Saintlys "the Miracle Mire"

[saintly]

hi everyone, me again with another journal.

ive recently received my 120cm optiwhite.... 120 x 45 x 45

ive been wanting to do a proper wood hardscape for some time. i did a smaller version in my 60cm optiwhite, which i quite liked. checking the water so to speak.

anyway, ive been toying with 1 or 2 versions of the potential scape....

the use of sand will play a srong part in thsi scape. after much deliberation ive decided on the second of the two images.

these are the 3 elements to the forground. fine sand, small grade pebbles, and a larger variety. also theres seryiou stone.

and heres how it ends up....

all being well, planting will hide any unsightly joins etc .

planting plan is....

e tennelus
riccia stones.

rotala sp green and a red variety.
hairgrss.

moss, lots of it.

check back soon.

thanks for looking.

 

[Nick16]

whats the dark substrate at the back? is it a substrate fert? i take it you arent going to 'cap' it.

 

[SexyFishKeeper]

Looks great, the 2nd wood option is certainly the choice for me.
What wood is that and where did you find it?!

 

[saintly]

ok, not much interest. heres a few up dates.

heres the recently delivered plant order blimey, have i got my work cut out!

up dates shortly

mark

 

[aaronnorth]

ok, not much interest.

lol, on a forum size like this with a fantastic hardscape layout i am surprised that nobody see's what could possibly be an amazing tank

 

[AdAndrews]

ur tank is ace, cant wait to see it planted, i bet that delivery cost an arm and a leg!

 

[veil92]

Progress on this tank should be fantastic!
Can't wait for new updates.

 

[saintly]

cheers aaron.

here some updates.

planting,

positioning of the micrsorum and anubas...

stems and crypts...

filling the tank up

this is straight after filling. not the clarity...good old ADA AS!

there were adjustments after the above photo was taken. i added more microsorum anubias and moss stones just to fill in the gaps.

heres a couple of images about 8 hours after filling. 2 mature filters running...

and here it is tonight, almost clear. my little lad just in the shot too!

thanks for looking

mark

 

[Gav935]

That looks absolutely fantastic dude!

 

[hellohefalump]

Mark that looks great! It's going to be exciting watching it develop as the plants grow in.

How old is your little boy? And was he around the whole time you were planting? Because my little girl is 19months old and there's no way she'd let me spend the amount of time I reckon you spent, poking about in my tank. More than 4 mins or so and she's hanging onto my legs, whinging for my undivided attention.

You must have spent a small fortune on all those plants!!

 

[saintly]

hi helena, i decided to plant through the night due to the explanation you just gave. dan is 3 and as nice as it is for him to help, its a pain when your trying to get everything ready. i started at 7.00pm and didn't finish until 3.30 am.

The plants i got on a deal, you see im scaping a tank for a maiden head aquatic store near me, so i got a good discount, allthough 80 odd pots at discounted prices was still expensive

gav, thanks for the comment

 

[prankster705]

Looking great , keep it up . What's the planed fauna?

 

[hellohefalump]

ah I see! I really felt for you with the washing up liquid incident...

 

[aaronnorth]

ah I see! I really felt for you with the washing up liquid incident...

Think you have got the wrong person

 

[saintly]

helena,

it was supercoley who had the little accident with washing up liquid. i hope it never happens to me.