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Hello all!
So I've got a 37 gal tank (30x12x22)(first planted tank ever) that I'm switching out the substrate from inert gravel to Eco complete. I'm taking this opportunity to actually try and scape something! I threw out my old driftwood and still searching for a new nice branchy piece. I think a triangle style would work best for this tank. I've got 3 angles and 5 harlequin rasboras. My current plants are 2 smallish Amazon swords, water wisteria, hygro corymbosa, new Java fern that I got that will be attached to the dw, Staurogyne repens, and dwarf sag.
My idea so far is to have the dw set to the left a bit off centered with the repens kind of hedging it if I can get them thick and bushy. And then have dwarf sag filling the right side of the tank, java fern attached to the dw like in most triangle style tanks. Where I don't really know what to do is with the background. I could just throw the 3 stems on wisteria and 3 stems of hygros behind the wood. I almost don't think the swords will fit well, especially when they get full grown. Also maybe I have too many wide leafed plants, might try something like Cyprus helferi or something tall and skinny to balance the dwarf sag.
Any ideas or opinions would be greatly appreciated! I'll try and draw a quick sketch if need be to visualize it! Thanks!
So I've got a 37 gal tank (30x12x22)(first planted tank ever) that I'm switching out the substrate from inert gravel to Eco complete. I'm taking this opportunity to actually try and scape something! I threw out my old driftwood and still searching for a new nice branchy piece. I think a triangle style would work best for this tank. I've got 3 angles and 5 harlequin rasboras. My current plants are 2 smallish Amazon swords, water wisteria, hygro corymbosa, new Java fern that I got that will be attached to the dw, Staurogyne repens, and dwarf sag.
My idea so far is to have the dw set to the left a bit off centered with the repens kind of hedging it if I can get them thick and bushy. And then have dwarf sag filling the right side of the tank, java fern attached to the dw like in most triangle style tanks. Where I don't really know what to do is with the background. I could just throw the 3 stems on wisteria and 3 stems of hygros behind the wood. I almost don't think the swords will fit well, especially when they get full grown. Also maybe I have too many wide leafed plants, might try something like Cyprus helferi or something tall and skinny to balance the dwarf sag.
Any ideas or opinions would be greatly appreciated! I'll try and draw a quick sketch if need be to visualize it! Thanks!