 Aquascaping in the dark ages, 1980s
As old folks like me are so fond of saying, I remember back in the day. Back when there were no internet sites or even books to read on planted tanks. The Optimum Aquarium was still two years into the future and Amano's landmark book was still 6 years away.
Back then plants were hard to find at the LFS and there wasn't any high tech equipment to buy. Normal Output Flourescent bulbs were pretty much the standard and no one ever thought about CO2 or even fertilizers for aquatic plants.
The tank is a 60 gallon with 3 40watt NO bulbs (see the shoplight fixture in the second photo). The substrate was 2mm gravel and the filter a large Bio-wheel. The tank and stand are both homemade.
The first pic was taken in 1985-6 and the second set was a couple of years later.
Bruce
P.S. sorry the photos are so bad but I only had a cheapo camera back then also. |