I loved the idea of simplicity for this tank. Only two types of plans, Dwarf Hairgrass for the carpet and Christmas Moss for the tree. I chose Christmas Moss because it was so successful in my last scape and I figured it would look cool in the tree once it grew out. Here is the final shot immediately after I flooded the tank.
I want to say I spent about $40 or less on the plants for this re-scape. It was nice that re-scaping cost so little this time compared to my initial investment. I really do enjoy this part of the process. Below you can see how I divided the Dwarf Hairgrass into small clumps and how I initially got the moss into the tree. I didn't glue or tie the moss to the tree so I figured some would come loose. I basically just stuffed it into the tree branches as best I could. Looked pretty good to me. Also note, I had soaked the bonsai tree in water for a few weeks to ensure it wouldn't float because I didn't want to mess with tying it down. Another thing that makes this scape to easy to maintain is that I can pick the tree up out of the scape when I'm doing maintenance. I take it over to the sink and can use the hand sprayer to blast off any algae. Having nothing in your way when you are doing weekly maintenance is quite the treat from my last scape.
Here was a shot just before I flooded. I plan to let things go for a few weeks before I add any fish since I did add some brand new ADA Aquasoil Amazonia.
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