First 6 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft, Comment please.

[MrTree]

Hi,

Just helped my friend did a 6 ft curved tank...
the stones are temporary placed to make the driftwood sink.

Just helped him did the aquascaping and planting the hairgrass..all the other CO2, temp, lighting are done by him, so I am not really sure how exactly is been set. I think the lighting is 55W x 8...

any comment and advise are welcome..

Thanks,


Front view..the water is cloudy..bo bian..


viewing from the left...


Viewing from the right..

[learner]

very nice tank ....

i haven't planted hair grass before but i think u may need to spread them out a bit more..
think u have too much in each clump already

cheers!

[vinz]

Looks promising. What fishes is he intending to put in?

Some anubias and java fern in the midst of the wood should turn out quite well.

[hwchoy]

curve tank not good for pics

[lorba]

tree, i think the center deserves two more branches, pointing upward with a little bending towards right, and probably another 45degree to the right.

Look kinda empty on the CENTERTOP to DIAGONAL-HALF-RIGHT?

You are using all dwarf hairgrass? Maybe can try some stem plants behind the wood. Amano has some really nice set ups lke that.

[MrTree]

Vinz,
most probably cardinals....damn standard for hairgrass layout...but I really have no idea what else..mabe some schooling rasbora?? hmm..in this case, how many will be a good number?

Lorba,
I first got this 3 pc of driftwood on the lefthand side, for just 15 bucks, from a farm. Originally wanted to put them at the center, but after placed them in, then I realised maybe I get a few more for the right hand side..maybe something shorter, so can form a triangle shape(left hand side taller)....then I went back to the farm, but could only allocate two pc of driftwood that match my image and also match the 3 pc that I bought earlier..cost of 8 bucks....and, quite sure the farm has no more driftwood something like these....

at the back, is long hairgrass, i planted them in between the junction of the driftwood, so viewing from top, it's a reverse triangle....

maybe will get some fern as vinz suggested in case the long hairgrass at behind turn out bad looking.

thanks for the comments,

[benny]

I think once the plants grows into place, it will look great. Very zen like.

Cheer,

[lorba]

yeah, everything following the triangle rules

[MrTree]

[quote:9784e0358e="benny"]I think once the plants grows into place, it will look great. Very zen like.

Cheer,[/quote:9784e0358e]

that's what i am concerned!

[bluezing]

looks gd to me...

[hwchoy]

[quote:21e67f2f58="MrTree"]Vinz,
most probably cardinals....damn standard for hairgrass layout...but I really have no idea what else..mabe some schooling rasbora?? hmm..in this case, how many will be a good number?


thanks for the comments,[/quote:21e67f2f58]

one hundred Inlecypris auropurpureus

[mordrake]

more wood, ferns, amazon swords, and wild discus
nice project you have going on there

[loupgarou]

500 hatchet fish.
1 arowana

kidding

[MrTree]

[quote:bc29b94673="loupgarou"]500 hatchet fish.
1 arowana

kidding[/quote:bc29b94673]

haha, next morning get ready to pick up hundreds of ikan bilis on the floor and then must re-layout the driftwood again.

[lorba]

100 pentazona then. I find that the color of the barb can suit the green of the hairgrass and the brown of the wood well!

But that would be probably be $200!!

[hwchoy]

[quote:f0a337602d="lorba"]100 pentazona then. I find that the color of the barb can suit the green of the hairgrass and the brown of the wood well!

But that would be probably be $200!![/quote:f0a337602d]

what pentazona cost $2 each, or do you mean hexazona I'd like to know where you can find 100 hexazona

[Simon]

a school of wild spotted green discus and cardinal tetra will be nice

[lorba]

[quote:7ccd8bed0b="hwchoy"][quote:7ccd8bed0b="lorba"]100 pentazona then. I find that the color of the barb can suit the green of the hairgrass and the brown of the wood well!

But that would be probably be $200!![/quote:7ccd8bed0b]

what pentazona cost $2 each, or do you mean hexazona I'd like to know where you can find 100 hexazona [/quote:7ccd8bed0b]

I would love too, just that I dun have a 6ft. Anyway, at the strength of 100, even P. gelius will be a stunning.

[vinz]

If it were up to me... 1 arowana.

But seriously, tetras tend to disperse if there are no threats, instead of school. Don't think the tank wil look nice with little neon specs all over. Larger fishes like discus or altums will look nicer, IMO.

[MrTree]

ALTUM!!! yeah!!!!!! PLUS cardinal....anyway, not my money, my job is to psycho him to buy!!

personally think the wild Po scalare(saw at Tropical) looks nicer than altum..too many altums around liao.

100 rhombo hard to find?? not at all!!! haha