3Ft Tank: Rainforest

**raytan12** · 8th Mar 2009, 02:24

Overhauled my 3ft tank and came up with this:
pic 1: Added Bacter100, ClearSuper, Tourmaline BC, Penac P, Penac w, Powersand special, covered with netting to separate ADA Aquasoil amazonia 2 with substrate.
Pic 2: wetting of amazonia 2 before scaping.
Pic 3: skeleton of layout with Malayan Driftwoods and Sudo Shouryu-Seki Stones.

did planting of plants and waiting for tank water to clear up...
Plants:
HC, bylxia japonica, cyperus helferi, tall hairgrass, needle leaf fern, downoi.. maybe adding on some moss but unsure yet.

**Captain Telecredible** · 8th Mar 2009, 03:51

Nice layout you have there Ray. I doubt moss you look nice in this scape. HC And Downoi will be a wise choice. A school of rummy nose or cardinal will look best in these type of scape.

**EvolutionZ** · 8th Mar 2009, 12:30

such big wood makes your tank looks small.. i think crypts will look great in it!

**Jervis** · 8th Mar 2009, 12:46

Originally Posted by raytan12

Plants:
HC, bylxia japonica, cyperus helferi, tall hairgrass, needle leaf fern, downoi.. maybe adding on some moss but unsure yet.

Tall hairgrass backdrop is definitely a good choice! Do add a black piece of sticker/paper to the back of your tank. You don't have that much space for planting... try to keep your plant list limited to avoid looking like "rojak". Your plant can be as neutral looking as possible as you have your tree trunks to getting all the attention.

Of course, as of all creative work... there's no right and wrong to everything

**sfk7** · 8th Mar 2009, 14:12

Maybe limiting the 'tree stumps' from 3 to 2 or even 1 majestic one will be better?

More room for scaping

You'll get to see your livestock more too

**JadeIceGreen** · 8th Mar 2009, 14:24

If I may ask, is there a reason why Power Sand and all the substrate additives were covered with a netting?

**raytan12** · 8th Mar 2009, 16:25

Originally Posted by JadeIceGreen

If I may ask, is there a reason why Power Sand and all the substrate additives were covered with a netting?

if i should need to remove any plants in future, the substrate will not be uprooted with the plants, to avoid mess if i wan to rescape.

**raytan12** · 8th Mar 2009, 16:27

Originally Posted by sfk7

Maybe limiting the 'tree stumps' from 3 to 2 or even 1 majestic one will be better?

More room for scaping

You'll get to see your livestock more too

hmm ya probably combine 2 of them into 1 huge and the other remain...
thanks for suggestion.

btw, aledy 12 hours and my water is still cloudy... sigh

**oblivion** · 8th Mar 2009, 16:37

looks very good for a dark root stump scape!

how did you fill up the water? you can try the one side in, other side out water change method to clear it up