Benji's Rimless Desktop Tank: Rescaped!

Bserve · Jan 3, 2014

Tank: Rimless 2g Aquarium
Filter: Azoo Palm (Mignon 60)
Light: Archaea Slim LED 11"
Substrate: Petco Sand
Plants: (In the future) Anubias Nana "Micro", Narrow Leaf Java Fern, Xmas or Flame Moss, and Subwassertang
Hardscape: Seiryu Stone
CO2: None

Aplomado · Jan 3, 2014

Move the rock a little to the left.

Legot · Jan 3, 2014

+1, I'd actually go to the right.

It won't necessarily look better, but it will certainly make it more attractive and inviting to look at.

Bserve · Jan 4, 2014

This better?

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Legot · Jan 5, 2014

Ah, just a bit more!

You might have heard of it before, but there's a concept called the rule of thirds. It's pretty integral to high quality art, it puts the focus of an image on at least one of the "thirds" (imaginary lines through the image.

Here's a link: http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

To get it right, I tend to draw on my tanks with dry erase markers.

Bserve · Jan 5, 2014

Benji's Rimless Desktop Tank

I'm actually using the golden ratio (1:1.62), and there is a small rock to the right of the main one. Maybe this picture is clearer.

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stevenjohn21 · Jan 5, 2014

I'd go to the left , only because naturally our eyes read from left to right. The rock is the focal point so your eyes are drawn to that and then continue "reading" to the right , so you miss the left side of the rock.... Just my 2 cents !

Bserve · Jan 5, 2014

I dunno why but to me, it's just more visually appealing on the right. Must be from studying Hebrew

stevenjohn21 · Jan 5, 2014

Ha ha ! It's your tank, go with what works best for you. I think it looks great regardless, the rocks have some great detail and will be complimented even more once the plants fill.

Bserve · Jan 5, 2014

Yeah that's the idea with the Hydrocotyle and Blyxa. Even the LFS owner was a bit sad too because he really liked the main rock, too. XD

Bserve · Jan 7, 2014

Day 5

Bserve · Jan 16, 2014

Just a quick iPhone snap for today.

Bserve · Jan 17, 2014

Some DSLR teasers:

More to come!

Bserve · Jan 25, 2014

Benji's Rimless Desktop Tank

Had a diatom outbreak but I cleaned it up a bit. Please excuse the diatoms that are left.

Bit of a new angle

Bserve · Jan 25, 2014

The blyxa's roots:

Bserve · Jan 26, 2014

Added some Amanos, hoping they clear up the rest of the diatoms.

Blyxa and MU, whoever can spot the Amano in there first gets a prize!

Centromochlus · Jan 26, 2014

Found it :smile:

Bserve · Jan 26, 2014

Yep! Your prize is:
internet high 5!

Bserve · Jan 26, 2014

DSLR Photo:

Bserve · Jan 26, 2014

But here's a little preview I made for this tank, sorry for the low quality, it's my first "pro" video.

The Trigger · Jan 26, 2014

Tanks looking good. Interested to see how this fills in

Bserve · Jan 30, 2014

Replaced Downoi with DHG, added Anubias Nana.

parrottbay · Jan 31, 2014

Fyi, I check this daily waiting to see it mature

Bserve · Feb 17, 2014

Well, I rescaped. I went on vacation and most of the plants died and there was hair algae everywhere. So now its really low-tech, only sand and LEDs, maybe later I'll put in some Java Fern and Anubias.

parrottbay · Feb 18, 2014

Bserve · Feb 18, 2014

Yeah, I know. Once I add the ferns and anubias it'll look better

For now, I'm trying to keep it fairly hassle (and algae) free.

Bserve · Feb 22, 2014

fishes

parrottbay · Feb 22, 2014

<3 the sand though!

FlyingHellFish · Feb 22, 2014

You're getting really good at scaping, I like the stone's placement. Very zen-like with the white sand.

What fish is that?

Bserve · Feb 22, 2014

Thanks, I'm trying to impress my mom with my scaping skills so I can set up a similar tank at her office, I'm trying to have it as simple yet elegant as possible.

They're boraras brigattae, but they're dis colored because of the move to the new tank.

parrottbay said:
<3 the sand though!

Thanks! I do too!

Bserve · Feb 22, 2014

Still stressed fish.

Bserve · Mar 3, 2014

Bserve · Apr 14, 2014

Eh, not the proudest of how it looks right now, but I'll fix it up soon.

Where it'll go:

Benji's Rimless Desktop Tank: Rescaped!

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