Hi!

I am looking on feedback on my new planted aquarium hardscape:

And these will be some of its plants:

Thanks in advance!

Nice bit of wood, and layout

That is a cool chunk of wood! Very smart rock on the left too.

ooooh this is going to be a cool tank. Nice work so far!

:spop:

Looks good. Your plants have been grown emersed and will need good light to convert to submersed. What is the yellow one?

Thanks guys! I'll try my best on this one

Looks good. Your plants have been grown emersed and will need good light to convert to submersed. What is the yellow one?

The yellow is Lysimachia Aurea - it goes greenish submersed, I think.

Really a bog plant--best keep an eye on it.

Really a bog plant--best keep an eye on it.

Don't you recommend to use it?

Nothing wrong with it, it grows perfectly fine submerged It does need decent lighting though.

I like your idea

Hi,

I went to Animates today and found a Driftwood that loved... so, I decided to try a hardscape with it.

Let me know which one you prefer, please!

This would be the look after planting:

One one the left looks better IMO :thup: :spop:

One one the left looks better IMO :thup: :spop:

+1

I'd go for the one on the right, but without the plants in the centre behind the wood.

But it's your tank - go for the one you like best!

I'd go for the one on the right, but without the plants in the centre behind the wood.

Yep I agree

I'm loving the height of the Driftwood in the Left one

I vote for the one on the right.. Looks more like a Japanese-style hardscape. The one on the left looks a bit 'unbalanced'..

Compensate and get two tanks? :slfg: :digH:

they are both good, you're asking us to compare apples to apples

the left side is more cohesive because it's all bits that match and the plant layout suits the wood

the right side is more creative and natural looking and I personally like it better. You could move the round blob plant to the back corner behind the rock also

Squirt's idea is the best so far :smln:

i know get a bigger tank and you can have both at each end of the tank... :digH: :spop: :gigl:

i like both styles...leve the plants out.. whte sand and some small ciclids ..whould be cool..

I like the composition of the one on the left because it is off centre, and I think has nicer lines which lead you into the tank, but the second also has great potential as a more Iwagumi styled tank.

Best of luck, look forward to seeing it planted out!

+1 left. Good effort!

Thanks guys!

Following your suggestions, I'll do doing both - one indoors and one outdoors

Hi!

An update. As suggested, I've started both aquariums. Here you can see the pictures:

Island style

Ryoboku style