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	Aquascaping with Blocks
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Im starting to get tired of my current aquascape in my 125g and I want something different. I have 17 8"-12"x3"x5" blocks. This what they look like. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/greenmonkey51/detail?.dir=1ba0&.dnm=12bf.jpg&.src=ph I can stack them 2 high like in the picture. or 3 high like a tower. If I get enough good ideas I may run a poll and let you guys decide. Also the tank house malawi haps if you didn't know. Last edited by greenmonkey51 at 20-Jul-2005 18:14
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The picture looks nice, but you can also turn them a bit, so it doesn't look like a wall. You can turn some sideways & turn some 90 degreece, so the fish can hide aswell. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	greenmonkey51 I personally think you will find it very difficult to work with the same shape. They dont appear to have any texture and have that bland look. It would take a lot of plants mixed in with them to give it an interesting look. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Oh I like them I'd go and move them around till I was happy, and in some places go 3 high, others only two...some sideways, some tall, and I'd leave "window" pockets for them to swim through... ***feels like a kid again thinking of playing with blocks hml "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I like them too ! I hope they keep that clean gray look to them. What'd I'd work towards is to have them built up into a wall, include Heidis window even....but have one side tumbled down with the plants growing into the tumbled down bit....I suppose that all depends on how many you can get of course . ^_^[hr width='40%']"Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the [link=pain]http://babelfish.qwertydigital.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link] you feel. The life, the love, You die to heal. The hope that starts, The broken hearts... I’ve got another confession my friend, I’m no fool. I’m getting tired of starting again, Somewhere new."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	u may want to put gap in between as well..that will provide more "caves" in there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
ctack2 Fingerling Posts: 28 Kudos: 12 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	I like those. Where did you ever find them? Are they natural rock or manmade something? I would put them from side to side and make a extra level behind them. You wouldn't have to go the entire length of the tank, you could go from one front corner of the tank and angle them to the back of the tank, maybe midways or a little more. You could fill up the area behind them with your same substrate and it would be like a natural drop off from there to the bottom of the tank. Carol B
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	I dont think you have enough to do a very nice design, the most you can do is probably grow plants around a structure, as suggested above, or create a cave for your fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Ya, I would have more but they weigh about 15lbs a peice. Its not that bad thought right now. When the red emp gets a little pissy and starts chasing the others can just round a tower or duck into one of the caves.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	I really like the blocks, I think you could make a nice planted scape if you went with a kind of submerged garden wall idea. I would attach mosses to the top of the "wall" to soften the blocks a bit, and maybe see if you could get some moss to grow from between the cracks in the wall. If I were doing this scape I would use the top left of the wall as a focal point, get some large crypts or whatever in different colours and textures to look a bit like "bushes," plant the whole forground with some glosso in front and dwarf hairgrass around the base of the wall. Then I would use stem plants in the background and some java fern attached to one side of the wall. Add in some more stuff as accents. Anyway my paint skills are bad but I made a mockup of my idea. I didn't add anything in the mockup but I would add some smaller stones around the base of the wall too. trystianity attached this image: Last edited by trystianity at 02-Aug-2005 06:22[/font]
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