or cherry will do....

**Sunfire** · 19th May 2007, 22:50

This is the 23 cm hillside updated... all the hc and grass has been filled out and I've moved my rasboras and wild cherry shrimp (I suspect they are cherries but not red in colour) here...

**koolman** · 19th May 2007, 23:05

Hi bro

You bought your lights at carrefour? Its vey nice and beautiful.
Anybody know where can I purchase the light?

Thanks and regards

Koolman

**Sunfire** · 19th May 2007, 23:07

Hi, it's available at most fish shops...

**EvolutionZ** · 19th May 2007, 23:30

bro... ur CO2 diffuser u using DIY or cylinder?

**David Moses Heng** · 19th May 2007, 23:41

nce scape. I saw your tamiya can. Are you into modelling also?

**Sunfire** · 19th May 2007, 23:54

I use cylinder CO2. And yes, I used to do plastic modelling but stopped...

**EvolutionZ** · 19th May 2007, 23:55

ohh.. very nice HC u got.. getting HC soon too.. hope mine can spread like yours

**David Moses Heng** · 20th May 2007, 00:57

Originally Posted by Sunfire

I use cylinder CO2. And yes, I used to do plastic modelling but stopped...

oh... what a waste.

By the way, your scape is nice.

**Sunfire** · 20th May 2007, 21:58

OOT slightly -

Yes. But you as an aquascaper, do you notice that the tanks you spend the least effort on turn out the nicest and most productive?

(plastic modelling)

I have no space to put my models anymore and I still have a gundam backlog...