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Old 03-31-2008, 09:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Hi-tech and Hard work --- aquascape by TTT

This week, I would like to introduce Mr. Tam and his journal of making an small aquascape for CRS.

Last year, Mr Tam have show an imagine tank, as his first done aquarium.


Tank's size: 50 x 50 x 40 (cm)

Just went to aquarium hoppy for abt 1 month, what he can do were treat someone (like me) feel ashamed.

From then, during one year, he did no more aquascape until 07 Jan 2008. On the day he found that some CRS from his tank have babies, and looking around, that everyone are changing their scaping continuously, he decided to re-scape this tank as a CRS's apartment. He choose a hardway on preparation to looking for an easy way to taking care the tank, said he was too busy.

As first, he hoped to finish the re-scape right on the lunar new year (so he had abt 4 weeks), but only had time on weekends, so his work started slowly day by day...
With careful style of work, he sketch out the scape on paper


Prepared lot of tool, really hard work at look:

By the time, he collected some rocks:

But this time, used only some laterie rock, but it's need some cutting

P/S: Mr. Tam as is in the pics

The rocks after cutting were arranged into a sand table (wz same aquatank size)



Diftwood in hand

were grafted into the table


After taking some pictures, he brought to the computer and adjusted some view


Took it out and did some cutting. After the diftwood was seem better, glue them all in one.
This was the finished diftwood


First day of re-scaping were halted here. The next step will be hardware preparing.

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Old 03-31-2008, 10:15 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Very nice start up.
Can't wait to see Day 2
Good work so far.

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Wow you are very lucky to have a infinite amount of hardscape material. Looks good so far...
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Wow, this is going to be very nice.
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Gonna be nice I'm sure.
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@ goalcreas, marimoball, orlando, kakkoii, GlitcH and all: Thanks for your comments.
@ All: there are more interesting works that were done this set-up, I will try to push myself posting faster, but seem i'm in trouble with my Eng.
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During hardware preparation, he hanged over the driftwood (with moss tied) in a cultivating tank.


The next weekend were started with the stand making. Using some materials remained in the warehouse



How your feeling !!!!!

And it's "four wheel drive".....



By adding the wheel to the steel stand, its really convenient when moving, taking pictures or when cleaning the floor...
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Very nice touch with the sealed bearing. So this will be a skating tank? Looking good so far
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wow extensive work so far. this should be an impressive project when completed.
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