Aqualike

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.

goalcreas

Very nice start up.
Can't wait to see Day 2
Good work so far.

MARIMOBALL

Wow you are very lucky to have a infinite amount of hardscape material. Looks good so far...

orlando

Wow, this is going to be very nice.

kakkoii

very nice

GlitcH

Gonna be nice I'm sure.

Aqualike

@ 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.

Aqualike

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...

Aqualike

Water is a key factor, and it need first consideration. As the basic principle, he apply daily diluting method for water treatment . So, he worked for an automatic water-change system.
Under is the outline of the system:


1. Canister filter
2. In-flow
3. water level device
4. Water level synchronize system
5. Normaly close soleinoid & valve: On clean water inline



6. Normaly open soleinoid & ball valve:


7. Normaly close soleinoid & ball valve on outline
8. To drain pipe
9. To clean water supply

By using the NC and NO soleinoid with the timer, we can easy control and doing water change with daily or weekly schedule. All can work automatically.

In fact, the auto water change system is as follow:


And finished fitting to the stand:


His planing is made a full-automate control system for: water change, CO2, air pump, lights....
You will find them next.....

morta_skuld

so water can pass the solenoid? I have that kind of solenoid but the manual says that it cant be installed that way. It should be horizontal. Pls enlighten.