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    The wall of plants at the back left is Stargrass.
    Ok sorry ,just in front of the star grass
    The world in my aquarium is huge, its the window thats so small.
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    Thanks @boebie ! I know Sam's very well, so will stop by there, but I must be honest, if I can buy fish/plants/ferts/substrate from members or sponsors, then I'll do that over a LPS anyday. Thanks so much for sharing, owe you one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vis View Post
    Ok sorry ,just in front of the star grass
    I've got the Hydrocotyle verticulata (brazilian pennywort) on the far left against the side and the Lotus(red leaves) on the right.

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    I'm not so sure about the 'retaining wall', thinking about tearing it down. What do you think?

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    i like it.. but i think you lacking smaller 'rocks' to line the retaining wall to give it a more of a natural look?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boebie View Post
    I'm not so sure about the 'retaining wall', thinking about tearing it down. What do you think?
    And put a few small ones lying loose around it so it looks like it's old and crumbling away. As soon as the algae grows on it, (and I guarantee you it will) it will have a very cool look.
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    zoom u summed it up for me..that was what i was trying to say :P hehe..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoom View Post
    And put a few small ones lying loose around it so it looks like it's old and crumbling away. As soon as the algae grows on it, (and I guarantee you it will) it will have a very cool look.
    Thanks for the imput, problem is getting small rocks to match the existing ones though. Will have to take a walk through the forest soon.
    Thanks.

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    Cool tank Boebie - I have always loved cube tanks... The rocks you used is TMS - Table mountain sandstone....Pretty easy to bash up with a hammer if you need smaller pieces....
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    Quote Originally Posted by azurekoi View Post
    Cool tank Boebie - I have always loved cube tanks... The rocks you used is TMS - Table mountain sandstone....Pretty easy to bash up with a hammer if you need smaller pieces....
    Thanks Azurekoi, I tried smashing some before but ended up with shards and pieces that had sharp edges. Didn't look weathered at all. I initially wanted some darker brown rocks dut couldn't source any.

 

 

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