Blue33's Rocky Mountain

[blue33]

Knowing you... you should keep both tanks in tip top condition and make that decision 1 week before the closing date

LOL! Maybe i submit either one to AQ ADA competition and the other tank for IAPLC 2009.

[mordrake]

Good to hear another setup of iwagumi tank. Welcome onboard. Iwagumi may look simple, but they are the most difficult hardscape to achieve compare to woods, etc, the selection of rocks, position of rocks, asthetic of rocks character, colour, plants etc etc... all this make up of iwagumi tank.

Those CO2 hardware stuff should be the last for sale as it can last for long use. Anyway you're helping the economy also.

CRS, this are really the sensitive shrimps around, i would not recommend for a new setup. Maybe you can try some Malayan shrimp first before introduce CRS.

just ordered the co2 set, plants and Kurokinryu Stones from Mizuworld!!!

[Shadow]

how do you select you stone online?

[Philosophos]

Just because of the culture gap, I'm not sure if you mean "Rocky Mountain" as in describing a mountain with a lot of exposed rock faces, or the, "Rocky Mountain Range" as is found in Canada and the USA.

If it's after the true rocky mountain range, I'm impressed. I have spent a fair amount of time in both Jasper and Banff National Park, and looking at your hardscape is very reminiscent of the scenery there. Mount Assiniboine approached from the BC side of the highway looks pretty simmilar. If this is the look you're going for, all I could recomend is angling back the rock work a little, and pushing the two visually supporting peices next to the peak in a bit. The overhang on the peak isn't traditional to the areas rock structure, but it's pretty neat looking.

Other than that, any other sugestions would require a bigger aquarium in my opinion. Maybe if you went 4x the size, some hard work with ultircularia or a delicate moss could get the right texture and greenery for the snow streaked mountain/high elevation look. Personally, I couldn't bring my self to dedicate a tank that size to iwugami.

I look foreward to seeing how your aquarium develops

-Philosophos

[blue33]

Just because of the culture gap, I'm not sure if you mean "Rocky Mountain" as in describing a mountain with a lot of exposed rock faces, or the, "Rocky Mountain Range" as is found in Canada and the USA.

If it's after the true rocky mountain range, I'm impressed. I have spent a fair amount of time in both Jasper and Banff National Park, and looking at your hardscape is very reminiscent of the scenery there. Mount Assiniboine approached from the BC side of the highway looks pretty simmilar. If this is the look you're going for, all I could recomend is angling back the rock work a little, and pushing the two visually supporting peices next to the peak in a bit. The overhang on the peak isn't traditional to the areas rock structure, but it's pretty neat looking.

Other than that, any other sugestions would require a bigger aquarium in my opinion. Maybe if you went 4x the size, some hard work with ultircularia or a delicate moss could get the right texture and greenery for the snow streaked mountain/high elevation look. Personally, I couldn't bring my self to dedicate a tank that size to iwugami.

I look foreward to seeing how your aquarium develops

-Philosophos

Thanks for sharing with me those "Rocky Mountain Range" in USA and Canada. Too bad living in Singapore we can only imagine and looking at those photos online on how mountain look liked. My intention on creating this is the mountain had went through a disasters and earthquake causing crack and falling rocks, vegetation growing on it after sometime and the peak still looking high up and majestic. Maybe if i got chance i would like to visit your country and those mountains there, it would be really nice.

[Philosophos]

It's kind of strange how people from the west coast of north america and those from east asia travel to each others countries for vacations. A few people that I've know specifically went to Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia because of the different culture and scenery. I guess maybe spending too long in either climate creates an attraction to the other.

The earthquake idea is interesting. While I haven't seen a mountain split that way my self, I have little doubt that it could happen. Some fault lines are pretty amazing. Making something with the typically strong, ageless look of a mountain as temporary is certainly a break from the usual style. Once the ground cover grows in, I imagine the gaps will be better visually supported. It might even look traditional with a similar mountain at lower altitudes in the summer. I hadn't considered these concepts before.

- Philosophos

[wenwei]

ya.. think you should prepare both...

The plants in your rising sun are really healthy so it feels happy to look at. Colour wise, its really nice.

How is the growth of the hc so far?.. good?..

[mordrake]

how do you select you stone online?

i ordered in excess sizes S and SS. then i will break or shape them accordingly

[blue33]

ya.. think you should prepare both...

The plants in your rising sun are really healthy so it feels happy to look at. Colour wise, its really nice.

How is the growth of the hc so far?.. good?..

Thanks for the compliment. The HC melted initially but it has grown new shoots, thats part of converting from emmersed to submmersed i guess. The rest is spreading wildly. LOL

[blue33]

i ordered in excess sizes S and SS. then i will break or shape them accordingly

Sigh.. cant choose those stones. Break them and shape them is hell lots of job to do, you must be really good at that. Really looking forward your new setup. I also thinking of doing that, get some stone and shape to what you want, maybe i'll try that sometime.

[mordrake]

hope no need to do any sculpting. Wait end up all become pebble hillscape

[blue33]

Make a guess, what shrimp is that?

[shrimp999]

Super red sakura!!

[blue33]

I'll announce later, you'll be surprise by the this breed.

[blue33]

Another view of this shrimp.

[Jervis]

Looks like a rather Red Cherry to me

Can see that you are still fighting with algae

[blue33]

Looks like a rather Red Cherry to me

Can see that you are still fighting with algae

Nope. New tank syndrome is like that, no worry.

[blue33]

Hi, this is a Malayan shrimp, it was white when i got it, under special condition it will be like that. Dont think many cherry and sakura is that red.

[Repz]

woahhh very nice tank and shrimps

[Morgan01]

you can pull this one off selling at sakura price