Found this on another forum, just had to share cause it's so awesome!!!
Hello, aquascapers! Greetings from Turkey! My name is Mustafa and this is my first post in this forum (and also in all international forums for a long time). I want to share one of my amateur group' s tanks with you. My group' s name is ADist (Aquarium Design İstanbul; in Turkish "Akvaryum Dizayn İstanbul") consist of four aquascapers. For more info about us and more photographs of this layout (and others we did) you can visit our site: Akvaryum Dizayn Istanbul
Your comments are very important for us; thanks
"Our Preciousss..."
A Hobbit house concept from the Lord Of The Rings
Tank Dimensions (cm): 40*23*25 (h) --- (using only 15 cm height except sand height)
Net Aquarium volume: 12 liters
Setup Date: May 2010
Flora:
Eleocharis parvula
Fissidens fontanus
Vesicularia sp.
Fauna:
Neocaridina denticulata
Caridina japonica
Hardscape material:
Silica sand, lava rock, some grey stones, small battens and driftwood
Lighting: 2*15W T8
CO2: Pressurized CO2 for first 3 months then removed.
Finally i took an apportunity to add a small journal about this tank
May 2010: Around a week after setup.
June 2010: First backlight tests
July 2010: First trimming the moss. Planting some E. parvula to the right side. And HC s on the small hill were going bad due to summer' s high temperatures; so removed. Some algae problem occured.
August 2010: House made. We used small pieces of battens (or boards; i don' t know which is the right word for define this correct ) for door, window and chimney. In addition, we used a small saw to form them and soldering iron to darken necessary places. And used wooden toothpick for fences
After that, Fissidens grew and i removed the second hill to bring out the magnificence of the tree. As time passes, all wooden pieces get dark and seem more natural becouse of absorbing water. (Of course it' s not a long term using method)
That' s all.
