After googling and running around for weeks, nice proper lava rock seemed harder to find in bulk then I had expected, My sister gave me some money for my birthday today so I decided to hunt down some of the Pisces box sets.
My local pet barn had them in stock and I got 2 for $36ea. Happy birthday lol.
Said to be a truly unique form of volcanic rock, found in only one part of the world, New Zealand.
Picses natural purple lava rock 5kg box sets.
Got a nice bit of proper bogwood, I thinned out from another tank, It's been kinda tricky getting the perspectives right with this size rock, I'm thinking of trying to spit them maybe if I decide to go with a different scape.
Contemplating adding a few cm layer of red fluorite Underneath everything, but idk think it might end up mixing through the AS and on top of everything, as much as the extra minerals/ trace elements it provides would be good I'm thinking maybe Ill put a heap in the canister filter instead :) and go ahead with straight soil in the tank, In which case I'm ready for the black earth now.
Probably going to need a better light frame down the track, or maybe cut out some light with baking paper, we'll see.
Got lots of new rare plants coming, And lots of stuff that's been waiting for a nice lava rock to call its planty little home lol.
Off to bed for now I think, I'll finish it in the morning,
Till then.