ideas for planted tank

[M0rph3us]

hi all im thinking of starting a 2ft planted tank with only mosses.. all kinds of them on driftwood, a moss wall and ricca as foreground like a lawn

u guys have any idea how do i place my driftwood? plan to have a few of them but i not sure how shld i place them.. can share some ideas? thanks

[sherchoo]

Placing driftwood is dependent on the size and shape of the wood itself. Go round shopping for 'nice' wood and plan the arrangment mentally.

[spilopterus]

Always think in terms of triangles. And not a regular triangle but an irregular one and it applies 3D.

No idea if you know what I am talking about.

But anyway, if you planning to mix moss and riccia, not a good idea. The combi not really favourable. Why don't you try to go moss with java fern and crypts. Not many people have done a tank centered around SEA waterscape. This means more for barbs and rasboras, not tetras.

[M0rph3us]

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On 11/28/2002 12:05:13 AM

Placing driftwood is dependent on the size and shape of the wood itself. Go round shopping for 'nice' wood and plan the arrangment mentally.
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i wish to have ideas on how it shld be planned and placed then i go hun for the specific size

[vinz]

You need to create a focus. Try not to create the focus in the middle of the tank. It usually looks better slightly off centre.

The focus can be a piece of driftwood, a plant or a gap.

Drift wood can be used to guide the eyes towards the focus. Example, the large driftwood, one on the left sloping downwards to the right, the other on the left sloping downwards towards the right. The 2 slopes point towards a space between them in which you could place a large plant, driftwood, or simply leave it blank.

You can also use colour, grain, texture, size, shape to create contrast. Examples:
- a red plant framed by some green or orangey plants in the background.
- a large echinodorus in the middle of a sea of crypts.
- the large leaves of the lotus backed by the fine leaves of Rotala indica.

With wood, you'll be using shape, grain and size mainly.