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I've posted a few forum posts already, and some of you may know me and how I love to rearrange my aquarium decor. So basically all I'm asking are tips on basic aquascaping and what decor I should get. I'm trying to go for a more natural feel. If you have any ideas on fake plants, decor and other things, please let me know. Thanks everyone!
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Hello Everyone! I'm about to go to bed up here in cold New Hampshire and I thought before I do, that I would post pictures of my new "Aquascape". I would love it too see what your tanks look like! Sorry if I posted in wrong forum section, still trying to find my way around! I also tried to make it like they were living in a "grassland" kind of place.
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So finally I am going to be able to start my aquascaping! I have a ton of plants that need to be planted. Here is what I am working with: 24+ Stems of Cardamine Lyrata 4 Stems of Crypt. Spiralis (some are melting) 4-5 Java Fern Windelov 1 marimo moss ball 1 tori gate decoration 1 smaller piece of driftwood Sand My question is, i have a bucket of old sand from my 20 gallon I had previously, can I use this in my aquascape? After being rinsed of course. I prefer the white sand with my oak trim anyways, and Eco-Complete only comes in black \: I will also be documenting the progress with my tank here, through pictures... etc.... Wish me luck!
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So tonight I got home from work and started planting. I had pulled some of the swords from the Betta tank this morning, and I pulled the rest of the plants out of the old tank this evening. I have done some reading and looking at pictures of other planted tanks to get some ideas. I had decided that I wanted a couple of islands of plants surrounded by bare space. I had also read about putting the focal point a bit off center in the tank. This is known as the golden ratio. I measured 18.334 inches from each end. The idea is to place the focal point at one of those 2 places in the tank. So that's where I put the plant island as the focal point. I had a bit of gravel left from the betta tank, so I used that in a clay saucer to make my plant island. I planted some swords, the onion plant, and a baby amazon fern in the saucer and placed it at the sweet spot. I arranged a couple of rocks and some other plants around the tank. And here it is: What do you think? Please let me know your comments and suggestions, cuz I sure don't know what I'm doing! I assume that once the plants grow in, it will look more like I envisaged it. I think I will add some more anubias on rocks over by the tunnel. I definitely need to replace the canister filter intake - I need a black one, cuz the clear one sticks out like a sore thumb. The bad news is that I broke the light fixture - it was not actually big enough, but I was going to make do with it. Now I'll have to buy a new light. The ammonia is still at 2.0 this evening. I am going away for the weekend, so I hope the bb's will kick in before Monday when I get back. I'd like to move Fluffy over on Monday and get new fish on Tuesday. Thanks for watching! mj
