tank revamp to remove some exams stress!!

Got my tank back from nice uncle mike who gave me some plants too!!!
was not in a studying mood yesterday so end up decided to work on the tank.
didnt really wanna do a permanent setup so i held back on the background. so all this are just a temporary one!!!



a frontal view!!
the right side consist of a higher ground enclosed by a plastic container and then hidden by some peat and the driftwoods. a technique taught by bro ginger!!! (but apparantly i added too much pellets and peat to the surrounding area that the effect seems lost!!!

u dun see and plants coming out from the higher area cos i have only planted in a bromeliad bud. gonna see if it can survive!!!

thought of topping up more clay pellets and peat and perharps add a few more plants to create a higher ground image with some layering at the bottom layer also.
but tat can wait, exams first haha

a top view



the plants coming out are actually a kind of creepers but i have seen people planting them in pots and let them jus flow out of it. hope to give such a effect after it flouish.

bry raytan, this is the same creeper i am using for my toad tank. its quite cheap and nice, not so much affected by heat of the lighting unlike certain creeper ferns so u can consider using it for the vertical setup nearer to the lightings

a close up on the moss area.



one trick i realised for letting mosses flourish faster on driftwoods is to try to put a layer of peat between them and the wood. this allow the mosses to retain a bit more moisture as i observe that normally those i placed on driftwoods tend to dry faster and require more misting!!!

only inhibitants are a supple skink(4 cm) and some crickets!!! ahaha the skink was found on my way back to hostel, lucky me, but i forgot to take pics before letting him into the tank, can find him already think must have burrowed some where already

heres a pic i found of the net of him
http://www.wildsingapore.per.sg/disc...kinksupple.htm

time to hit the books once more

CHEERS!!!

Nice transformation!! All done in less than a day!

If only you put in the same amount of passion into your studies, i am sure you will be the top top student. (Just kidding ).

Be careful with the crickets. They like to chomp chomp the leaves like locusts.

rgds,

Nice little tank setup...

Who is going to be in there?

[Wild Ginger]

Alex, ya've got there a VERY clean setup. Nice n simple. I guess ya just leave ur plants as where they r n they'll flourish into a bush given e time n pruning. Ur mosses r looking exceptionally green n lush. Have to say, this will be an easy maintenance setup, which serves both practically n visually pleasing. Good work bro n *cough cough* all e best to ur exams. Hope ya'll do well.

Best Regards,
Phillip.

[dkk08]

Hey Alex, very nice simple setup, it'll be nice as a centre piece... and PLS study! hehe Good luck! Rem to organize a outing after ur exams k

will do, will do
dun worry i also want to do well and be able to go overseas exchange....hopefully somewhere where i can see herps legally!!
haha

i still dun noe which engineering stream i want to go to
headache!!!

yah i think we shd all go for tea during my holidays!!! hahaha
signing off ..... (trying to refrain from coming in for the rest of 2 weeks!!!)

[Wild Ginger]

Originally Posted by fuse

will do, will do
dun worry i also want to do well and be able to go overseas exchange....hopefully somewhere where i can see herps legally!!
haha

i still dun noe which engineering stream i want to go to
headache!!!

yah i think we shd all go for tea during my holidays!!! hahaha
signing off ..... (trying to refrain from coming in for the rest of 2 weeks!!!)

Awwwwwwwww.......... bro, thn ya're gonna miss the best part. hahah !~!! nah, go n study yeah bro. I'll update ya in 2yrs time!!! Juz kidding :P

Regards,
Phillip.

[dkk08]

Originally Posted by Wild Ginger

Awwwwwwwww.......... bro, thn ya're gonna miss the best part. hahah !~!! nah, go n study yeah bro. I'll update ya in 2yrs time!!! Juz kidding :P

Regards,
Phillip.

Haha Phil that's a good one

Anyway hope we can get together before Aquarama or maybe at Aquarama best is before June (Coz I'll be on a pilgramage hike to Tibet need to cleanse myself )