Plantless Aquascape

[atolylica]

Hi guys,

So I have a spare 1' tank lying around and needed a spare tank to house my fishes in case I needed to do anything to the main tank, but I did not want to have another high-tech setup because one is enough. So I googled for plantless aquascape images and came across some really nice tanks.
This is my first attempt at it. Any comments & suggestions welcome!

[seudzar]

Nice and simple

[IrvineChen]

The wood is nice... can tie some mosses to it to look more nature

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[popimac]

You could add some almond leaves as part of the scape. But if you don't want the tannins, remember to boil them before adding in tank.

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[atolylica]

thank you all for the comments!

You could add some almond leaves as part of the scape. But if you don't want the tannins, remember to boil them before adding in tank.

Where can i get almond leaves? If i want to have an attempt at creating a simple blackwater setup, is almond leaves the thing that I must get?

[popimac]

I think you can find in majority of the LFS. I bought mine at y618. Make a call to check first before going down as they may ran out of stock at times.

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[qngwn]

You can add some bigger grey rocks underneath the branches to make it seem like tree roots growing over rocks.. amazon style..

[Adrain]

That's a good start! Well it will be better to add in some moss or tie some nana and add some rocks on the bottom. I'm also into hardscape


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[qngwn]

I guess he wants a plant less aqua scape.. So will adding mosses be going against what he wants.?

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[atolylica]

Thanks all for the comments. Will add some large rocks as recommended.

Yes I'm looking at a plantless aquascape (or hardscape) for an ultra low maintenance backup tank. Lights will only be switched on for viewing purpose.
Moreover, I choose the color of the gravel to have that yellowish/brownish reflection effect when the lights are on, probably skewed towards blackwater setup. But I have no experience in that.

Also only keeping 2 ember tetras in that cos their orangish/brownish color kinda suit the tank.

Appreciate all comments and suggestions!

[Urban Aquaria]

If you are keeping some fishes in the tank but still prefer it to be low maintainence, maybe consider adding floating plants like frogbits (just have some moderate light on for a few hours a day), they take Co2 directly from the air and help to soak up excess nutrients and nitrates that will inevitably accumulate in a plantless tank.

Just remove a portion of the frogbits periodically when they cover the water surface, it'll be your easiest source of nutrient export.

[Adrain]

Just to share my hardscape that I completed yesterday I covert from low tech planted cause I have no time to maintain my tank as well.


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