IUnknown

Man, I love this combination of plants, Rotala Wallichii and Eleocharis Acicularis. I think Eleocharis is one of the hottest plants to work with right now. Taken from the May issue of Aquajournal,

omega

Maybe it is just me but I think that this tank is horribly ugly. I see no purpose in having the white foreground. It's as if it's there just because it's the "hot" thing to do now. It would be better if it were populated with some kind of green plant. Even a little bit so the bottom half of the tank can get some color. Even the rock arrangement seems like it's arranged from left to right with no waving motion or any of that. It's as if it's there purely to separate the white sand from the more fertile substrate in the back. I look at the tank and I see it divided in 2 sections whether you look from front to back or top to bottom.

Yuck. I don't like this tank one bit.

John P.

Looks a little tall to be Eleocharis Acicularis. Looks like Eleocharis montevidensis to me.

KathyA

I have to agree with Omega somewhat. The plants are indeed lovely, but the scape does zero for me...

Kathy

Cavan Allen

There isn't a listing for the plants? It's very possibly Eleocharis vivapara .

I don't like that tank either. The white sand is jarring.

gnatster

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turtlehead

Eleocharis vivapara looks nothing like that, its very messy, not as nice.

jcolletteiii

Um... no. I love wallichii, but no. The color of that wallichii is very drab as well, probably due to bright studio strobes, and the white forground. I think it kind of looks like it should have one of those tiny little rakes on the side. You know the ones that come with those little zen-sand-pattern little thingies that people buy??? You know the ones I mean?

Maybe all it needs is some squiggly lines...

bharada

I find this scape reminiscent of what you'd find in a tropical sand bar type setting. Well, maybe not the plants since there's not much salt water vegitation that looks like that, but the rocks jutting out of a patch of white sand is something that I always see when snorkling in Hawaii.

Funny how something that actually exists in an underwater setting should be considered jarring when used in an aquascape. Sometimes it seems that the natural aquarium movement has gotten people to only appreciate 'scapes that convey a terrestrial feel.

Cavan Allen

It looks nice when it's maintained. So yes, it is possible that's what it is.

You'd be hard pressed to find rocks like that with sand that bright. That's what makes it jarring.