What type of landscape should I create for my tank

[nicholas76]

Guys this is my tank.

It arrives in the coming weeks so I need to design a landscape for it.

I So cant make up my mind!


can any of you help us out????? suggest a layout ! pictures would be appreciated!!

[duck]

Full front pic would be good to start and what hardscape you have to go in.
What do you want it to look like?

[nicholas76]

Ducky!

here you go,, mate ive thought about many variations,, sandy bottom, drift wood plain... going heavy on the grassy look.

Iim kind of tired of the simple drift wood and one plant tied to it look.

I'm up for all ideas, nothing is concrete so I hope this picture helps!

In terms of fish at this stage my two large fire ruby discus will be the only residents. I really want to spoil them. If they spawn some of there offspring will be living with them. If not maybe several dozen cardinals and thats it.

Having rounded glass it really makes it difficult ( for me ) to work out how you landscape it so it looks good from all angles.

what do you think?

[duck]

going heavy on the grassy look.

I take it that you have the gear to have a grassy foreground.

I like my Glosso,Those rounded corner's make it a little hard, Need to think about it for a bit.

[Ben]

Nick get rid of the Fire Ruby's and set the tank up with African Cichlids!

[OscarManAlpha]

Nick get rid of the Fire Ruby's and set the tank up with African Cichlids!

Your a bad bad man Mr Ben !!!

Don't take notice of him Nick !!!

Cheers,

Mark

[OscarManAlpha]

Nick I would be on the look out for a black substrate and thinking about the backing first up.

And just in case Ben mentions it a sunken ship !!! NOT


Cheers,

Mark

[DiscusMad]

And just in case Ben mentions it a sunken ship !!! NOT

gee i have seen a fantastic titanic suncken ship that would look lovely in any tank

[duck]

Okay,Here we go.
Two bit's of wood,Each one coming from the back corner to the center but not touching on a angle,Some java moss would be good covering for the wood,Behind the wood in the back corner 2 large swords.

For the foreground i would say hair grass i thought about glosso i just don't think it would work,The grass in front of the woodall the way across to the other side.

Mid ground,I'm thinking babytear's,pearling grass,This should start halve waybehind the wood towards the center.

Back ground,Rotala mac,even some pogo stelleta In the center,Lud acruata?spelling, These plants are mainly in the center between the gap the wood has made.

It's alot harder to write out,I hope you get the jist,The idea is the draw the eye toward's the center more and having the sword's in the back should play to much drama's with the distortion you get from the bend in the tank,Well in my head it would look good

[nicholas76]

Duck - cheers for the will update you with pm's


Discusmad / Alpha - Yep I actually do have a big sunken ship LOL probably wont use it hehe

Ben-- african huh - lol simply not worthy!

Issue with black subsrate is that ill need about $500 - $ 800 to fill her up properly, That is just plain nuts.

keep you all posted with updates.