[houseofcards]

Thanks crispo. Yeah it was TOTM back in '07 when I was innocent, naive aquascaper.

 

[Bunbuku]

Pretty damn excellent for an "innocent"! You managed to tread a fine line between a well-manicured and "natural" aquascape. How many times did you have to revise it before you felt things were right?

Can't wait to see your next piece. Will it be low tech and low maintenance?

 

[houseofcards]

Pretty damn excellent for an "innocent"! You managed to tread a fine line between a well-manicured and "natural" aquascape. How many times did you have to revise it before you felt things were right?

Can't wait to see your next piece. Will it be low tech and low maintenance?

Thanks for that perceptive comment. It was revised several times. I know I have a pic somewhere when I first made the layout, see if I can find it. Yes the next tank will definitely be low maintenance but still high tech. Not much in the stem department.

 

[houseofcards]

One of the best tanks I have seen so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh go on. Your making be blush!

 

[scoot]

Ok. What type of lights do you have going?

 

[houseofcards]

Ok. What type of lights do you have going?

260watts CF

 

[Zapins]

The background is particularly black. Did you paint the glass black on the back or use paper?

 

[houseofcards]

The background is particularly black. Did you paint the glass black on the back or use paper?

It's one of those backgrounds that you apply ( I think vaseline) in between the glass and the background and then squeeze out the air bubbles. Kind of a pain to put on, but once it's on, it's on!

 

[ShaneS]

A little late i know, the riccia that grows in dark is probably something called sinking riccia. Eventually if you hold riccia down for long enough it stop being as bouyant and grows darker, just a phenomena i guess