messy_da_legend

BTW, does anyone know what these rocks are? I want more! Love em!

Tom

Jeff.:P:.

Very nicy, clean and simple. Love the fish. What are they? white clouds?
thanks

messy_da_legend

Thanks Jeff,

Yeah they're White Clouds

deMastro

Beautiful rocks!!! I love the amazing simplicity of your truly beautiful tank! Great Job!!!

Very inspiring.

Could you give us some more detailed specs?

messy_da_legend

Yeah, I love the rocks too. I wish I could find more of them.

Tank - AquaOne Mirage 40 (40cm)
Filter - Fluval 205
Heating - None
Lighting - 25w T5
Substrate - ADA AS Africana, ADA Sarawak Sand
Ferts - None
CO2 - Excel only (daily)
Plants - Java Moss
Fish/Inverts - Cherry Shrimp, White Cloud Minnows
Maintenance - Shifting bits around when I get bored, trimming moss every couple of weeks to keep the shape, 1/2 water change weekly using rain water

deMastro

Yes indeed.

Thanx for the specs.

What light fixture do you use?

messy_da_legend

DIY

I used the bracket off an old desk light we had, and screwed in a cut-to-size T8 reflector (until recently no T5 reflectors in UK) and T5 clips.

And yes I need to clean my Lily Pipes!!!!

windfish

That's an excellent aquascape... great work! It's very unique.

krisw

'Love the scape and the photography. What camera/lighting setup do you use for shooting?

messy_da_legend

I use my 3x24w T5 luminaire, placed straight on top of the tank. It's about 1cm from the water. I'm using 2 8000k tubes and 1 6400k. The tank light gets turned to illuminate the white card background.

The camera is a Canon 350d, and I use the standard lens to get the wide angle (I don't have a wide angle lens yet). Camera was set to manual, ISO 200, Focal length around 25mm, aperture around f8, shutter around 1/50-1/60.

Then I balanced the hairdryer so it gives decent ripples, while juggling a black blanket to stop reflections and trying to take a photo!