Construction completed!

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

The inside hardscape is almost done....

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Uh - maybe I should elaborate a little.

The background is tree fern panels.
Manzanita wood.
The 'cliff' / rock / whatever on the back left is bascially stryofoam chunks
glued together with quick dry mortar applied to it. For texture, I mixed
some mortar really thin, and then poured it on top, which gave the whole
thing this lava flow type look. I'm sure all that will get hidden in time
with moss / algae / plants on top - basically gives me a 3D planting
area.

Ohh thats, gonna be nice.

Wow, your moving right along.

The rock looks great. Are you going to use it as a waterfall? What brand of quick dry mortar did you use. And also, where did you find the wood at.

Looks Great! Can't wait to see it planted.

[dmartin72]

Ghazanfar,

You always do things right the first time! Did you get your plants yet? I don't remember if you answered this, but what kind of plants are you going to use? It's nice to see something come together after talking about the design. When can I come over to take a look?

The wood came from http://www.manzanita.com which is a good cheap source.

Thanks for the link David,
I can tell you a hundred places that have bird toys. Thats all google would find for me.

[dmartin72]

A lot of aquascapers are using it in their freshwater tanks so I know it holds up long-term. Plus, it is relatively inexpensive. I believe Ghazanfar got a big box for pretty cheap.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Originally Posted by Rad3Dad

Wow, your moving right along.

The rock looks great. Are you going to use it as a waterfall? What brand of quick dry mortar did you use. And also, where did you find the wood at.

Looks Great! Can't wait to see it planted.

Thanks!
The rock wont have a waterfall per say - but will have more than its share of drip valves over it. I just want it to be drippy and moss covered.
I used Vivarium Concepts Quick Dry Mortar w. black concrete dye mixed in. David is right about the manzanita wood source.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Originally Posted by dmartin72

Ghazanfar,

You always do things right the first time! Did you get your plants yet? I don't remember if you answered this, but what kind of plants are you going to use? It's nice to see something come together after talking about the design. When can I come over to take a look?

The wood came from http://www.manzanita.com which is a good cheap source.

Come over whenever man! Im going to start off with some anubias,
taiwan moss and HC. Planning on using 4-6 mini orchids. Some small peps
maybe. Looking into some dwarf green broms too. Thats to start with - im sure it'll evolve.

[dmartin72]

I love that you are using plants that we use in our aquariums! The anubias does well. Where you getting the broms?