{"id":2142,"date":"2010-03-21T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T19:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2010-03-21T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2010-03-21T19:17:52","slug":"west-african-stream-tank-re-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/2142","title":{"rendered":"West African Stream Tank Re-do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this case, at least, <a href=\"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/1429\">plastic needlepoint mesh<\/a> has shown itself to be a suck substrate for Java moss. After seven months of very little progress, I decided to re-do the back wall of my West African stream tank. I ordered a random selection of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaticeco.com\/subcategories\/390\/Aquarium-Driftwood\/driftwood\/0\">driftood from AES<\/a> and picked up a couple pieces of red lava rock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Layout:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4034\/4450736105_4bde64b8c6_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4034\/4450736105_4bde64b8c6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The masked-off section to the left is space that needs to stay free for the filter plenum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Foamed in (hooray for Handi-Foam!):<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2735\/4451511046_6306b0dfb8_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2735\/4451511046_6306b0dfb8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Detail &#8211; with placeholder hose section &#8211; of where the water will return to the tank, producing a nice waterfall\/drip wall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2751\/4451510378_e80648b634_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2751\/4451510378_e80648b634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The waterfall in action with unidentified W. African fern, <em>Bolbitis heudelotii<\/em> and <em>Anubias<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2707\/4450741235_60f0daaa90_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2707\/4450741235_60f0daaa90.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">More <em>Anubias<\/em>, some African begonia and an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orchidspecies.com\/aebilobax.htm\"><em>Aeranges biloba<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2804\/4451513656_f7cf430d3d_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2804\/4451513656_f7cf430d3d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>The tank looks 100% better and I think it&#8217;ll only improve as the begonia grows in and covers everything &#8211; I&#8217;ll post some pix once things start to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this case, at least, plastic needlepoint mesh has shown itself to be a suck substrate for Java moss. 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