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126lts/33G - "Edge of Forest"

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#1 ·
Hi guys. I want to show you my latest tank:



What do you think?
 
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#2 ·
really nice. what are those plants on the back left hand side corner?
 
#6 ·
I like this scape a lot-- it's got a lot of innovation and spirit!

Color balances, texture contrasts, and fish choices are good.

Just a few things on execution . . . if the egerias could be grown more densely, I think it would help. I know it's not really a plant that bushes, so that's difficult. I do think it works well here.

The moss on the right side wood could be trained a little more neatly.

Also, I think you'll get an even nicer contrast if you could get a lighter colored sand for the front right foreground though I realize how difficult switching up substrates is.

Anyway, very unique and spirited lay out dude!
 
#7 ·
Your title does make me feel like I'm looking at a forest floor. Large blades of grass growing next to a moss covered stump. The various shades of thickness and color of the grasses actually create a sense of depth. Without the use of red plants, your choice of red finned fish adds to the contrast. The Egeria Densa does look a little funny, but I think you were going for a "pine tree" effect here. They do sort of look like a thicket of pine trees, that would go with the theme, like the title suggests. They still seem a little distracting though. perhaps a jaged rock behind those egeria's might look like a mountain range? and would pull them back, creating more sence of depth. Perhaps textured slate, this would serve to look like a mountain but, wouldnt take up as much room as a regular rock. I know I shouldn't try and tell you what to do but I think it serves a purpose here, you don't have to take my opinion.

Overall the varrying shades of green make a great sense of depth. The title is very well executed with the plant choices.

PS I'm not sure if you did it on purpose. But I believe the title should be "Edge of The forest. I see that your native language is not english? I'm sorry to correct your grammer, I just wanted to point that out. If you did this on purpose just ignore me ;)
 
#10 ·
Nice triangular composition. However, would you like to substitute the Egeria Densa for another shorter (rosette) plant - perhaps replace it with the Sagittaria subulata. For the foreground, I would recommend Dwarf Hairgrass or Echinodorus tenellus. This would make the slope more obvious :)

Just my 2-cents worth. Cheers.
 
#11 ·
Aquarium:
80/35/45h cm
Filtration:
AquaSzut SENIOR(N) 750
Heating:
Tetra 100W
Lighting:
2x18W - Osram Lumilux 865 and Phillips TLD 840
Gravel:
MHK Floran + kwarc 2-4mm
Fertilization:
Tropica Master Grow, no CO2

Plants:
Cladophora aegagropila
Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green'
Egeria densa
Microsorium Pteropus 'Windelov'
Monosolenium tenerum
Sagitaria subulata
Taxiphylum barbieri

Animals:
Colisa laila
Crossocheilus siamensis
Otocinclus sp.
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
Neritina natalensis
and shrimps: Amano, Mini Amano and Red Cherry

Thank you guys for all the comments. I am finished with this scape and probably I won't change anything more in the tank. I know that Egeria is not the best choice, but i had to choose not demanding plants because of poor lighting and no CO2 fertilization. T-bone, unfortunately I cannot put anything behind Egeria, because normaly the filter is there. And I wrote the title without "the" on purpose but I could be wrong, as English is not my native language. Here are some close ups:







 
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