08-13-2010, 11:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 23
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Finally, the cement is set on the waterfall and pond with stream. It has been about 2 weeks of misting with water and then vinegar to lower the PH. I soaked my kitty litter for a couple of days and kneaded it to the perfect consistency with peat moss, eco soil and sphagnum moss. It takes a fraction of the time to put on the glass than GS and silicone and I can stick my Broms right in. I put plastic over egg crate, smeared on aquarium silicone and stuck aquarium gravel to it to make a rock wall to hide the false bottom along the waters edge. I found some slate in a local river and used them for resting places along the edge and under the water. The stream and waterfall are running but I need to work on the flow of the waterfall. It is flowing off to the edge a bit, I think I can silicone some more tubing to fix it. The pond and river are flowing just right. I mixed 1/2 peat moss, 1/4 eco soil and 1/4 sphagnum moss for the plants. I have a three Broms, a fern and a couple of succulents so far. I need to get some smaller Broms and air plants for the background and waterfall. I might also try getting moss to grow on the waterfall. Going to get moss tomorrow to put on top of the soil so my FBTs will be comfy. I still need to work on air circulation, I will be using pvc pipe and computer fans for that. I also need to get a cover and the proper lighting for the plants, probably T 5 compacts.[IMG][/IMG] Feel free to suggest your ideas, it is still a work in progress. Sorry for some of the pics, I have to use the flash.
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Pond, stream and waterfall running.
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