Hi,

Thank you guys, for the kind words...lol Stan...always not enough time...

Tank #1 Update

Anyway, rescaped and replanted my tank #1...going for a triangular layout this time...trimmed E. Tenellus like no tommorow hahaha..hope it will bounce back..not too worry though, this is the second time trim..a hardy plant..lol


Tank #2 Update

Meanwhile, I decided to remove the black background poster of this tank...at the same time replaced the Ludwigia brevipes with Rotala rotundifolia 'red'..to give some balance to the Rotala rotundifolia 'green' on the left..mm..no more moss arc...trying an unknown moss, got it from a friend...suspected weeping moss..in a bad condition though..

Have been looking for a white background poster with some blue gradient..nowhere to be found...lol..so what do you guys think?


Regards

Nas,

If your tank is not too big, you can always go to Photoshop, do yourself a gradient and then find your nearest print shop to print out the background.

Nas, used to see tons of these gradient backgrounds. Used to buy them at art supply shops like Venus Art, Nanyang (in Jalan Petaling). I know Nanyang is still around. And if you can get hold of an airbrush (for illustrations and not spray painting cars heheh) you can make your own gradient board.

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Steven

Thank you Kevin & Steven for the tips. One thing though, those gradient background posters (from either the print shop or the art shop) usually not with the sticky part, which normally found on the aquarium background poster. Anyway, using double sided tape should be fine, I guess..hehehe..thanks

Regards

If the background is some sort of card (normally is), then better to use cellophane tape and tape it at the sides of the tank. Double-sided tape can be seen as a patch. HTH.

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Steven

Thank you Steven.

Have been browsing ADA catalog, Aqua Screen especially, background poster, available in non-translucent normal type and translucent clear type, clear blue...just wondering how much its cost...anyone seen it before?

At the bottom of this Aqua Screen descriptions..an interesting idea says "Lighting from the back also produces an interesting atmosphere."..instead of poster, just put some light from behind during photo shooting...

Regards

Don't know if this is related - have asked our local ADA guys before and they have said any ADA product can be brought it. Just that if it's not popular or cannot generate enough sales, then chances are, you won't see it in the market. Basic business sense I guess.

Have also read in APC this dude who put a white cardboard behind his tank leaning at the top and with a light source at the bottom. Creates a gradient. He changes the light colour to suit his needs. Only thing is, the gradient direction wont change. Hope I make sense LOL

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Steven

Hi,

Just trying something different with my old 2.1mb Sony s50 camera...light from top to the back wall..


Regards

nice shot nasfish.

Hmm... never liked the blackwater look. The brown background just doesn't do it for me. Nasir, I'm sure you've seen Amano and how he photograped some of his pictures. He has some sort of scroll held together by a tripod (similar to those used for power point presentations), then he put a light in front of the scroll but behind the aquarium. That way, you can have a grey background with some slight hint of gradient colours. Looks excellent IMHO.