What do you think of this piece of driftwood?

Amazonfish · 10-26-2009, 01:45 AM

I'm starting a new planted tank, and I'm trying to figure out what would look good. This driftwood was in another tank of mine, but I wanted to see what it would look like in the 50 gallon. It has really cool branches, but is it too big? I'd like to see what you guys think.

Amazonfish · 10-26-2009, 01:50 AM

HAHA!!!! I just realized what my driftwood looks like!!!!

Anyway...carry on. I hope that made someone smile.

**DevinWolfe** · 10-26-2009, 01:54 AM

Wow it really does...

I think it looks really nice in that tank. I tried to get the biggest driftwood I could find, but still nothing that big.

Have you tried turning it different directions to get the most "reach" out of all the branches?

Vladdy · 10-26-2009, 02:19 AM

Lol I thought "That piece of driftwood looks like a pterodactyl!" and then I scroll down and see that someone has already pointed that out. Anyway, it looks awesome. I bet that tank would look great with a dark substrate and a nice carpet plant.

**husonfirst** · 10-26-2009, 03:15 AM

It looks good. Are you going to add substrate later?

Amazonfish · 10-26-2009, 03:37 AM

DevinWolfe: Thanks! I've tried different positions, but the tank is only 12.5" wide and that is one HUGE piece of driftwood! The only other way it will fit is if i put it completely upside down..

Vladdy: Haha, I posted the pterodactyl picture shortly after posting the new thread. I've had that driftwood for months and I JUST realized this!

husonfirst: Yes, of course I'll be adding substrate. I can't have a nice carpet without substrate, now can I! I have sand ready, but I'm considering trying something else. I've been able to grow many plants in this sand--I just added root tabs.

Amazonfish · 10-27-2009, 01:35 AM

Well, I'm gonna try the wood in this tank. The next thing is... I've never aquascaped anything...ever. The most I know is that I want the tall plants in the back and the short ones in the front. Lol...

What do you think would look good in this tank, with this piece of wood? I'll probably attach windelov java fern and moss on the wood itself. Then I envision some sort of carpet, but what else? It's such a huge piece of wood; I'm just not sure what else would look good with it. Any ideas?

zavikan · 11-07-2009, 03:19 AM

i think the fact that it looks like a flying dino makes it awesome and unusable at the same time.

idk if i could ever look at my tank with that in it without seeing the dino... that would be awful......

nismo tetra · 11-09-2009, 04:35 AM

lol that is funny. If it got to be to annoying just plant something on the head piece. Since that part looks like it was carved almost. Did you find that in some ancient cave? Id go back.

kangshiang · 11-09-2009, 06:41 AM

that one looks amazing.....hope I could get one like that...

10-26-2009, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Amazonfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 85	What do you think of this piece of driftwood? I'm starting a new planted tank, and I'm trying to figure out what would look good. This driftwood was in another tank of mine, but I wanted to see what it would look like in the 50 gallon. It has really cool branches, but is it too big? I'd like to see what you guys think.

10-26-2009, 01:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
DevinWolfe Ammonia Wrangler (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 270	Wow it really does... I think it looks really nice in that tank. I tried to get the biggest driftwood I could find, but still nothing that big. Have you tried turning it different directions to get the most "reach" out of all the branches? __________________ <Insert epic signature here> ~Devin

10-26-2009, 02:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vladdy Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 376	Lol I thought "That piece of driftwood looks like a pterodactyl!" and then I scroll down and see that someone has already pointed that out. Anyway, it looks awesome. I bet that tank would look great with a dark substrate and a nice carpet plant. __________________ My PSP mod: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVKgh-GwvE4 My 10 Gallon Aquarium Journal http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...rimp-tank.html

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zavikan Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Worcester, Mass Posts: 246	i think the fact that it looks like a flying dino makes it awesome and unusable at the same time. idk if i could ever look at my tank with that in it without seeing the dino... that would be awful...... __________________ ----------The Tank---------------------------The Car--------------------------The Life----------- Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.

11-09-2009, 04:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
nismo tetra Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 155	lol that is funny. If it got to be to annoying just plant something on the head piece. Since that part looks like it was carved almost. Did you find that in some ancient cave? Id go back. __________________ 1,500 gal fish room. (mostly amazon predatory fish) one matamata turtle tank. I dedicated a 20 gallon tank to plants and smaller fish lol. Got to start somewhere http://community.webshots.com/user/nismosilvia240

10-26-2009, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Amazonfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 85	HAHA!!!! I just realized what my driftwood looks like!!!! Anyway...carry on. I hope that made someone smile.

10-26-2009, 03:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
husonfirst Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NY Posts: 43	It looks good. Are you going to add substrate later?

10-26-2009, 03:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Amazonfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 85	DevinWolfe: Thanks! I've tried different positions, but the tank is only 12.5" wide and that is one HUGE piece of driftwood! The only other way it will fit is if i put it completely upside down.. Vladdy: Haha, I posted the pterodactyl picture shortly after posting the new thread. I've had that driftwood for months and I JUST realized this! husonfirst: Yes, of course I'll be adding substrate. I can't have a nice carpet without substrate, now can I! I have sand ready, but I'm considering trying something else. I've been able to grow many plants in this sand--I just added root tabs.

10-27-2009, 01:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Amazonfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 85	Well, I'm gonna try the wood in this tank. The next thing is... I've never aquascaped anything...ever. The most I know is that I want the tall plants in the back and the short ones in the front. Lol... What do you think would look good in this tank, with this piece of wood? I'll probably attach windelov java fern and moss on the wood itself. Then I envision some sort of carpet, but what else? It's such a huge piece of wood; I'm just not sure what else would look good with it. Any ideas?

11-09-2009, 06:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
kangshiang Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (73/99%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 242	that one looks amazing.....hope I could get one like that...

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