Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:55 am Post subject: Re: 47G Journal :: Scaping DONE!!
Beautiful Scape. What plants are u planning for this tank? Make a triangular aquascape in this aquarium. Use tall plants in the back of wood and decrease height to right hand side.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:38 am Post subject: Re: 47G Journal :: Scaping DONE!!
Hi Tirtha,
The scape is looking very nice. A suggestion and a couple of questions:
- The three rocks (one in front of the wood and two in the open space) look like they're too evenly spaced. Maybe you could move them around a bit or add a few smaller stones to break that symmetry up.
- The rocks look they're embedded pretty deep in the substrate, won't they be hidden by the foreground plants eventually?
- I'm also curious about the reason for arranging the wood so that the branches turn downwards instead of upwards.
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: Re: 47G Journal :: Scaping DONE!!
Tirtha,
Scaping is very personal aesthetics so mine will differ from yours I am sure. But still consider the folowing lyout....tilt (if you can) the driftwood so that it is more vertical. That is currently the 45degree slope created by the driftwood (left side) can it be made more erect..say close to 90 degrees. I think with this scape, the left side, beyond the, wood would look a bit empty. Also, any thoughts of adding another driftwood---a slim one, that ca almost reach the surface if not portrude out :-)? (You know where to find such a driftwood if you need one )
Btw, saw from you post someone is interested in moulded tanks...I have two which I am planning to exchange/sell. You can ask him/her to contact me. One, 2.5 feet one is empty and ready to go
Wow! looks like another stunner on the way, cant wait to see the finished tank.
Those are some nice rocks, you sure you picked them up from roadside?
Thanks bro! I am lucky to have aravalli hills nearby. So lots of nice rocks you can find here in nature. I have a pile of these kind of rocks kept outside of my flat, weighing between 10kg to 50gm.
Beautiful Scape. What plants are u planning for this tank? Make a triangular aquascape in this aquarium. Use tall plants in the back of wood and decrease height to right hand side.
This gonna be a triangular scape for sure. I have finalised the plants list for Back and fore ground. But not sure about the left hand side mid ground. Will take some time to finalize the plants list.
The scape is looking very nice. A suggestion and a couple of questions:
- The three rocks (one in front of the wood and two in the open space) look like they're too evenly spaced. Maybe you could move them around a bit or add a few smaller stones to break that symmetry up.
- The rocks look they're embedded pretty deep in the substrate, won't they be hidden by the foreground plants eventually?
- I'm also curious about the reason for arranging the wood so that the branches turn downwards instead of upwards.
Waiting for the next update in this journal
Thanks Vimal for the inputs.
1. You are right. The rocks at the open space looking symmetrical though they are positioned at different layer. May be the height of the rocks became same. Will work on this for sure.
2. You took the words from my mouth. Completely agree with you. Need to pull up the rocks a bit so they will not be covered with HC eventually.
3. I tried to make a scape where the wood will resemble to an uprooted tree or a tree which has grown in a slope and bent downwards. Sometimes in nature we see these kind of trees at the bank of rivers or pond.
Tirtha,
Scaping is very personal aesthetics so mine will differ from yours I am sure. But still consider the folowing lyout....tilt (if you can) the driftwood so that it is more vertical. That is currently the 45degree slope created by the driftwood (left side) can it be made more erect..say close to 90 degrees. I think with this scape, the left side, beyond the, wood would look a bit empty. Also, any thoughts of adding another driftwood---a slim one, that ca almost reach the surface if not portrude out :-)? (You know where to find such a driftwood if you need one )
Btw, saw from you post someone is interested in moulded tanks...I have two which I am planning to exchange/sell. You can ask him/her to contact me. One, 2.5 feet one is empty and ready to go
Bappada
Bappa Da, I didn't want to make the branches pointing upward thats why keep the slope low. Why don't you drop in today evening and take a look.
Thats Ashok Sir, who is looking for a tank. Will let him know about it. But what happened to our Rio Negro plan? Aren't we setting it up in that same moulded tank!!
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: 47G Journal :: Scaping DONE!!
Today going to Sunderbans so can only drop by Monday evening (provided I win the round with the elusive tiger).
Rio Negro or not...have ordered a tank that has 21" width . Will start that project once I get back
3. I tried to make a scape where the wood will resemble to an uprooted tree or a tree which has grown in a slope and bent downwards. Sometimes in nature we see these kind of trees at the bank of rivers or pond.
I thought as much, was asking because the wood looks a little too fragile to look like a root. It may not fulfill the look you're going for but I'm sure it will create some interesting contrast of dark areas in your tank once you put some plants on and around it.
3. I tried to make a scape where the wood will resemble to an uprooted tree or a tree which has grown in a slope and bent downwards. Sometimes in nature we see these kind of trees at the bank of rivers or pond.
I thought as much, was asking because the wood looks a little too fragile to look like a root. It may not fulfill the look you're going for but I'm sure it will create some interesting contrast of dark areas in your tank once you put some plants on and around it.
Vimal, my inspiration for this scape came from a photo, clicked by my friend Prasenjit. Here is the tree,
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: 47G Journal :: Scaping DONE!!
amazingly appealing.......though it is only the skeletal frame,dont know what it will look like when the artist is done with it.
good work tirtha.
best of luck
sameer
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