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Old 09-24-2009, 10:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Re: 1st Iwagumi attempt, please help critique

I like the rock placement (and the rocks - nice find!). I think it will lose its uniform look once the tank is planted. Good work
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Old 09-26-2009, 03:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Travis, Thanks for the encouraging words.

Week 1 Update:
Everything seems to be filling in okay, hopefully it would continue to stay out of trouble.

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Old 09-26-2009, 06:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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nice your hc looks like it's doing good. tank setup is real clean I like it
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Old 10-11-2009, 05:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A small update: HC is filling in nicely and more excitingly my tank has cycled! Cardinals (59) are added in batches over a period of a week, along w/ Oto cats (10), Amano Shrimps (12), and Glass Catfish (6). I consider this tank fully stocked.

Tank on 9/26


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Great work!

I really like it, but I would throw the glosso out!
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Looks amazing!!!!
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Neaaaaattttt!!!!!!
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Old 10-12-2009, 05:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Thanks guys.

I would give the glosso a couple of weeks to see how it looks. It has just started to spread, I don't mind the height and like the contrast in leaf size from HC.

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Old 10-29-2009, 06:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Another small update, taken when the HCs are pearling.

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Old 10-29-2009, 07:23 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: 1st Iwagumi attempt, please help critique

Hard to believe this is your first iwagumi design. Very nice, classic iwagumi. Beautiful.
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