Whoops! Think I Got A Bit Carried Away!

[Tetra-Chris]

Well, I got in from work tonight, had a real rubbish day and needed to take my mind off of things so I thought I'd give my 180 litre a bit of a clean out. 3 hours later I have a box of plants and a bare tank, I think I got a little carried away!

Time for a re-scape me thinks!

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Isnt it always the way...

 

[SchottayB]

Isnt it always the way...

 

[minnnt]

LOL! Sounds familiar indeed.

 

[Tetra-Chris]

Indeed gentlemen - at the risk of sounding proper wrong, I am currently fiddling with my hardscape!!!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Sounds good, pics please lol.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Indeed gentlemen - at the risk of sounding proper wrong, I am currently fiddling with my hardscape!!!

Hahaha wouldnt be your wood, would it?

 

[Tetra-Chris]

Funnily enough... I am currently playing with my wood under water!

Right - as we all have a sick fetish for tank photos, I suppose this could be the start of ANOTHER journal!

This tank WAS injected with CO2, with ferts, and all that jazz... I just want it to be simple! Got my Nanos to keep me busy! Low tech, low maintenance, just looking pretty...

So, as it was:

And as it is currently:

Have no idea what to do with my wood, was thinking going for a triangle scape, but I'm not sure, I do like natural looks, but I fancy a change... Suggestions? Close up of how I have it placed at the minute:

And the final picture, is of my poor plants!!!

Will they be alright in there for a day or 2 with no heater etc, or am i best off putting them outside to keep warm and catch a few rays? In there we have:

Lots of Crypts of all kinds of flavours
Amazon Swords
Echinodorus Red Rubens
Echinodorus Ozelot Red
Echinodorus Tenellus
Aponogeton Natans
Java Moss
Anubias Nana Bonsai

Right, enough typing... Inspiration please!!!

 

[KkAaNnEe]

A triangle scape is deff possible with the wood, or check out low tech 140L in the journals, your wood could creat something similar

Or i can see if you split the wood up you could do an iwagumi-ish (obviously no rocks) but with the wood in two places, looks like both parts of the upright wood could look nice next to each other pointing the same way

 

[minnnt]

Your Angel is a stunner!!

 

[Tetra-Chris]

Thanks minnt - when I have the tank up and running again I'll take a close up with the SLR, he's the nicest one I've had, was gutted when I lost the partner (was a breeding pair) in the Juwel seal leak saga - about 3 years old now if not older - got a lovely bit of blue in him too!

Thanks for the input Kane - have an iwagumi ish thing going on in one of my nanos so fancy something a bit different. Struggling for inspiration, theyre lovely bits of wood but i'm struggling this evening...

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Might wanna take another look tomorrow

 

[Tetra-Chris]

Let's hope for another bad day at work so i'm motivated to crack on with it (and a sympathetic wife that will let me get on with it!)

Maybe if I just shut my eyes and move them around a bit and see what happens??

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Worth a go!

 

[Tetra-Chris]

Update - no progress! How's that for an update! Still have a bare tank - got the promised bad day at work but a massive headache has come with it so I'm gonna have a night off and reflect...

Still need to get this blooming hardscape sorted!