suggestions????

[benito1188]

set this thing up few minutes ago, and my original plan was to add some plants. plan was to attach a few anubias petite on the driftwood..maybe a few fern here and there....but i really suck on placing/decorating...so what do you guys think? how should i do it? should i just leave it alone? or any OTHER opinions...Thanks!!

PS the wood was from sean(house_64), and im using a really really think layer of play sand from home depot

 

[Jag1980]

Your tank is so bare, I can't even think of anything to do with that tank.
Why such a thin layer of sand? Your going to have to smooth it out every time you do any cleaning or water changes

Nice piece of driftwood though

 

[WyldFya]

Move the driftwood over. Having it all the way on the end will attract the eye there, and ignore the rest of the tank.

 

[benito1188]

Your tank is so bare, I can't even think of anything to do with that tank.
Why such a thin layer of sand? Your going to have to smooth it out every time you do any cleaning or water changes

Nice piece of driftwood though

im trying to cosider the swimming space of the fish, thats why i didnt want a "real" planted tank...so all the plants on the wood?? and wasnt gonna put any substrate at all.... so what do yah think??

Move the driftwood over. Having it all the way on the end will attract the eye there, and ignore the rest of the tank.

this or to the other side is the only way this wood can stand with out falling over... i tried the center but the darn thing wont get a grip....

 

[its_an_obsession]

i like how the wood is situated... i think its good when its propped up so the fish can swim underneath it too. your gonna need more sand if your gonna put plants in the substrate. also hes a link to a thread i just posted with an anubias attached to a piece of wood so u can take a look at how it looks... it was my first time trying so who knows

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165930

 

[jcardona1]

if you planning on having just that piece of driftwood, i would center it and attach your plants to it. it would look good though if you got another smaller piece of wood and also attached plants to it...

 

[WyldFya]

Having the wood on the side will detract from the rest of the aquarium. Centered is also not ideal. Use thirds to draw the viewers in. If it won't stand on it's own use another piece of wood, and some stainless steel screws.

 

[darth pike]

If you are going to leave the driftwood where it is (excellant piece by the way), I would tie a piece of java fern to the left rear to help hide the equipment. Then use the anubias nana petite starting on the middle right side in that crease in the wood there, making it's way towards the left and all throught that hollow area on the upper left ... though leaving enough space to still swim through the opening there.

Ignoring the rule of thirds might make the tank odd, the only thing I can think of and would try would be having tall stem plants starting in the right rear of the tank and extending towards the left ... but getting smaller as you reach the driftwood, finally disappearing behind the first third of the right side of the driftwood. It would take a lot of pruning to keep that look, but it might help soften where the eye is drawn. Plus the slowly acending plants might help draw the eye towards the right side after the driftwood pins your eyes to the left.

Hope that made sense.