Hardscaping
Well, after my usual early start with a hard hill rep run, swim and then a cycle in Machynlleth, it was back home for a well earned bacon sandwich and then back to the creation of my aquascape.
First job was to spend an hour or so scrubbing all of the rocks we collected yesterday. Next was the fun part – trying to arrange everything in the tank, just the way I wanted it. All I can say is that this ‘hardscaping’ malarky is certainly quite an art form – one that I’ve yet to master. These materials aren’t easy to work with.
But, for what its worth, here are my efforts from today.
I’m sure it leaves a lot to be desired and it isn’t quite what I was aiming for, but the materials that I had dictated what I could do in the end. The filter box doesn’t help matters either, but I can only make do with the things I have. Feel free to criticise, offer ideas and generally laugh at my efforts. I’m not sure how easy it will be to move anything around now, but it’ll be good to hear peoples thoughts anyway.
The good news is, I didn’t drop any of the rocks and smash the tank!
Here’s the hardscape from the front.
Hardscaping
And from above.
Hardscape FromAbove
