So tomorrow I'm taking on the challenge of adding a gravel cap on my soil in an attempt to clean up my water. I have to take my driftwood out and all that...
Any thoughts on how/where I can I place the driftwood so its more balanced? I was thinking of adding a rock or two in place of the fake decoration in the center. My loaches like to hide inside it until I get something else it works for now.
Thx!
The driftwood branch in the right center is distracting as it sits right now. IMO I would try and find a way to do something with that, get it towards the back maybe?
Ok I will try the upside down with the thinner one with a long leg.. LOL and maybe toward the back. What about the other piece? I've thought about trying it vertically maybe.
Thoughts? Or just take it out all together
IMO the driftwood is better off with branches sticking up. It looks too 'fake' upside down.
Maybe just make the tall part that blatantly sticks up go up into the side of the tank vs. into the middle where it detracts from everything else. Really no way to say until the thing is fully planted out. It is quite sparse at the moment.
OK klibs- I'm gonna PM you some pics, of the various ways I've had that piece and tell me what you think. Is that OK? I just put the gravel cap on this morning and don't wanna disturb the substrate anymore than I have to...
IMO you need more driftwood of the same to create some "structure" to your scape. The Piece of wood is simply too small and thin to stand on its own in the tank.
Work with it, try different things out, see what happens and have fun. That's what having a tank is for! btw I hope your not relying on us 100% because we all have different opinions on what looks good. And what it really comes down to is whether you like it, ya know that's it.
Also IMO you lack a ton of plants. you should probably look into a background plant, like rotala or vals. Middle, try to get your swords and crypts grown out so we can actually see them and maybe think about putting something in the foreground
Do sweat it op. It takes time and patience. You need to let your plants grow out and fill in. In the mean time get some more plants. Once you have nice lush plants work with the hardacape. And I find out which would go with your plants.
I have some great plants coming over 12" high some of them! From a forum member. All I have to pay is shipping! I'm one lucky girl I'll post updated pics when I get the plants in the tank
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