Sandy & Grassy Scape

[marle]

Marle nice updates , look so nice now , ever consider dumping some ADA soil behind to grow the plants ?
which lucky apisto going in ?

Thanks ichise, actually itchy hand went to rescape abit..

Nice set up with wild look

Thanks bro.

wow killer tank! Absolutely stunningly gorgeous. Can you post more photos of the tank, like from the sides, front, close-ups from all angle? I would love to setup something like that. Any Co2?

thank you for the support.. will take some good pictures once i get to borrow a better camera from my friend. currently using iPhone. yes, have c02 injection..

Bro, Nice setup. I am also going to build my next tank with apisto. So nice to have you journal as reference to me. I am camping here... Wait for your future updates... Cheers!

Thank you bro, you may want to try out low profile tanks, i find it easier to scape. but for apisto, must be careful, they might jump if tank is too bright and low height some more..

[marle]

Rescaped the tank, not the completed scape yet but doing a step at a time..

couldn't find a particular plant which i want to plant at the back left corner. front right corner also just planted some HM hoping to create a bushy effect.. my second time growing HC, first time was a major disaster. Hope this time has more success..

One comment though.. I think T5 lights still has an upper edge over LEDs in terms of better plant growth.. currently using the Up Aqua Z Series..



The lines below is something i want to add.. still thinking of plant choice.. open to suggestions!

Red Background
Blue Mid
Yellow Foreground

[marle]

Tank temperature is around 28-29 degrees.. using fan. Have seen HC grown in 25 degrees.. looks wonderful. Hopefully can make up for the higher temperature overtime by giving it more TLC.

[fireblade]

maybe add some japonica as midground?

[aquanick]

The rescape looks way better! The lone rock on left will be hidden by the dw. I think this scape will look way better without the driftwood, or maybe smaller ones.
Plant suggestions:

Red : Rotala rotundifolia or Rotala Nanjenshan (i find nanjenshan to become bushy really thick and fast)
Blue : Limnophilla sp vietnam or E.Tennelus
Yellow : a bunch of pogostemon helferi

[rc311]

Wow outlook change quite a look, yeah I agreed the rescape looks better without the dw. But then it would become a Iwagumi feel.

Are you still looking into keeping apisto with this tank? IMHO I would go away with HC carpet with apisto as it would be quite difficult not to disturb the water with frequent trimming of the HC. I also find your first sandy scape would be much natural to the apisto.

But anyway it still a good scape.

[marle]

bros, i agree, haha sometimes i look at it doesn't have the peaceful feeling, looks quite messy still.

[marle]

slight update.. rescaped the back portion by changing the plants used.. tank temperature is average about 29 degrees nowadays.. with fan..

[Watcher]

Nice progress! So at 29 degrees 'carpetting' is still possible?!

[marle]

Nice progress! So at 29 degrees 'carpetting' is still possible?!

possible.. but the plant growth is not as beautiful compared to growing it in lower temperatures..

[Watcher]

Thanks for advice.. been trying to do carpetting but nvm been successful.. either not growing or 'melt'... will keep trying till I succeed though.

[marle]

slight update..

[milk_vanilla]

Lovely tank Marle

[Vernonplim]

Wow. Very nice. Mind telling us the maintenance details. Would like to know how u maintain such lush HC

[apek19]

Nice carpet! 👍😃

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[Ingen]

Nice!!! Remember to trim those HC. I got lazy previously and my carpet started to die at the bottom section and had to decom the full carpet.

[aquanick]

Awesome! Nicely done

[Urban Aquaria]

Very nice clean scape.

Just one more last thing the tank really needs to complete the look... glass lily pipes!

[mUAr_cHEe]

From sandy & grassy, it becomes now lushy.

Can you share the specifications of your current set up? I am very interested to do a similar set up in future.

[sthh]

Your tank is beautiful. Looks calm, peaceful, like a telly tubby land.