2017 ADA 14th place work "Tornado"

Looking through the archives, I found last year's work by Uncle Tanaka, and it's a bit, ah, well, how should I put it, a bit abstract! It feels just like "Tornado," yeah, that's exactly the feeling!

Uncle Tanaka's 2015 work "Tracing the Source"

His 2016 work "Time"

This year's work

Old Wang tentatively calls this work "Tornado"

The tank is still the same old tank from last year's work

Dimensions: 120x45x45cm

This is the concept design sketch for setting up the tank,

Sure enough, just as I predicted

It really is quite "abstract"!

Getting ready to set up the tank

Continuing the substrate design from last year's work

The water absorption channel - Tanaka says this small design really works well!

Adding the five treasures for tank setup

Adding volcanic stone to the tank

Power sand

Separation mesh

Using "foot pads" for the sloped substrate?

Laying complete

Building the hardscape

The main material is Qinglong stone (black mountain stone)

Using glue to fix the stones

Should be using epoxy putty

PS: it's also called structural adhesive!

Main hardscape complete

The epoxy putty doesn't cure very fast

So using tape to help hold things in place

Hardscape

Plant distribution ratio

Laying aquarium soil

Monte Carlo (HC) and moss

Planting aquatic plants

Still choosing the dry-start method

Filling with water after it has mostly carpeted

Final adjustments to the hardscape

This stone piece on the upper side is very interesting

Complete

A master's tank isn't very different from everyone else's tanks

You also have to do the work of removing algae

ADA's new algae removal pen

(Feels not much different from a toothbrush!)

Finally laying the cosmetic sand

Adding fish

Final result

Tanaka and "Tornado"

Actually, this article with photos could be made very simple

Complete

It really could be written very simply, but Old Wang firmly believes that every tank setup process is an opportunity to learn!

But this tank, it really is a bit, ah... hmm.... abstract!