[MiKlo]

Besides keeping a Ducth planted tank I wanted to try Iwagumi.

tank: 65 liters. 65x35x40. water height is 33 cm's. Selfmade out of wood with a 4 mm front window.
Lighting: 4 x t8 18 watt (makes a total of 72 watt's on 65 liters ) 2x 4000K 2 x 6500K
Soil: black gravel 1-3 mm.

The tank is filled last friday. The plants are coming in saturday.
There is a bunch of Riccia and some Microsorum in it to make the start easier (I think) and to fill it up for a couple of days.

Saturday comes HC and a some Blyxa japonica's.

Here's a picture of it so far. What do you feel about the hardscape??
Pictures are made with my mobile phone. therefor the q is very low.
I also have a photo of the light cover I made myself

 

[MiKlo]

thnx for the reply's!
if I ever need more light in the futere I will place some reflectors. I now have 1,1 watt a liter. thats 4,4 a gallon.
though, I think it will work.
I'm also gonna fill up the gravel a bit. the left side is to low imo.

 

[MiKlo]

raplaced some stones today and some moved out and others moved in.

I also have the idea to make a street with sand. I mad a impression with ps.
what do u think about about the sand??

 

[MiKlo]

the large stone is placed in a strong position. according to the "golden rule" but maybe I will burry it deeper into the gravel.
though, with the blyxa's around it it will look much different I think.

but...what do u think about the sand in it?? yes or no

 

[MiKlo]

I burried the big stone a litlle bit deeper in the gravel and it looks better now. thnx for that comment!
I also have let it hang over a bit more.

about the sand...I'll wait for some more reply's

 

[MiKlo]

recieved my plantpakkage today

full view

de hemiantus making bubbles

 

[MiKlo]

nobody

 

[MiKlo]

maybe I do the sandriver later. the gravel and water was already in it and didn't want to take everything out of the tank to place the sand. maybe somewhere in the future.

 

[MiKlo]

I get a lot of critics on a other forum about my hardscape. the left side is good and the right side not.
what do you think about it??

 

[MiKlo]

Thanks Graham.
On the aother forum they also sai it looks a bit artificial. I think they and you are right and that I need more stones on the right side of the tank

 

[MiKlo]

new pic

 

[MiKlo]

looks good to me. I like the changes you made to the right hand side hardscape. Are you worried at all about the plants in the back(I suck at plant names) over taking the hardscape?

I hope the blyxa's dont do that
if they do I can pull the stones a bit out of the gravel. stones are much larger then it seems.

 

[MiKlo]

update time.

first picture is from the first day. 30-10-2008
picture in the middle is from the 10th day9-10-2008
last picture is from 3 weeks. 20-10-2008

I'm amazed how fast the hc fills in the foreground

 

[MiKlo]

I'm using DIY co2 1 b/s 24H, no3, po4, easycarbo and profito. total of 72 watt above 65 liter

 

[MiKlo]

some new photo's.

man with the eggs.

female

shrimp.

2 oto's

full view.

 

[MiKlo]

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