Roma 90

[Geordie502]

Hi All

Please could someone advise or help

I have added a new volcano to my Tank, however it still looks rather empty.

Would anyone have ides on how to make my tank look more alive

Thanks

Geordie502

 

[KittyKat]

Any chance of a larger photo?

I would add a tall piece of Mopane wood in one of the corners, pointing it towards the other side of the tank, and some plants around it, probably tall plants behind it, and shorter plants going to the other side of the tank and to the front.

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

Agree with KittyKat, some wood would definitely make it look good

 

[Geordie502]

Any chance of a larger photo?

I would add a tall piece of Mopane wood in one of the corners, pointing it towards the other side of the tank, and some plants around it, probably tall plants behind it, and shorter plants going to the other side of the tank and to the front.

Hi KittyKat

Thanks for the reply, the upload would only accept 100K and nothing bigger then that. The real size was 3MB

Mopane wood and small & Tall Plants ummm sounds good. I will be heading to my local store this weekend with Birthday cash to play with. All been well I will find something good

Thanks

Geordie502

Agree with KittyKat, some wood would definitely make it look good

Thanks for the reply

 

[KittyKat]

Thanks for the reply, the upload would only accept 100K and nothing bigger then that. The real size was 3MB

Hmm, in that case the only thing you could do is upload it elsewhere and link to it.

Mopane wood and small & Tall Plants ummm sounds good. I will be heading to my local store this weekend with Birthday cash to play with. All been well I will find something good

If you have never kept plants before, then be careful to not get demanding ones as they are quite likely to die off. Probably anything undemanding would do ok, but do not expect all of them to work with your tank: www.tropica.com/en/plants/difficulty/easy.aspx
If you want some more interesting plants, then try looking on the internet as not all LFS have a good selection. Also worth looking on here too, as some people, like me, regularly offer plants for sale on here.

 

[minnnt]

From what i can see it actually looks quite good.

Black background, some nice wood of some sort and some easy going plants suck as Anubias, Cryptocoryne, Java Fern and Vallis for the back should go well and will transform the whole tank.

 

[Geordie502]

Thanks for the reply, the upload would only accept 100K and nothing bigger then that. The real size was 3MB

Hmm, in that case the only thing you could do is upload it elsewhere and link to it.

Mopane wood and small & Tall Plants ummm sounds good. I will be heading to my local store this weekend with Birthday cash to play with. All been well I will find something good

If you have never kept plants before, then be careful to not get demanding ones as they are quite likely to die off. Probably anything undemanding would do ok, but do not expect all of them to work with your tank: www.tropica.com/en/plants/difficulty/easy.aspx
If you want some more interesting plants, then try looking on the internet as not all LFS have a good selection. Also worth looking on here too, as some people, like me, regularly offer plants for sale on here.

Hi All

I have uploaded a larger picture, thanks for your help

http/www.flickr.com/photos/6792956...in/photostream

http/www.flickr.com/photos/6792956...in/photostream

 

[minnnt]

The plant under the filter looks to be non aquatic mate. Black background for sure.

If you click on the share icon on Flickr you can copy and paste the link and it will show the picture.

 

[Geordie502]

The plant under the filter looks to be non aquatic mate. Black background for sure.

If you click on the share icon on Flickr you can copy and paste the link and it will show the picture.

Thanks for looking,

Really I bought that in my local shop........Doh........i never thought of blank background untill I looked at yours, looks far better.

So people advised on Wood and Tall Plants.....



Thanks Minnnt (learing about my Tank and now how to show pictures)

My Tank with new Volcano 01 by Geordie5022, on Flickr

 

[minnnt]

Yeah. Do you have a shop called 'The Range' nearby? They sell Mopani very cheaply indeed. £1.99 a piece. Plant the Vallis towards the back, Java Fern onto the Mopani and then some Crypts towards the front. You may want to consider some rocks aswell to break the scene up.

A plain black background gives the impression that it is going into darkness, it makes the fish feel safer and shows them off far better than a patterned one.

 

[Geordie502]

Yeah. Do you have a shop called 'The Range' nearby? They sell Mopani very cheaply indeed. £1.99 a piece. Plant the Vallis towards the back, Java Fern onto the Mopani and then some Crypts towards the front. You may want to consider some rocks aswell to break the scene up.

A plain black background gives the impression that it is going into darkness, it makes the fish feel safer and shows them off far better than a patterned one.

I am sure we have the Range, so they will sell that type off Wood.......looking at your infromation cannot wait for the weekend to try this out.

 

[minnnt]

Yeah, the one near me has quite a lot of fish related items.

 

[KittyKat]

When I said Mopane wood, I actually meant red moor wood >.< This is the sort of piece I was imagining: http/100sklepow.pl/storage/aquarium-designer/productgallery/opt_133026702511306872131714011460.jpg

 

[Geordie502]

Yeah, the one near me has quite a lot of fish related items.

Do you know if its worth ordering Plants on-line or straight from the shop.

Thanks

Geordie502

 

[minnnt]

Have a read here mate. Clicky

I have bought plants online, but any i buy now i just buy from the shop.

Check the classifieds section on here too.