doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 ok so im setting up a tank thats 1400 l 600d by 450h now this is the bit of wood i want to use but cant work out how to have it any ideas in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 depends what sort of set up you are having but I would love that in my planted tank. I'd trim off the smaller room bits hanging down and have it like a tree with the roots sitting on the substrate with grasses and rocks around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 its goin to be a low tech planted tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Can you show a front on shot with the wood positioned like it is on the table in the first picture? Don't forget to bank the substrate to get a sense on scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 That first bit of wood is lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 quality pieces. You could go both? Or dont they both fit in together? but if you had to choose one, I would go for the second one on its own, add some smooth round river rocks around some of the roots and plant it up. trying to find an example that I have seen by takashi amano that looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 they are the same bit arn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 WOOD ENVY!! :sick: I think it looks great either way up, but possibly better in the top photo. One of the key things with making a tank look natural (assuming that is what you are going for) is to avoid patterns. Avoid pairs (stick to odd numbers) and avoid putting anything focus in the centre of the tank. One of the best ways to create a good composition is to divide the 'frame' into thirds, be it vertically or horizontally. Try angling the stump (lying down as per photo 2) into the back left corner of the tank so the knot of roots largely fills one corner then trails off towards the centre of the tank. I think that way the centre-underside of the stump where the roots are densest, will probably fall 1/3rd of the way across the tank. The reason for angling the stump in the centre is that the root mass is quite flat (ie photo 2). By angling it it will lead your eye deeper into the tank (bear with me: imagine a butler leading you into a room with the sweep of his hand) as well as giving a greater impression of depth. make sure the parts of the wood that touch the substrate get partly buried by it, and a good way to make that look less contrived (after digging it in) is to sprinkle gravel over top so it gets naturally buried. Urgh, SO hard to describe visual composition in words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 its just one stump lol more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 oooh 2nd and 3rd to last pics. Looks really good in that back corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 i like it in the corner aswell but mite have to do it down the other end of tank as all the hole in the hood are down that end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 yeah, just like that! It looks great in the corner Can holes be put in the other end of the hood....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 its si_sphinx tank and i dont want to go put holes in his hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 i would try it upside down, then grow lots of moss ontop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 1st and 3rd is how you want it, only shifted more to the left. :nilly: :lol: Once you have finished cleaning the glass completely, fill the tank all the way up, leaving a max of 1cm from the brim; add some java ferns to the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 1st and 3rd is how you want it, only shifted more to the left. :nilly: :lol: Once you have finished cleaning the glass completely, fill the tank all the way up, leaving a max of 1cm from the brim; add some java ferns to the wood. so same as last pic but to the left more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 No. Not the last pic. I don't like that one. Second to last pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 lol are you looking at the first set of pics or second lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 :oops: First lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 so like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 little more to the left, but yeah! Just like that! you also need something poking upwards on the top LHS bit of the wood arrangement. Sigh. I want that tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yeah, I agree, definately put either piece in the corner looks much better that way. i would try it upside down, then grow lots of moss ontop that would be cool, make it into a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 i would try it upside down, then grow lots of moss ontop I was thinking the same, I might have to do a nano tetra tank and try that out, with lots of glosso around the bottom. Other than that I think at one end or the other on it's side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 hood and lights set up need beter tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 the lights working well i see. I should of cleaned the tank 1st :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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