Need some aquascaping input please

[convict360]

Good evening guys and girls!

So, having recently added a lot of plants to my tank (which worked well for a while); it now looks like a riot, due to the elodea etc detaching from their anchors and floating around the place.

I've added my silver dollars back into the mix, in the hopes that they'll eat either most or all of it away in the next week or so, hopefully leaving me my anubias to work around.

Current stock is my BP, 5x silver dollars, then a selection of barbs, danios, and corydoras.

I feel like the current wood etc is very kind of blunt, with 3 stand alone pieces. The middle piece looks good, but it looks quite forced.

Ideally I'd quite like to see a natural looking wood set up, I've seen some amazing scapes on here with wood extending from the top of the tank in branches, down to the bottom.

Anyway, pics attached; appreciate any ideas that will help give it a refresh!

 

[fishnatics]

What about adding 1-2 round stones in front of the driftwood on the left? Java ferns on the long piece of wood on left?

 

[jeaninel]

I like the floating elodea, kind of gives it a wild look. I would move that center wood over more to the left and maybe even overlap those two pieces.

 

[matthewr262]

Here's my corner. It's been set up for 6yrs now kind of want to change it. Yours looks great, fresh. Petrified wood helps. I used it to make step gardens.

 

[convict360]

What about adding 1-2 round stones in front of the driftwood on the left? Java ferns on the long piece of wood on left?

Good shout, I do quite like stones in set-ups...which colour with the black sand?

I like the floating elodea, kind of gives it a wild look. I would move that center wood over more to the left and maybe even overlap those two pieces.

Good suggestion, the difficulty I've had so far in aquascaping is that it's hard to move a main object left or right (like conventional aquascaping) due to the receding width, its almost mandatory to have it in the middle I'd be eager to give that a go though, I like wood formations.

Here's my corner. It's been set up for 6yrs now kind of want to change it. Yours looks great, fresh. Petrified wood helps. I used it to make step gardens.

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That's a great looking set-up, discus look perfect in there, have you always had it set out like that?

 

[Dee eng]

It'll take you a while sometimes before you are happy with your set up! I tore my setup down like 4 times before I was satisfied, and the plants didn't look anything like that. It's been about 6 months since its been up and running! But do add some rocks or better yet lava rocks they look really good and they are much lighter!

 

[fishnatics]

Maybe try this color and see if it matches.

 

[convict360]

It'll take you a while sometimes before you are happy with your set up! I tore my setup down like 4 times before I was satisfied, and the plants didn't look anything like that. It's been about 6 months since its been up and running! But do add some rocks or better yet lava rocks they look really good and they are much lighter!

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Beautiful, and I like your stock

 

[convict360]

Hey guys, took some advice into consideration and moved some extra wood in; built it up a little on the left, also ordered some XL anubias barteri coming soon, and removed a large amount of the elodea! S SteveR

 

[SteveR]

Stunning tank!