dollface

Those are a great find if they're locally collected.

I quite like the left and right side arrangement, I think your tank is large enough to pull off the two focalpoints. I hope you post some more pictures after moving the rocks around though.

Riverboa

Here is an updated arrangement. Not completely satisfied yet, but I am going let it stay overnight and see what I think tomorrow.

What do you guys think?


-Riverboa

armedbiggiet

Your rocks are too uniform in a straight line. Even as straight as it is you can simply put one forward and the next one pointing back ward from the left to the right as a start.

vancat

Hey RiverBoa,
I'm in CT too! (Bolton/vernon area)
I see you are down by the shoreline?
penny

Riverboa

oh hey Penny! It's nice to meet another fellow CT APC'er.
Yes, I am in Norwalk. I used to work up at Middletown, closer by where you are.
-Riverboa

vancat

RB
I'm going to pm you.

Riverboa

Update, I was able to get the plants and the rest of equipments set up. Here is how the tank looks like now



-Riverboa

Riverboa

hi Armbiggiet, thanks for the feedback.
Re: Powersand, I understand the 'proper' way of distributing across the tank, this is how I did it w/ my other tank. In the long run, Malaysian Trumpet Snails tends to dig and bring ugly white Powersand up. I am trying to avoid this in this tank, so I put them in a mesh bag and spread the bag across the mid portion under the big rocks.
I fear that putting in a mesh bag already negate the benefit of 'compact prevention', so I am really looking for the ferts benefit only. Does this make sense?

Re: the scape, I have more a couple of rocks around since then see the planted scape. I am not satisfied w/ the placement of the second rock, I am waiting for the weekend to tinker w/ the arrangement. I'll take your suggestion into consideration.

Thanks,

-Riverboa

hedson_25

i'm not sure of it, the hardest is iwagumi so you could spend hours and hours trying...

vancat

RB- the spacing in between the rocks is too even, I think.
penny