my humble 3 feet tank

**Rugrat** · 2nd Feb 2006, 18:18

Dear all,

kindly comment on my 3 feet tank.

Thanks a lot

**taz_boy** · 2nd Feb 2006, 18:53

nice foreground plant.....but seems like u kanna a lot of spot algae on ur glass...hehe

**michael lai** · 2nd Feb 2006, 19:20

Hi Rugrat,
I think an addition of a moss covered drift wood would be good, somewhere behind the swords but infront of the crypts. Probably off centre to create more depth, my 2 cents...

Good plant growth.

**|squee|** · 2nd Feb 2006, 20:17

I have same thoughts as Michael

. No scape is complete without a hardscape.

**Wackytpt** · 2nd Feb 2006, 22:43

Originally Posted by |squee|

I have same thoughts as Michael

. No scape is complete without a hardscape.

I agree. There is a need for a hardscape. If not, the tank would look kind of 2 Dimension

**Rugrat** · 4th Feb 2006, 01:00

Dear all,

thanks for your comments. thank you.

as such, I bought 2 stones & placed it at the centre of the tank.
how is it? comment pls. tks.

rugrat

**grey_fox** · 4th Feb 2006, 15:14

Background clear of algae!

**XnSdVd** · 4th Feb 2006, 19:35

I think what really kills your setup is the gaudy background paper and the low light. Personally I'd change it to white BG and stronger light. As for rocks... move them slightly to the left in the pic and get a few smaller ones to lay around the large one. Your hardscape should have a kind of flow to it. Think fragmented mountain

Oh and add something that eats algae. Cherry shrimp seem perfect for your tank.

**benny** · 4th Feb 2006, 19:38

Originally Posted by XnSdVd

I think what really kills your setup is the gaudy background paper and the low light.

I disagree. Amano has aquascapes with blue background too. Some of them turned out pretty well.

Cheers,

**XnSdVd** · 4th Feb 2006, 20:20

Yes, but his had a depth/light combo that complimented the blue. To the point it was mostly whites. I especially like how the water surface in his photos is almost always white too

**|squee|** · 4th Feb 2006, 21:23

You need more rocks still!

Try to create a river underwater scape.

**Rugrat** · 5th Feb 2006, 01:44

Dear all,

again, thanks for your comment.

couldn't get any more of the same rock from the aquarium shop.
instead, i have broken it into pieces (at 1st want to cut the big piece into 2 but ended up broking them into 4, so total = 5 pieces).

also, added in 2 amazon swords to the right.

comments pls. tks.
rugrat

**grey_fox** · 5th Feb 2006, 02:25

Hehe, I love amazon swords, especially when it starts growing and becomes a very thick bush.. I have 2 of them in my tank and they've grown really thick, imo, really nice once matured.

**bravo** · 5th Feb 2006, 17:43

Very nice foreground , simple n nice.

**Fei Miao** · 6th Feb 2006, 10:23

The tank can do with more mid-ground and back-ground plants, hardscape like wood and rocks can be optional depending on your taste but more plants in the 2 section I mentioned will improve the scape.

**Rugrat** · 7th Feb 2006, 15:54

Dear all,

Thanks for your comment.

I am not sure if cardinal tetra, Asia rummy nose and apistos are sitable for environments with lots of rock.

Maybe, I will take away some rocks or put it further into the ground.

Also little light was because I am lazy. I want low light, min CO2, min hour of 8 per day so that my plant don't grow too fast. so that i don't have to maintain too frequent.

Thanks again