[Nano] Blackford Hill

[BigTom]

Went for a nice little walk up to Blackford Hill in Edinburgh today, and with a little rootling around came up with some hardscape for the middle of three P@H nanos, for which I had been awaiting inspiration. Walking back with pockets full of rocks and a whole bunch of ivy stems was less fun!

So without further ado, some pictures of the hardscape (there are a couple of rough joins which will be hidden by plants)...

 

[ian]

very nice Tom, what's the plan on the plants??

ps what substrate you using?

 

[BigTom]

That's the 'new' Amazonia Ian. Going to try a few plants I've always wanted to have a go at, not sure how they'll all do low-tech though... Cyperus helferi, Hygrophila pinnatifida, Blyxa japonica, Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes. Bit of an experiment, will probably have to tweak it down the road.

 

[ian]

plenty of pruning as well Tom! It'll be interesting to see how the Hygro does.

The amazonia is supposed to be good stuff as well.

 

[BigTom]

Heh yeah, given my usual style maintenance style the hydrocotyle will probably just cover everything within a month and I'll forget there were even other plants in there.

 

[minnnt]

Heh yeah, given my usual style maintenance style the hydrocotyle will probably just cover everything within a month and I'll forget there were even other plants in there.

This is going to be a great project.

Your pics are top notch too mate.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Very nice, must be great finding hardscape just going for a walk. I'm gonna have to check my river out, it's full of fish and at deepest point 2ft, dunno why I never thought of it.

Will be following this one.

 

[BigTom]

Definitely Steve. Going for a nice stroll and not spending £100 just to have the same hardscape as everyone else is quite rewarding!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Cool brb




"Walks out front door to the stream"

 

[BigTom]

Tank is now planted, I removed one of the 'roots' to leave a bit more room for planting.

It's got a low of growing in to do, and things are still a little messy (lots of fungus on the wood, as expected), but here's a quick video of the inhabitants, a trio of Dario hygsinon -

http/vimeo.com/35705701

 

[Ps3Steveo]

I can't view the vid on my iPhone but dario that's badis right? How big is your tank again?

I only ask as I put a trioin my 35 and now have the dominant one left.

 

[BigTom]

It's a 25l tank. Already planning on moving the subdominant male over to another tank as soon as I spot any territoriality, and if needed all three can be moved. Would like to keep in the pair in there if possible though.

 

[stu40]

Nicely done

 

[Tolan]

Very nice! It looks extremely peaceful

 

[micko]

Love it.
Brilliant work.