Setting up the hardscape

Yesterday my supplies arrived and I couldn't wait any longer to get started.

 First I laid some power sand down.  I put it mostly in the back and made it a little deeper in the back right corner.  I decided to do this because my larger plants will be in the back right corner behind and to the side of my driftwood piece.




 After that I laid down the Amazonia substrate. I made this a flat layer of substrate deciding to build my mound out of the Amazonia powder.  While I was doing this I started in on boiling my driftwood.  I really didn't need to boiler it for too long because I bought it already sanitized.  All the reviews on Amazon said just give it a quick boil to get the dust off.



From there I started building my mound in the back right corner.  I am going for a triangle display.  Having the eye look at the top right and follow down and right along the piece of driftwood.  Most of the colors will be at the top right, transition from red to green.  And I am thinking of putting some microsword in the back ground just to offset it a bit.  Will probably plant it and see if it jars the sight or flows alright. Well I have a finished view of the hardscape below, I am off to buy my plants and I hope to plant them later today.  Fingers crossed that I find some type of moss to grow on my driftwood, I have yet to come across any and might have to put it in at a later date.