My Iwagumi Attempt

[spaceboy]

Hello everyone,

This is my first real post after the intro and I thought I'd share one of my tanks. Its a 60x30c36cm Iwagumi Style which many of you know was made famous by Takashi Amano. Anyway, after lots of research I decided to try my hand in it and this is what I came up with. Of course, please keep in mind that I was limited in the rocks I could get. What do you think?



Day 1 planted on 27/11/2011 (Excuse the picture quality as it was shot on my iphone)

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Day 58

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From the side

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Closer up

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And from another angle


I will list the more info on the tank setup, plants and fish later, but for now Im off to bed.
Cheers!

[Shadow]

Your location is Japan, you should not have problem getting rocks

[spaceboy]

Yes. True, but the great rocks are expensive.....Heh, Im cheap.

[gan_john]

i like the look of the "messy" foreground.....very natural. Thanks for the inspiration.

[limz_777]

Yes. True, but the great rocks are expensive.....Heh, Im cheap.

no natural rocks in your area ?

[mincedmeat]

I don't know, but is there another face of the rock on the left that you could have portrayed?

[huizhong]

wow i like your scape!

[spaceboy]

i like the look of the "messy" foreground.....very natural. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks! I guess its getting there. Not yet completely grown in though...

[spaceboy]

wow i like your scape!

Thanks Huizhong.

[spaceboy]

no natural rocks in your area ?

Not close by, No. I live in a pretty urban area here in Japan.

[spaceboy]

I don't know, but is there another face of the rock on the left that you could have portrayed?

Yes, here is a previous Iwagumi Attempt using the same rocks.



You can see the large rock on the left has a large grove in it which may or may not be desirable...Also it leaned a bit too forward to my liking. Also on the bottom, you can see a a cave like opening. If I faced it to the right, and leaned it back, it wouldve expose it too much and i thought it didnt look particularly good. At the end, I really just wanted a change.....In an another attempt I might put it back the other way.

[spaceboy]

I will list the more info on the tank setup, plants and fish later
Cheers!

Almost forgot....Here is more information for those who might be interested.

TANK: Kotobuki R-600S (Bending frameless glass corner) W600 × D300 × H360 (57L)
Lighting: AXY NEXUS 604 T5/4x 24W (96W)
Fertilizers : E.I Dosing
Filter: Eheim Ecco 2234
Co2: DIY
Soil: Aquasoil Amazionia II leftovers mix with Amazonia New with a sprinkle of Amazonia Powder in the front.

Fauna: Trigonostigma heteromorpha, puntius gelius, SAE, otocinclus, Oreichthys crenuchoides, Clithon corona, Caridina multidentata, Neocaridina heteropoda var. "red"

Flora: Eleocharis vivipara, Eleocharis acicularis, Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC), Glossostigma elatinoides, Echinodorus tenellus, Hydrocotyle tripartita

[mincedmeat]

Yes, here is a previous Iwagumi Attempt using the same rocks.



You can see the large rock on the left has a large grove in it which may or may not be desirable...Also it leaned a bit too forward to my liking. Also on the bottom, you can see a a cave like opening. If I faced it to the right, and leaned it back, it wouldve expose it too much and i thought it didnt look particularly good. At the end, I really just wanted a change.....In an another attempt I might put it back the other way.

I personally like this a little better than your current setup, but that's just me. Kudos to the hard work you have put in!