please critique this layout

**cookymonster760** · 08-28-2012, 06:40 AM

be harsh since i want to get this one right

3 rocks used
plants used
glosso for the front
hydroctyle japan for the middle
hydrocotyle verticillata for the back
and fissiden on the rocks
lmk what you think sorry but i suck at taking pictures of scapes

steven p · 08-28-2012, 10:53 AM

i like it, but how about a nice black back-drop? looks like some window blinds behing the tank, theyre very bright compared to the hardscape and plants, it's a bit distracting.

**cookymonster760** · 08-28-2012, 10:13 PM

thanks the back will be painted once the plants have filled in and the tank has been flooded

**jkan0228** · 08-28-2012, 10:16 PM

I feel like it would be nicer if used on a larger scale. Maybe a tank a few times bigger.

izabella87 · 08-28-2012, 10:53 PM

its terrible, i got no suggestions...
LOL

Can u back up a bit and take a foto of the tank less close-up than this one..

**pejerrey** · 08-28-2012, 10:56 PM

Omg! What is that? A picture of a compost pile? EWww!!
Lol! (joking)

It looks like is going to be a great iwagumi. Maybe I would have some input when is flooded!
Good job!

**mistergreen** · 08-29-2012, 12:01 AM

It feels like it needs one bigger rock in there.

**cookymonster760** · 08-29-2012, 01:28 AM

all right new pictures

where do you think another rock would be needed i will go look for some today

dudebro · 08-29-2012, 02:31 AM

I think something tall on the left side could work. Or something that creates a line moving the eye to the left side.

**cookymonster760** · 08-29-2012, 03:18 AM

maybe some driftwood i will try this one piece i have laying around

izabella87 · 08-29-2012, 04:45 PM

Sharper edged rocks.

Dany08fa · 08-29-2012, 04:54 PM

It looks good the way it is but i think the rocks lay too flat. Once the plant grows and carpents the rocks will barely show. Also the slope you formed i think woul be nicer if steeper but you already planted. My my opinion.

TheBigSleep · 08-30-2012, 07:13 PM

If you look at the "horizon line" formed by the hardscape it's a single, straight line - in my opinion it would look better as a "wavy" or "ridged" line as opposed to perfectly straight. Maybe try rearranging the rocks to add height / dips? Looking good otherwise!

Fishly · 08-30-2012, 07:57 PM

The rocks aren't tall enough. Once the plants grow in, you won't be able to see them very well. If you can, try using some eggcrate to prop them up out of the substrate. Also, the hydrocotyle is a very leggy plant; something denser would probably look better.

stevenjohn21 · 08-30-2012, 08:04 PM

a new stand fo sho !

08-28-2012, 06:40 AM	#1
cookymonster760 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/90%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: desert hot springs,ca Posts: 1,248	please critique this layout be harsh since i want to get this one right 3 rocks used plants used glosso for the front hydroctyle japan for the middle hydrocotyle verticillata for the back and fissiden on the rocks lmk what you think sorry but i suck at taking pictures of scapes

08-28-2012, 10:16 PM	#4
jkan0228 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (105/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 5,386	I feel like it would be nicer if used on a larger scale. Maybe a tank a few times bigger. __________________ First Planted 95G Mr. Aqua 11.4 Crypts and Shrimp Post Your Rare and Pricey Crypts!

08-28-2012, 10:53 PM	#5
izabella87 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 554	its terrible, i got no suggestions... LOL Can u back up a bit and take a foto of the tank less close-up than this one.. __________________ Believe in the impossible because only a fraction of the things humans have accomplished was considered possible - IK 38g Volcano,15g Forest,Projekt X,Oasis,40 g Beach

08-28-2012, 10:56 PM	#6
pejerrey ShrimpOscapeR (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 1,905	Omg! What is that? A picture of a compost pile? EWww!! Lol! (joking) It looks like is going to be a great iwagumi. Maybe I would have some input when is flooded! Good job! __________________ *A heavily planted shrimp tank is possible!*

08-29-2012, 12:01 AM	#7
mistergreen Bow ties are cool (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 12,895	It feels like it needs one bigger rock in there. __________________ DIY High Tech Tank forum http://aquatictechtank.net A forum dedicated to design and program aquatic tanks

08-28-2012, 10:53 AM	#2
steven p Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: columbus, ne Posts: 1,057	i like it, but how about a nice black back-drop? looks like some window blinds behing the tank, theyre very bright compared to the hardscape and plants, it's a bit distracting.

08-28-2012, 10:13 PM	#3
cookymonster760 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/90%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: desert hot springs,ca Posts: 1,248	thanks the back will be painted once the plants have filled in and the tank has been flooded

08-29-2012, 01:28 AM	#8
cookymonster760 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/90%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: desert hot springs,ca Posts: 1,248	all right new pictures where do you think another rock would be needed i will go look for some today

08-29-2012, 02:31 AM	#9
dudebro Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 111	I think something tall on the left side could work. Or something that creates a line moving the eye to the left side. __________________ My Eheim Aquastyle 9

08-29-2012, 03:18 AM	#10
cookymonster760 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (59/90%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: desert hot springs,ca Posts: 1,248	maybe some driftwood i will try this one piece i have laying around

08-29-2012, 04:45 PM	#11
izabella87 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 554	Sharper edged rocks. __________________ Believe in the impossible because only a fraction of the things humans have accomplished was considered possible - IK 38g Volcano,15g Forest,Projekt X,Oasis,40 g Beach

08-29-2012, 04:54 PM	#12
Dany08fa Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 379	It looks good the way it is but i think the rocks lay too flat. Once the plant grows and carpents the rocks will barely show. Also the slope you formed i think woul be nicer if steeper but you already planted. My my opinion.

08-30-2012, 07:13 PM	#13
TheBigSleep Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: 413, Massachusetts Posts: 97	If you look at the "horizon line" formed by the hardscape it's a single, straight line - in my opinion it would look better as a "wavy" or "ridged" line as opposed to perfectly straight. Maybe try rearranging the rocks to add height / dips? Looking good otherwise!

08-30-2012, 07:57 PM	#14
Fishly Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 796	The rocks aren't tall enough. Once the plants grow in, you won't be able to see them very well. If you can, try using some eggcrate to prop them up out of the substrate. Also, the hydrocotyle is a very leggy plant; something denser would probably look better. __________________ My fish change their own water... from clean to dirty. Cholla 55g * Silver 25g

08-30-2012, 08:04 PM	#15
stevenjohn21 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,005	a new stand fo sho !

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