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[deranged chipmunk]

i made a little progress on this build this evening. first, i finally found the pump i wanted to use, of course it was in a bin at the bottom of a stack labeled "Christmas Decorations". no clue how it ended up there, but ok. LOL once i filled the tank with water, i figured out where i wanted the water to exit the tubing and then drained and dried the tank. i placed it on it's side and started adding more rocks to it. after i got those siliconed in, i foamed the areas between the rocks and that is were we stand now. it looks something like this:


sorry for the poor pics, but it was tough getting pics upside down. when i can stand the tank upright in a day or two, i'll take better pics.

[deranged chipmunk]

progress and flowering pics! got the foam carved to where i like it and even started painting. with the progress i am making, i may be able to put a few plant into this tank by the end of the weekend.

tonight's progress:





and flowering pics:
my Begonia 'Tarapoto' is flowering, tough to get a good pic of it because it is so tiny, and so close to the lid that it gets washed out by the lights:


and my Sinningia Muscicola is flowering as well. i just got this on sunday and the only growth i had on it was the dead stems you see, those flowers popped up today and it looks like a few more are on their way. great little plant!


bonus frog shot:

[DigitalPunk]

Tank is looking good Bill! The flowers you shared from the Steam Punk tank are awesome!