'Lusty Glaze' inspired by nature

[waterfaller1]

Awesome aquascape, and very natural. Some nice small rasboras would look great. Maybe boraras brigittae? I keep blue axelrodi's and just love them.

[route]

yup, an update on the tank would be nice.
i assume the foreground would all be covered by now ?
blue axelrodi is really nice, used to keep them together with green axelrodi, bought them cheap from a farm, very nice fishes

[Jervis]

Any update? Can't wait

[ukplanter]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the interest.
I removed the cyperus and added some blyxa recently. Also added some dwarf puffers to control the snails.

I have the use of a decent SLR and a tripod at the weekend so I hope to get some good shots of the tank.

Will post pics soon as.

[Verminator]

Good good!

[zephyros]

awesome look

[SmallFish]

wow!! is that HC ? how did u get them rooted on top of those rocks?

*memerised *

Aren't those HMs (as in my avatar), and not HCs ?

To ukplanter, breathtaking aquascape, i love it.

[Verminator]

More likely Hemianthus Micranthemoides yes. We all know only to well the typical growth of HC. The bigger leaf shape and trailing growth clearly show this is HM.

[ukplanter]

both HC and HM in this scape! HM at the very back,HC foreground and up into the rocks.

This is easy to achieve, simply use the rocks to hold the substrate piled up high into the corner.

Im pleased with how the tank has turned out and intend to enter it into the AGA.

I have taken final shots and have to come to terms with stripping down soon to make way for a new project.

[Jervis]

This is easy to achieve, simply use the rocks to hold the substrate piled up high into the corner.

Im pleased with how the tank has turned out and intend to enter it into the AGA.

This is something I have yet to try... cascading soil

Any information on how to join the AGA competition? When is the closing date?

[zenscape]

UKplanter, how long is your tank set up? Your HC is so healthy looking.

[ukplanter]

This is something I have yet to try... cascading soil

Any information on how to join the AGA competition? When is the closing date?

All details when published will be found here -

http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2007.cgi

This year still not open for entries... Im watching the site too for updates.


Thanks zenscape .... the tank was planted early May so about 10 weeks!!

[Shadow]

This look different scape than your first photo. New scape? but both are astonishing

[bubberls™]

really really nice...

add a little ripple on the water surface and the pic is gonna be fantastic

[torque6]

ukplanter,
I am intending to keep HM in my next setup as well, was wondering for a 1FT cube, is an 18w/24w sufficient to keep it tall with constant trimming. I am aiming to keep them as midground plants.

[ukplanter]

This look different scape than your first photo. New scape? but both are astonishing

Same scape water level a little higher in this pic covering the previously exposed rock.... obviously this pic is just one end of the scape.

Thanks for the comment

[ukplanter]

ukplanter,
I am intending to keep HM in my next setup as well, was wondering for a 1FT cube, is an 18w/24w sufficient to keep it tall with constant trimming. I am aiming to keep them as midground plants.

HM always grows tall in my expeirience .... I would imagine 18watt plenty of light in 1ft cube. I find Hm always a slow starter but once established generaly does well.

[waterfaller1]

Heheh..I use 48 wts over 10" cube.
UKplanter, how do you accomplish the tiered soil? I just recently got some coral red pencilfish, as in your avatar. Love them.

[ukplanter]

Heheh..I use 48 wts over 10" cube.
UKplanter, how do you accomplish the tiered soil? I just recently got some coral red pencilfish, as in your avatar. Love them.

The rocks simply hold the soil in place! pour your substrate in to the back corner of your tank and watch it pile up and up and up creating a nice slope effect as it goes, Then push the rocks into the mound to stop any land slide on filling.

Ahhhh loving the red coral pencils (n. mortenthaleri) beautiful fish.... enjoy.

[Ang]

very nice rocks and display.
It looks great if the fishese are more colourful