My 46 Community - Aquascaping

bdement · 01-01-2008, 04:12 PM

Hey all, we dressed our apartment up for the holidays and my roommate took a few pictures of my tank with her nice camera that I wanted to share. Comments or critiques are welcome!

DaSmall1 · 01-01-2008, 06:01 PM

Beautiful tank! I like the blue background even though I usually don't. I think it works well against the plants and discus. Have you considered letting the right side of the mound growing taller so that it would have a little more slope and be less of a rectangle? It would be nice to slope the stem plants in the back to separate them from the swords and break up the mound a little bit. This tank is very Dutch, so you should let each plant hold it's own.

bdement · 01-03-2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks! I am definitely going Dutch with this tank. You know, I got a blue background because that was what was available. In person, it's a much darker, more navy blue. The flash of the camera really brought out its true color. I didn't notice that when I uploaded the pics!

I'm not sure what you mean about the stem plants though. I should create a slope from the top right corner down to the swords? Or create a slope from front to back in each stand? Either way, I'm still learning how to trim stems to accomplish that type of effect, so any advice would be heeded.

rich311k · 01-03-2008, 07:14 PM

Nice looking tank! Very sharp.

Jessie · 01-04-2008, 08:58 AM

Very pretty tank! Nice work

I've realized that I only truly like a blue background when there are discus in the tank. The two go together very well, IMO.