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Looks like a nice plan only thing I would do is:
Attach the flame moss to the twig, not the substrate
Make the 'path' end to the right of the tank, rather than the front
Use loads of round pebbles
Try to not use foreground plants, for a riverbed scape, use long, thin plants.
 
Carl, he moved away from the riverbed scape idea!

Ludwigia is fine. I forgot your light stats but you could also use A. reineckii, an easy plant.
C. pettchii is the smallest crypt I know. But if you want a similar effect you could try E. tenellus or lilaeopsis.
Personally I wouldn't put a purplish (would be probably wendttii) instead of the becketti as you already have your 'red blotch' because of the ludwigia or the other red plant you are planting there.

The blyxa japonica is smaller in size than the other plants on each side. I assume you do that on purpose, but I think it would be better than if you lead your vision towards that area. At the moment the scape is laid out in a way that your vision is drawn towards the left (following the path to where the wood is.

Personally I would put your wood more to the right, in front of the blyxa/ludwigia and let your path go from the left front towards the wood.

I agree with Carl that it is better to put the flame moss on the wood, and then you could take another small plant for the space where you had the moss planned.
 
Carlovel1 said:
Looks like a nice plan only thing I would do is:
Attach the flame moss to the twig, not the substrate
Make the 'path' end to the right of the tank, rather than the front
Use loads of round pebbles
Try to not use foreground plants, for a riverbed scape, use long, thin plants.
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Hi, i was going to make a moss carpet out of mesh for the cherry shrimp, don't you think that'd look very good? if not, there will be plenty of moss on the wood for the shrimp.

I thought of having the path going to the right, but i don't think It'd look right. :unsure:

I will be using pebbles for the sides of the path, would you suggest randomly placing them elsewhere as well?

I have decided against the riverbed scape, as I'd like to use more carpet plants and have it really heavily planted.


Biulu said:
Carl, he moved away from the riverbed scape idea!

Ludwigia is fine. I forgot your light stats but you could also use A. reineckii, an easy plant.
C. pettchii is the smallest crypt I know. But if you want a similar effect you could try E. tenellus or lilaeopsis.
Personally I wouldn't put a purplish (would be probably wendttii) instead of the becketti as you already have your 'red blotch' because of the ludwigia or the other red plant you are planting there.

The blyxa japonica is smaller in size than the other plants on each side. I assume you do that on purpose, but I think it would be better than if you lead your vision towards that area. At the moment the scape is laid out in a way that your vision is drawn towards the left (following the path to where the wood is.

Personally I would put your wood more to the right, in front of the blyxa/ludwigia and let your path go from the left front towards the wood.

I agree with Carl that it is better to put the flame moss on the wood, and then you could take another small plant for the space where you had the moss planned.
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Hi, I'll get some Ludwigia then. Which species do you think is best? I've had a rethink of the back stem plants. I'm thinking of swapping the Ludwigia with the Blyxa, but growing the Ludwigia further behind the wood, so the red plant is behind the wood, drawing your eyes to it.

I'm not sure about moving the wood, as it sort of branches off to the right, so it might look out of place to the right. When i set it up i will play about with the wood and path and see where i think it looks best.

What do you think should replace the moss? maybe glosso?

thanks for your input guys! :good:
 
the last river set up i did
i went to the river for the pebbles
the only thing you have to do is boil
them i like the look of the wood
cant wait to see the photos
 
hmm, i think they'd be too tall for the foreground of a nano. i think i'll give the moss carpet a go, and see how it works. i may end up pulling it out in the end, but that will be easier than pulling out an E. tenellus carpet.

cheers :good:
 
You can also try riccia. The colour is very different from what you have now and it is cultivated in the same way as moss. Because I think if you put moss on the wood and the same moss as a carpet, it will be a bit too much. Have a look at ianho's nano to see if you like the riccia.
 
i think the riccia would be a great idea if i had pressurised co2, but i'll be using liquid carbon, which i've read riccia doesn't like. if i were to use different looking mosses, or possible join the moss carpet to the wood with moss covered stones/wood would that work?

cheers :good:
 
Sorry, I will try again:

Christmas moss:
Christmas-Moss-Wall.jpg


Java moss:
Java-Moss-01.jpg
 
Christmas moss look a lot bulkier
plant than java moss i will be on the
look out for that is it slow or fast
growing like java moss
 
Hi, I have got the tank in situ now, and have the substrate and the wood in. I have put the wood differently to how i had first planned, as my original plan wouldn't fit. Here are some pics:

IMG_3046.jpg

FTS.

IMG_3043.jpg

From above.

What do you think? It doesn't look much yet, but I think it'll look good when it is finished. Setting it up has helped with working out how the plants will fit, as I can get a proper sense of size now.

As for the plants, I have decided on an Eleocharis parvula carpet infront of the wood, and Christmas moss on the wood.

Just behind the wood, on both sides, I am going to use either a crypt sp. or Echinodorus tenellus. I have been advised against the E. tenellus in a nano, but when i set it up today, I realised that it has quite a lot of space, and I don't really mind regular trimming. Which do you think would be better between a crypt species and E. tenellus? And if you think a crypt would be better, could you suggest a species?

At the back I want 3 tallish stem plants. I'm thinking of Limnophila sessiliflora on the left (infront of the heater and filter), Rotala rotundifolia in the middle and Hygrophila polysperma on the right.

What do you think of the layout of the hardscape (all of which will be covered in Christmas moss)?

And what are your opinions on the plant choice?

cheers :good:
 
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