Tree Stump

Some photos of tree stump colected around my home area:

3ft - Summer Breeze

This is the time of year where Aquascaper around the world are rushing up for the most anticipate competition event in Aquascaping community, "The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest" in short IAPLC.

This year I will be submitting my 3ft tank. In fact this is my first 3ft tank scaping. Many unexpected events happened, for example sudden attack of green water, although the tank have been stable for 6 month. Most recent event is even worst. Part of Java ferns are turning brown. It is really unexpected and nothing I can do except trimming the effected fern. I'm pretty sure it wont recovers in time for competition. Thus, I'm adding or to be precise redirect stem plant grow to cover the gap.

Unfortunately there will be no photo, until ADA party which will be held in October 17th, 2009. OK at least give a bit of hint, part of my scape idea was from photo below (photo are taken from Aquajournal vol. 150).

I'm curently need help to decidea my scape title. I short listed 4 names: Moning Sun, Summer Sun, Morning Breeze and Summer Breeze. So far Morning Breeze and Summer Breeze are the most popular. Please help and vote.

Based on vote, majority favor Summer Breeze (Morning Breeze 4 votes and Summer Breeze 9 votes).

Aquascaping Tools Pouch

Too many Aquascaping tools (Sand flatenner, different type of scissors and differen type of tweezers) and wondering how too keep?

Simple, Daiso S$2 "easy work pouch". It is suppose to be for gardening purpose, thus you can get it from gardening section. What need to be done is little bit of sewing to partition the pouch into different compartment for individual tool. You can use either sewing machine or do it manually.

It is come with 2 big pouch, each pouch can be devided into 3 individual compartment. Each compartment can nicely fit one tool.

This is what my finished pouch look a like:

Me wearing aquascaping tool pouch:

Initial Sketch

Time for new scape on my long abandon 2ft tank. Above is my simple sketch. The scape is about how tree still survive after the logging. It shows new braches and leaves are growing from cut area. It show how resilient nature is.

At this moment my plants selection are:

1. Cryptocoryne wendtii var. green


2. Echinodorus tenellus


3. Eleocharis parvula (Dwarf hairgrass)


4. Eleocharis vivipara


5. Glossostigma elatinoides


6. Microsorum pteropus (Java fern)


7. Rotala sp green


8. Rotala sp red


9. Vesicularia montagnei (X'mass moss)

I'm Curently on the process of gathering material. It may not even materialize if I cannot get the right wood, which is the main focus point. There is not much wood selection at local fish shop in this country