Roy's 20 gal tank

Tonyd · 03-04-2004, 07:46 PM

Looks great, I also really like your rock layout. Now that you have taken the sword out what are the plans for the middle? Are you going to keep it low with the sides high? I liked the sword in the middle, but I agree that it may have become overpowering.

Tony

Roy Deki · 03-04-2004, 08:05 PM

Tony, i really don'y know what im planning on in the middle. I think i'll let the baby tears to grow out in the middle and right sides. I think i'd like to see a red plant somewhere but i really don't know where.
I plnted the wisteria in there only to help combat hair algae. Now that the algae has cleared up I might replace it.

Roy Deki · 03-09-2004, 01:09 AM

Well for now i planted a Dwarf Lily bulb in the middle. I didn't like the way it looked in another tank. We'll see how it grows out in this layout. I really like the way the Rotala rotundafolia is growing in this tank. I added another small rock in the middle portion of the tank. It shouldn't take long for it to look like the others. What do you all think?

Fish Tank · 03-09-2004, 01:37 AM

Interesting thing about this layout is that the rocks form a natural shield/wall over which the plants can't grow. VERY effective visually. Keeping the plants in front nice and low is a great idea, and when the plants in the back grow into curtains, it'll just get better.

Great job!

**pineapple** · 03-09-2004, 03:03 PM

Those left over rocks will be just right for another tank!

///ACS330Ci · 03-09-2004, 03:12 PM

I really like that rock layout

Raul-7 · 03-09-2004, 04:10 PM

Awesome layout! I really like this tank, I would just add some tall background plants to fill the middle area. Maybe Rotala 'green' or Myrio. matt. 'green'...

skylsdale · 03-09-2004, 04:20 PM

I REALLY like the tank, although with that lily planted smack dab in the middle, it makes the tank look very symmetrical to me (like a mirror image. Is there another spot for the lily? Maybe on the far righthand side just behind that small green bunch?

Roy Deki · 03-09-2004, 08:25 PM

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Awesome layout! I really like this tank, I would just add some tall background plants to fill the middle area. Maybe Rotala 'green' or Myrio. matt. 'green'

Thanks Raul, I was thinking about nothing in the middle area.

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I REALLY like the tank, although with that lily planted smack dab in the middle, it makes the tank look very symmetrical to me (like a mirror image. Is there another spot for the lily? Maybe on the far righthand side just behind that small green bunch?

Thanks Sky, someone on another forum suggested the same thing.

Tonyd · 03-09-2004, 10:54 PM

I think the lily might work well once it grows in a little to break up the background some. I don't think you would want a solid wall of stems all across the back. I agree that adding something different in one of the corners might help break up the mirror effect. Overall I think it looks really good.

Tony

Roy Deki · 03-10-2004, 03:54 AM

What do you think of this look?

Wö£fëñxXx · 03-10-2004, 04:15 AM

Your tank looks great! but the ladder is an eyesore IMO

Roy Deki · 03-10-2004, 04:54 AM

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Your tank looks great! but the ladder is an eyesore IMO

Where do you suggest i place it? When i do take photots for a contest it will be removed, but for the sake of this forum just pretend it not there.

Roy Deki · 03-13-2004, 12:50 AM

Here's an updated photo. I moved the Dwarf lily bulb to the right side of the tank and added a Crypt spiralis and 2 Crypt lucens.

jcgd · 03-13-2004, 02:16 AM

Nice looking tank. I like the rock work.

03-09-2004, 04:20 PM	#23
skylsdale Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: WA Posts: 150	I REALLY like the tank, although with that lily planted smack dab in the middle, it makes the tank look very symmetrical to me (like a mirror image. Is there another spot for the lily? Maybe on the far righthand side just behind that small green bunch? __________________ "I go right into the aquascaping without any design." -Takashi Amano

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03-04-2004, 07:46 PM	#16
Tonyd Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montana Posts: 312	Looks great, I also really like your rock layout. Now that you have taken the sword out what are the plans for the middle? Are you going to keep it low with the sides high? I liked the sword in the middle, but I agree that it may have become overpowering. Tony

03-04-2004, 08:05 PM	#17
Roy Deki Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 359	Tony, i really don'y know what im planning on in the middle. I think i'll let the baby tears to grow out in the middle and right sides. I think i'd like to see a red plant somewhere but i really don't know where. I plnted the wisteria in there only to help combat hair algae. Now that the algae has cleared up I might replace it.

03-09-2004, 01:09 AM	#18
Roy Deki Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 359	Well for now i planted a Dwarf Lily bulb in the middle. I didn't like the way it looked in another tank. We'll see how it grows out in this layout. I really like the way the Rotala rotundafolia is growing in this tank. I added another small rock in the middle portion of the tank. It shouldn't take long for it to look like the others. What do you all think?

03-09-2004, 01:37 AM	#19
Fish Tank Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 58	Interesting thing about this layout is that the rocks form a natural shield/wall over which the plants can't grow. VERY effective visually. Keeping the plants in front nice and low is a great idea, and when the plants in the back grow into curtains, it'll just get better. Great job!

03-09-2004, 03:03 PM	#20
pineapple Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (40/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 328	Those left over rocks will be just right for another tank!

03-09-2004, 03:12 PM	#21
///ACS330Ci Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Corona, AZ Posts: 128	I really like that rock layout

03-09-2004, 04:10 PM	#22
Raul-7 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lomita, CA Posts: 1,650	Awesome layout! I really like this tank, I would just add some tall background plants to fill the middle area. Maybe Rotala 'green' or Myrio. matt. 'green'...

03-09-2004, 10:54 PM	#25
Tonyd Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montana Posts: 312	I think the lily might work well once it grows in a little to break up the background some. I don't think you would want a solid wall of stems all across the back. I agree that adding something different in one of the corners might help break up the mirror effect. Overall I think it looks really good. Tony

03-10-2004, 03:54 AM	#26
Roy Deki Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 359	What do you think of this look?

03-10-2004, 04:15 AM	#27
Wö£fëñxXx Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (125/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,037	Your tank looks great! but the ladder is an eyesore IMO

03-13-2004, 12:50 AM	#29
Roy Deki Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 359	Here's an updated photo. I moved the Dwarf lily bulb to the right side of the tank and added a Crypt spiralis and 2 Crypt lucens.

03-13-2004, 02:16 AM	#30
jcgd Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,983	Nice looking tank. I like the rock work.