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After a little trial and error with higher light plants, this is what I've come out with.

As you can see I thinned things out a little. I also added another bag of Eco-complete.

I found that putting tall growing plants in front of each other wasn't very pleasing to the eye, and the plants in the back were shading the red luge too much.

I think with this layout, in time most/all of the equipment should be hidden behind the plants after they grow out a little.

I don't want to cover the filter intake tube too much, it also doubles as my bubble counter.

Thoughts? Comments? Advice?

Here is the before.


Shannen attached this image:

And the after.

Shannen attached this image:

I like it. It looks great cause the mechanics of a tank makes it look to cluttered if not disguised properly.

Very nicely done. It opens it up and gets rid of the overgrown look. I like the fact that you can now see the piece of driftwood, which in my opinion gives it a much mor natural look./:'

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I like the new look. Some things I'd change: group like species together. Add more of the stem plants due right of the driftwood (ludwigia?), because the few stems on the right look rather dull and undergrown when in juxtaposition with the vibrant and beautiful growth on the left of the dritwood. I'd also collect all your java fern plantlets to creat one large fern bunch, and place it behind the rock on the left, with your already large and well established fern. Hygro difformis should be bunched together in the center (trim the leftmost stems and replant them), and should be pruned to desired bushiness. Add more sag. subulata in a line to the left and right extremes of the tank to join your existing sags; it makes for a good carpeting/continuation of texture. Sparse plantage breaks up the aquascape a bit. Cryptone wendtti grows big, and may break up aquascapes if misplaced--I like how you placed it on the side. The plant will attract many a glance once at full folliage. Overall, great tank, just needs a bit of organizing.

Yeah, I was waiting on they wisteria to grow a bit more before pruning for plantlets.

If you look down at the bottom of the bunch in the center you will see some short wisteria.

This tank has been a challenge to aquascape due to the shape.

Yes that is ludwigia on the right. The little piece you see on the extreme right is what I saved before tossing a lot of it out. It got too much shade from the wisteria, and a lot of it had died off wile I was out of town.

There is some new lud I have growing in another tank that I will move in after it gets a little taller. The Lud they sell around here is only like 6 inches tall at first. The tank is 21

I buy new sag when ever I see it. The problem I'm having is it seems so do other people. ]:|

Thanks for the comments...I'm already thinking about what to do next...



Last edited by Shannen at 01-Mar-2005 11:22

Hmm.....I'd move the heater just to get it out of sight! Drop it down more, or move it to the right that looks a bit more grown in ?
Did we decide that was a sword in the front....that's a bit too center for my tastes, and I didnt notice the driftwood till a second or third glance....maybe placed horizontal in front of the sword.
Cant wait to see it grow in though looks lovely!

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And though it’s red blood bleeding from her now. It's more like cold blue ice in her heart.
She feels like kicking out all the windows. And setting fire to this life."

Shannen

That tank looks nothing like the one you presented in Jan Aquacape. It certainly is a big improvement and I would still suggest several moves.

Relocate the heater to the rear RH corner it is very distracting.

The large plant front and to the right of center could be placed towards the RH end

Then those removed plants placed where that large plant came from.

Keith

Do you have a backing? If not a good flat black would help.





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The rock work is the backing. I might try the black tho.

I was thinking about moving the sword/? to the right. I'm just concerned about it's ability to get enough light.

Right now it is under the CF light that provides 2/3rds of the lighting to this tank.

I should try it now tho, before it gets established...Thanks.

Heater: Done!

I'd move it to the right, not a whole lot...in fact just a few inches....maybe to where the first errr..looks like a crypt is planted.

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[hr width='40%']"There’s an emptiness inside her. And she’d do anything to fill it in.
And though it’s red blood bleeding from her now. It's more like cold blue ice in her heart.
She feels like kicking out all the windows. And setting fire to this life."

Yeah they are crypts *kicks crappy camera*

I'm gonna give it a shot tonight. I'll post pics after.

Shannen

I had a little play with the photo for you I have slightly over exposed it as to see it a little bit better. I hope you dont mind.

Keith

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No not at all. Thanks. I promise a better cam is on the list..

Well I tried to move that sword to the right. The bugger just would not fit. It's too big.

I can't move the drift wood because it has a function. It's backside is home for my little BN girl.

I did get to breaking up the hair grass, and micro sword, and rearranged the red lud a little. I will put more of it in the extreme right hand corner, as soon as it is tall enough to poke up from behind the drift wood.

*yawns* I'll post some pics in the morning.

I did get a good pic of my whiptale tonight!