A New Adventure (Pic Heavy)

[ian]

Just thought I'd share a few pics of my new scape, this will be my compition tank this year. So the final shots won't be in this thread yet.

How it started, the tank is a TMC signature

IMG_3368 by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

Great silicone work

IMG_3370 by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

Hours after set up

IMG_3388 by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


fts NA by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

Inside the cabinet

inside by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

A couple of weeks after set up

image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

Moss coming from the top of the water

image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

The HC pearls and starts to creep

Hemianthus by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

A full tank shot at 1 month

4 weeks full tank. by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


Sunny day by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

Pearling bolbitis

image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr


image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

As it stands

After trim by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

 

[Brilly91]

Looks amazing, are you on another forum for aquascaping? recognise this from somewhere.

 

[ian]

Yes mate, I'm over on ukaps. This place is my old haunt though, just thought I'd share a few pics.

 

[Zikofski]

wow this is amazing quick question the moss growing out of the water will that die or continue to grow?

 

[ian]

Thank you, and yes it'll grow, as will most plants. It has just started to bud in the last few days.

image by Ian Holdich, on Flickr

 

[Livewire88]

Good to see this tank on here, I never get tired of looking at it. 
 
Would be nice to see you back here more often one day if your time allows 

 

[ian]

Thank you livewire, I'm about most days, everything seems to be covered well though.

 

[the_lock_man]

Thanks for posting these, Ian, that is a superb tank.

 

[Zikofski]

nice impressive alot better looking than my moss mine just grows brown and dies what sort of moss is it mine is Vesicularia Ferriei (Weeping Moss) wondered if i try a different moss may have better results

 

[maurizio]

It's a BEAUTY!

 

[Livewire88]

nice impressive alot better looking than my moss

mine just grows brown and dies what sort of moss is it mine is Vesicularia Ferriei (Weeping Moss) wondered if i try a different moss may have better results

 
 
The moss you see in Ian's tank is Tropica's 1-2-3 grow Weeping and Christmas Moss.

 

[Wiskin]

That is such an amazing tank but unfortunately makes me look at my efforts with despair. It's exactly the look I was going for but I'm so far off I may as well not of bothered!
YOu have so much talent for aquascaping, is that a single piece of wood in the middle?

 

[Zikofski]

exact same one i got why dose mine not look like that
 
boohoo cries haha

 

[Wiskin]

Where did the tank and light come from? I can't find it anywhere.

 

[the_lock_man]

exact same one i got why dose mine not look like that

 
boohoo cries haha

 
Cause Ian is the Daddy when it comes to scaping.