I have the hardscape finished in my 75 gallon planted tank. (well almost planted tank
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I used Great Stuff to build hills and outline the stream that is in the forest. I put bread crate pieces under all the rocks so they didn't sit on the glass. The rocks are pink granite. Man was that rock hard to break. I used the hammer drill and put holes all around the rock and used a sledge hammer and still couldn't break even a small piece off. I had to get DS to break it for me and it took everything he had.
The trees are Manzanita branches that I mounted on pieces of slate. They will have plants on the branches.
I grated a bird cuttle bone and sprinkled it across the bottom, added clay to the mineralized the dirt and put it in the tank then capped it with Black Diamond blasting sand.
I had to order blue sand to fill in the stream bed so I'm waiting on that to fill the tank.
As usual, the pics are not great but there is so much glare coming from the doors, I can't get a clear pic. Any criticism is appreciated. This is my first attempt at this.
I added (2) 306 Fluval filters with an inline Hydor 300 watt heater.
Now I have to find plants. The foreground will have a ground cover for grass, mid level plants and tall plants to the back.
I'm waiting to order the light until the controller comes in but I'm losing my patience.
BuildMyLed is in the process of launching their new controller and it has been put back for at least 2 months now. I just got another email a few minutes ago saying it's pushed back another 10 days. I'm seriously thinking about changing the brand.
I used Great Stuff to build hills and outline the stream that is in the forest. I put bread crate pieces under all the rocks so they didn't sit on the glass. The rocks are pink granite. Man was that rock hard to break. I used the hammer drill and put holes all around the rock and used a sledge hammer and still couldn't break even a small piece off. I had to get DS to break it for me and it took everything he had.
The trees are Manzanita branches that I mounted on pieces of slate. They will have plants on the branches.
I grated a bird cuttle bone and sprinkled it across the bottom, added clay to the mineralized the dirt and put it in the tank then capped it with Black Diamond blasting sand.
I had to order blue sand to fill in the stream bed so I'm waiting on that to fill the tank.
As usual, the pics are not great but there is so much glare coming from the doors, I can't get a clear pic. Any criticism is appreciated. This is my first attempt at this.
I added (2) 306 Fluval filters with an inline Hydor 300 watt heater.
Now I have to find plants. The foreground will have a ground cover for grass, mid level plants and tall plants to the back.
I'm waiting to order the light until the controller comes in but I'm losing my patience.
Looking good though!
First thing this morning, I took some out and still didn't like it. They looked too fake and then imagining all the green around the red rocks. NOPE
