[spikeit]

Hello,

I am a relative noob to the planted tank (not so new to keeping fish) and I decided on this for my hardscape for a 4 gallon Finnex. Any feedback / suggestions would be great:

http://4gallonplantednano.shutterfly.com/

Thanks,
Rob

 

[thief]

Not bad! I see you used pagoda(sp?) stone. They scape and position is pretty good but the size o the rocks are completely off scale. Your main stone is too big compared to your supporting stones. I think you should try and get some bigger supporting stones to balance out the size of the stones.

 

[spikeit]

Thanks for the reply.. unfortunately I tried bigger stones and due to the size of the tank I couldn't fit them in to balance the larger stone.. the smaller stone I had designated for the middle was just not impressive in terms of character...

 

[spikeit]

I was just thinking.. maybe I should try and "break" down the stone in the middle.. maybe a chisel will do...

 

[thief]

Actually I have some nice pieces and tried to break it on my lawn with a slug hammer. It didn't break. Let me know how you break yours! I think I just need a harder surface to smash them on. It is worth a try go for it!

 

[spikeit]

I am thinking of biting the bullet and trying to secure some Seiryu stone from House of Fins in Greenwich CT.. stay tuned.. I just got my shipment of plants from Aqua Botanic and will hopefully tackle the planting o HC these next few days.. I may end up letting it grow "emersed" so no scaping for the next 3-4 weeks...