Moody

Hi guys,

Well you may remember my last design SHAKKIE . Well i thought it was time for a change.
Shakkie was a sustainable aquascape and hopefully a successful one at that. It was entered into THE International Aquatic Gardeners - Aquascape contest 2006, results out NOV 11th, fingers crossed, and maybe if George pushes it in the right direction, in a future issue of PFK with a write up from ME

So why "Soar" i here you ask!
Well Soar is a place me and my fiancé visit at least once a year camping and we just love it. Cliffs, coves blue waters and sandy beaches......Ahhhhhhhhh.






The design is loosely based on the cliffs and coves that i visit. So i wanted to create a sense of the coast, cliffs and grassy hills with bracken and gorse.
The rocks/stones i am using are collected from the spot its self.This is going to be very simple but hopefully have the desired effect and response.

Ive decide to use some of my ADA substrate that Ive had in waiting. There is ADA power sand special and ADA aquasoil Malaya. I also have a bottle of Brighty step1 which i think ill use on this design.

Then in go the rocks. I haven't even coincided the golden rule, triadic formations or anything like that, i just went with what i felt did the job. I haven't decide if this is the front or the next picture.







After the rocks where arranged it was time to add the water. I used mature water from another tank and no fresh tap water was added. The filter is already mature. I'm hoping that doing this will help keep that algae at bay.




I think it looks best from this side!









Plants

Vesicularia dubyana
Riccia fluitans
Hemianthus callitrichoides ''Cuba''

At the moment im on day 2. I will do the first water change tomorrow ( 50% )and then every third day there after (50%). The Co2 has been set @ 2 bubbles per second this should ( guesstimated ) give around 40ppm and on 24/7.
I will dose step 1 after each water change, I'm going to go for only five drop, thats only because there is few plants and no other reason, i will monitor the plants and go from there.
I am lucky to have my Corydras Pygmaeus spawn earlier this month and they are growing nicely. Hopefully thew will end up in the nano if all goes well.

Regards,
Graeme.