My first Iwagumi 1 ft aquascape

**Shadow** · 27th Sep 2007, 23:31

My first Iwagumi try, any comments are welcome.

I'm using Tom Barr's idea of growing foreground emmerse and flood it afterward. Hopefully it won’t melt when I flood it. I worried that it is not enough light though

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Tank size: 12"x6"x7"
Light: 18 Watts
Substrate: ADA aquasoils africana

Flora: Hemianthus callitrichoides and hairgrass (Eleocharis acicularis?)

Front view with plants

Top view with plants

**illumnae** · 27th Sep 2007, 23:34

pictures aren't loading for me.

did you use base fert Robert? ime africana is quite nutrient poor so root tabs or base ferts might be needed

**Shadow** · 27th Sep 2007, 23:38

Sorry forgot to put the "IMG"

**ranmasatome** · 28th Sep 2007, 08:20

not loading leh...put in that IMG la....

**Shadow** · 28th Sep 2007, 09:44

arg.. software bug, or maybe features

I was uploading it at attachements section instead of galary section. Aparently it was auotomatically deleted when there is no thread link to it. I upload the picture to the galaray and fix the link. Everyone whould be able to see the picture now.

**Shadow** · 28th Sep 2007, 09:45

Originally Posted by illumnae

pictures aren't loading for me.

did you use base fert Robert? ime africana is quite nutrient poor so root tabs or base ferts might be needed

Yes I'm using my leftover occean free base fert, those tiny little yellow ball.

**illumnae** · 28th Sep 2007, 10:27

congrats on getting the rocks you wanted...i'm still looking for mine

dunno if it's just me, but your rocks seem too clumped together in the middle..maybe spread them out abit more?

**uklau** · 28th Sep 2007, 11:11

Nice rockscape there, Robert. Keep us posted.

**Aquaculture** · 28th Sep 2007, 11:51

Nice frontal view... can imagine it to look really nice.

Please update us with more pics once your HC & hairgrass cover the substrate.

**Shadow** · 28th Sep 2007, 13:56

Originally Posted by illumnae

congrats on getting the rocks you wanted...i'm still looking for mine

dunno if it's just me, but your rocks seem too clumped together in the middle..maybe spread them out abit more?

yeah take a while to collect the right rock. Not many/none of the shop close to my place selling black granite.

My tank is small, so can't spread them out. I'm hopping that HC will grow and slightly cover some part of the rock.

Hi uklau and Aquaculture, thanks for the compliment, will post the progress. Next picture update probably when I'm about to flood the tank.

I hope both HC and hairgrass are growing emmerse. First time growing it emmerse and I have no idea how to keep it moisture. I do have acrylic to cover the top.

**jowy_ham** · 28th Sep 2007, 14:00

Please post progress updates as I'm also contemplating on Tom's idea of growing HC/foreground immerse (worry also about the melting part when the foreground goes submerse)

Especially when you "flood" your tank.

**luenny** · 28th Sep 2007, 14:46

Nice setup. Should look very nice if they can grow and cover the foreground. Keep posting.

**Shadow** · 23rd Oct 2007, 10:10

Time for update

After 3 weeks, most of the HC seems to be growing "slowly". To my surprise algae is also grow

. Is that terrestrial algae?

**yeoyl87** · 23rd Oct 2007, 18:27

I thought this method is used to prevent growth of algae? hmm.... Look like some slimy algae to me..

New scape bro :-)

**tcy81** · 23rd Oct 2007, 22:19

is the tank covered ? or open top ?
so you keep spraying water , to keep it damp ?

**Shadow** · 23rd Oct 2007, 22:29

Originally Posted by yeoyl87

I thought this method is used to prevent growth of algae? hmm.... Look like some slimy algae to me..

New scape bro :-)

yeah I though so too, the method suppose to prevent algae but does not seems so in my case.

Is this green thing on the ADA surface really an algae?

Originally Posted by tcy81

is the tank covered ? or open top ?
so you keep spraying water , to keep it damp ?

No because I do not have any glass cover. I only top up the water a litle bit every day until I can barely see the water on the lowest slope of the substrate.

By the way do not add concetrated ferteliser, I tried that and the HC around the area that I drop the fert in become dry (dry not melt). My guess is the cocentrated fert will force water out of the plant.