Another - half-hearted - attempt
on aquascaping
It is intended to look like a beach in front of a forest. I can't explain the
presence of the yellow shrimp though.... Well, I like them. Nymphs of the forest?
And they should be able to control the algae. It have no background, and is a quite light composition for once,
in the front, but gloomy in the deep forest.
Read more
about the build under the photos
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°C: |
20-25 |
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pH: |
7,2-7,4 |
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PPM: |
210-220 |
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µS: |
0,3-0,6 |
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µE/M2/s: |
100-140 |
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Litre: |
0,93 |
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A large wineglass
The
branches are corkscrew hassle
Sphagnum to please the Bladderwort | 
The lit is 1 mm thick, oval glass
Beach sand - for the beach
A few pebbles to the beach |
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THE
THOUGHTS
I want this to look like a beach in front of a mixed
forest. I realise I can't create the awesome
aquascapes others do in 300 L tanks, but
I give it a go anyway. I want the front to appears quite bright, and the almost white
sand accomplish this. The "trees" are confine to the back, letting more light
hit the "beach". The transition from the beach to the forest should be a wall of
clay, but I use a branch.
THE
BUILD
The stick, laying flat in the middle, mimicking
the wall to the soil under the forest, and the trees are attached to it.
The "trees" was dressed in Java Moss to mimic leaves, but it grow too
fast - then it is winter in the forest: No leaves. The "forest floor" is covered in
Monte Carlo, growing on sphagnum, while the "grass" is in the side -
spreading around. A "bush" of Water Hyssop complete the botanic set-up.
To control algae and give some motion, I add two yellow Taiwanese shrimps shrimps.
Yet another cheep Femto aquarium: The Rosendahl wine glass; €7, the lit €1, twigs, pebble, sand and sphagnum the cemetery's dump-site, the
shared light, background and shelf €5. The shrimps was €7. Most of the plants are from other aquariums, and
I only spend €4, as they were shared with the
Pico 2 aquarium as well. A total of €24.
It is thriving after well over a year, although the Grass have taken over the
bag. The water does get milky from time to time, and I change it. The grass have
to be weeded from the sand, which it also love.
After one year. The water
have been changed several times, as it get "milky". |
