LindaC

Very very nice, I love that piece of driftwood, wish I could find something like that here.

tao

Really beautiful tank.

Blue_Dolphinvn

@IceT: thank for your advises...I will modify when water is clearer...
@eklikewhoa: How do you know " Chuc Mung Nam Moi"? I will show you the left side later...
@LandaC: That driftwood is my friend's present in the occation of New Year! I love it too...

After 2h of sleeping......I continue my job with some kind of grass as Echinodorus tenellus , Sagittaria subulata...



Left hand side with Echinodorus tenellus, peacock moss:


After one week, water is still not very clear as expected...
Sunrise...

Sunset...

and moonlight:

Dreaming stream:

whitetiger61

all i can say is DANG!!!!!!! as im drooling over my keyboard..very nicely done..i have to admit i wasnt sure of the stream idea at first but you made it work..again..nice job...

Steven_Chong

Nice planting. E. tenellus is a great pick for this tank I think. I'd try moving some tall grasses to the back left corner too though, just my opinion.

And I still think the shore like could do with more variation. Straight river sides and rocks stuck right in the middle are just . . . off imo.

Image from Thelenios at Deviantart:

Jubs

Turned out very nice! I agree with Steven though the left side is lacking something in the back but you have some nice moss in the tank.

Blue_Dolphinvn

@whitetiger61: Thank for your compliments...the stream took me a lot of time.
@Steven: follow your advises, I have replaced the tall grasses in the right corner by Bolbitis but need to wait for them to grow...the stucked rock had been moved a litle bit...
@Jubs: I don't know how to modify the left back side...My object is to make a grasses hill...
And now I will update my tank after one month:

Front:


Higher view:


from the right:


I like to use only one lamp from the back side to take picture...


Using the front lamp is not bad idea:


The Dreaming stream is more natural now...

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B.A.T.

Are you going to get a background? Also the tank looks great but I think the filter sticking right in the back center somewhat takes away from the scape. A canister with glass lily pipes would really boost the tank not only image wise but biologically as well. They also help prevent co2 dissipation.

LordSul

That is one great tank, the stream now looks so much natural.
The big moss behind the wood, is it floating around? Couldnt see where its holding to.

Getting a canister would really boost the CO2 efficiency For the time being you could have the trickle filter on the sides of the tank to have your background cleared.

apistaeasy

Wonderful depth, and I look forward to seeing the E. tenellus grown in. I agree with Steven, the rocks in the river do not look as natural as they could be. In my eyes, the current rock placement seems to be too calculated; the impression of the natural chaos we find in a river is not present.