Cliff Hui

I have growing Aquatic plants for two years,
This is the first time I worked on a Layout design. Hope everyone advises me 　

I found it is not easy to present a designed layout, My Aquascaping now is abit different from what I thought in half year ago..
The idea firstly came to my mind in a year ago was "Quiet Night Memories"...
I was trying to present a very silence remote country side at night...where likes the place I grow up...
moreover, wanted to present a emotion and feeling of a traditonal family...relax, quiet and feel free at night time....
all people there can do it was watch the stars and listen to bugs singins...
Besides, the Idea maybe nice for telling, but when I do it, I found I am not too good to make it real...

referrences brought me ideas :
pictures that inspire me...
photo by Carlton Ward Jr.

photo by moli


Lets share my equipments


Tanks Size: 96cm x 40cm x 45cm(H)
Lighting System : T5HO 39W x 4 with DIY box + T8 30W x 2
CO2 System : 1kg set, 4 bubbles/sec
Filtration System : Atman CF800 940L/hr + Mr. Aqua in-water 1200L/hr + Mr.Aqua 240L/hr
Substrate System : ADA Aqua Soil Africana 27L + ADA Aqua Soil - Amazonia 9L
Dress up Accessories : Rocks 50 pounds (but only can see so little ), woods, small stones for the "river road"












As I am abit disappointed about it doesn't look like what I thought, and the pictures are not taken so well, abit blur.....
but I was enjoy since I had did everything on Aquascaping and learn so much from seniors.... and now, I am still so excited about my first Aquascaping even it is not so succee.






thx for veiwing

mlfishman

wow...that is really nice...beautiful job

BryceM

Very nice. The plants look quite healthy.

If you want me to be critical, I find my eye drawn back and forth between the open area and the mound of plants just adjacent to it. The two focal points are maybe too close together, but that's just me. Maybe a little bit of hardscape extending up beyond the plants on the left side would break this up some. But, if you look at my tank, it's just a jumbled mess. I like that you set off with a goal in mind. Things almost always turn out better that way.

raven_wilde

ditto on what guaiac_boy said, and I would like add an observation as well... I don't like that the little road of stones cuts clear through to the back of the tank, so that the horizon line is between stone and sky, it is too abrupt, and visually shortens the depth of your tank. Plant some type of small, low growing plant there in the back at the 'end' of the path to soften the horizon line. Even if it is just a mossy covered stone or something, if you eliminate that hard horizon line it will help the overall feel of the layout.

slickwillislim

I like it. Nice choice of plants, they look very healthy.

KungPaoChicky

Is that lileaopsis that you are using for a foreground?

wantabe23

nice job there, it reminds me of where I grew up, in the Ozarks, Northern Arkansas, this is where I did much creek walking and fishing. A great scape, way to go!

jho51e

beautiful!

Mellonman

Don't be so modest, your tank is really wonderful, especially for a first planted tank (even though I don't really see the connection with the pictures posted... ).
And the picture is perfect too...

Cliff Hui

Thx for everyone's comments.. ^^

To mlfishman,
Thank you very much for veiwing...

To guaiac_boy,
Wonderful comment, thx... the left corner is really abit empty, I was planned to have some fishes there, but sadly, they are not swim at all....and the landscape of the left side is a bit lower than I thought...

To raven wilde,
You are giving a great idea...thx... for my friends of viewing my tank, half feel very nice of the "stone river road", and half as you feel it not so nice...anyway, that is just a test for me..haha.... Anyway, thanks for sharing.

To slickwillislim
Thank you ^^

To KungPaoChicky
Yes, some kind of Lilaeopsis, Lilaeopsis macloviana... a cheap plant here in Hong Kong...

To wantabe23
Thx, Hope I can be there,Ozarks, someday, I love country side....^^

To jho51e
Thank You... ^^

To Mellonman
hehe.... the first two photo was some pics inspire me, and the follow there is some snap shots of my tanks plants, fish....and the last one is the Full Veiw...
thank you very much...^^