new guy here/with pics

[FanOFish]

Looking good!

 

[GlennLikesFish]

Your tank is beautiful! The plants look very bright and healthy too what lighting are you using?

 

[yossie_ika]

niceeeee

 

[G_Sharky]

Awesome looking tank DUde.....

 

[Rattler71]

nice tank. I like the stone/pebble set on the right. Sometimes the substrate kindof changes like that in streams and creeks, it looks natural. Those plants that you found in the lake suit your tank well. The driftwood could be off-center, only becuase it seems like it's the focal-point of the tank, and those tend to look good off center. Do you dose or add CO2? What are the tank specs?

Have never used the C02. The plants are growing well enough right now without it. It's almost a full time job for my wife and I to control them now.

The filter is the RENA XP.

I agree, the log may look better off-center, but the plants are all kind of grown togerther and it would be a mess to move it.

Thanks

Scott

 

[BlueIce]

Stunning tank...I'm going to bet you have quite an artistic streak in you

 

[Fishy411]

looks great. I think u shud have discus's

 

[littlefishie]

Absolutely gorgeous.. I like the driftwood where it is, but I'm weird like that.

 

[Snowie]

There are numerous lakes around where I live and they were picked out the lakes.

Wish I lived where you could just get plants from a local lake.

Did you get the driftwood from the lake as well?

Oh and how come all posts that want critisism "good or bad" always have tanks that no sane person would consider bad?

 

[Rattler71]

There are numerous lakes around where I live and they were picked out the lakes.

Wish I lived where you could just get plants from a local lake.

Did you get the driftwood from the lake as well?

Oh and how come all posts that want critisism "good or bad" always have tanks that no sane person would consider bad?

The driftwood was purchased from LFS.

I guess some people can see things others can't. That is why I asked for good or bad.

Scott

 

[Rattler71]

Your tank is beautiful! The plants look very bright and healthy too what lighting are you using?

Hi Glenn, it is just a flourescent bulb. I am working now on some different lighting. I have always liked the look of some dark and light spots(shadows).
And thanks for the compliment!

Scott

 

[tear-scar]

No idea what those plants in the front are-- keep us updated. Looks like a stem plant though, so keep an eye on it. If it grows anything like most stem plants, it's going to be a royal pain to keep it short. If it ends up staying short for over a month, I'd like to trade for some.

The plants are probably going to have a difficult tine spreading to the right side of the tank with those pebbles. I would not use them, plus the various colors are distracting.

The wood looks fake too, I'd get some of the real stuff. I would use some moss for your wood too. Call me if you want to buy some and you cannot find any locally. I'm being swamped with the stuff . . .

edit--> I thought of some other things too:
--Most swords grow WAY too big even for a 55g
--That rock on the left stops any growth on the left side middle ground, and since it is shorter than the foreground plants, it takes away depth from the aquascape. I would use rocks that are a bit taller but take up less space in the mid ground, and plant some mid ground plants like pearl weed.
--Also, you should try to get some different leaf shapes-- some Java Fern and Anubias would add a lot to the depth and structure of the tank. Hard scape is crucial-- the arrangements of rocks and wood, along with how they are dressed or not dressed with ferns, anubias, and moss, dictates the structure and feel of the lay out.
--Sand that is too fine can crush roots or suffocate them from nutrients. There needs to be water flow in the substrate.

 

[LoachLover]

Very nice tank!

 

[Rattler71]

No idea what those plants in the front are-- keep us updated. Looks like a stem plant though, so keep an eye on it. If it grows anything like most stem plants, it's going to be a royal pain to keep it short. If it ends up staying short for over a month, I'd like to trade for some.

The plants are probably going to have a difficult tine spreading to the right side of the tank with those pebbles. I would not use them, plus the various colors are distracting.

The wood looks fake too, I'd get some of the real stuff. I would use some moss for your wood too. Call me if you want to buy some and you cannot find any locally. I'm being swamped with the stuff . . .

edit--> I thought of some other things too:
--Most swords grow WAY too big even for a 55g
--That rock on the left stops any growth on the left side middle ground, and since it is shorter than the foreground plants, it takes away depth from the aquascape. I would use rocks that are a bit taller but take up less space in the mid ground, and plant some mid ground plants like pearl weed.
--Also, you should try to get some different leaf shapes-- some Java Fern and Anubias would add a lot to the depth and structure of the tank. Hard scape is crucial-- the arrangements of rocks and wood, along with how they are dressed or not dressed with ferns, anubias, and moss, dictates the structure and feel of the lay out.
--Sand that is too fine can crush roots or suffocate them from nutrients. There needs to be water flow in the substrate.

Thanks for the comments. I will look into everything you have mentioned.

Scott