Recently set up 10 Gallon tank *PICTURES*

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Primetime

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Here are some pics of my relatively new (1-2 weeks old) 10 gallon setup. I decided to take pics before it gets upgraded to a 20 gallon I got for free :D

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My tank^

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Top view (daytime)

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Side view

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^My red plant

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^My Betta (recently named-by my little sister- "Simba")

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And finally, a nice pic of my Oto, that I felt like including :D

What do you guys think? BTW, I'd like some constructive criticism if possible. I know I can definately improve and would like the help of the advanced aquascapers if possible. I can use the suggestions given when I upgrade before adding water :)
 
Not bad, I think the lay out is a little messy and cluttered, but its a nice attempt. The grass in the front needs to be trimmed, and should be disperced a little more. I also think it would look better if the rocks were in front of the filter to shield it, and the bunch plants in front of the filter were in front of the heater. You have a nice piece of drift wood, but you can't really tell because of it's placement. The materials you have are great, and I think they will fit he 20 gallon nicely, since it's a bit too much in the 10.
 
I like it. I think once the plants grow out a bit and the cloudy goes away it will look better.

I think it has a "wild" look to it -- meaning that there is rhyme and reason, but not so much that it looks contrived. It looks like the inside of my house. Lived in :)

The slate is good, but the piece on the right has too smooth an edge. Can you flip that over? If you can't, get a tile nipper and rough it up or use a hammer.

Personally, I would lose the driftwood. It's a nice piece, but the rocks are obviously the focal point. Why distract from that? Rocks are good! I get tired of driftwood. Let's get rocky! Add more anacharis or something else tall to the left where the driftwood is so that it's not unbalanced. Rocks are heavy and you don't want the view to "lean" too far to the right.

JM2C
Roan
 
Roan Art said:
I like it. I think once the plants grow out a bit and the cloudy goes away it will look better.

I think it has a "wild" look to it -- meaning that there is rhyme and reason, but not so much that it looks contrived. It looks like the inside of my house. Lived in :)

The slate is good, but the piece on the right has too smooth an edge. Can you flip that over? If you can't, get a tile nipper and rough it up or use a hammer.

Personally, I would lose the driftwood. It's a nice piece, but the rocks are obviously the focal point. Why distract from that? Rocks are good! I get tired of driftwood. Let's get rocky! Add more anacharis or something else tall to the left where the driftwood is so that it's not unbalanced. Rocks are heavy and you don't want the view to "lean" too far to the right.

JM2C
Roan
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2 Cents?? C'mon, those words were worth atleast 50 cents :P
But seriously, those are some awesome suggestions. I'm gonna probably use the driftwood for my 55 gallon. As for the grey slate, I know its too artificial looking. I'm gonna switch it with the ones in the back (closing the caves) so it can be a bit hidden.

Everytime I go to my LFS I am always sooo close to getting anacharis, but I end up with something else! LOL its in my wishlist though :D

Ohh, btw I have some vallisnerias in the 55 gallon that completely broke off on the way home from my LFS but somehow, I can see 3-4 different spots with little Valls comming out. If that works out, I'll include them in this setup too.
I also have Zebra Rocks that are ready to be put in when I upgrade, so I'll try to replace the driftwood with them somehow.

I was wondering; why is it unsafe to put the rocks too far right? Because I have my rocks in the far left in my 55 gallon and the water level is slanted towards the left. Maybe I should bring them to the middle?
 
Lauren said:
Not bad, I think the lay out is a little messy and cluttered, but its a nice attempt. The grass in the front needs to be trimmed, and should be disperced a little more. I also think it would look better if the rocks were in front of the filter to shield it, and the bunch plants in front of the filter were in front of the heater. You have a nice piece of drift wood, but you can't really tell because of it's placement. The materials you have are great, and I think they will fit he 20 gallon nicely, since it's a bit too much in the 10.
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Thanks! Also since the 20 gallon is 4 inches higher, I decided not to trim the grass. It should look smaller on a higher tank :)
 
Primetime said:
2 Cents?? C'mon, those words were worth atleast 50 cents :P
But seriously, those are some awesome suggestions. I'm gonna probably use the driftwood for my 55 gallon. As for the grey slate, I know its too artificial looking. I'm gonna switch it with the ones in the back (closing the caves) so it can be a bit hidden.
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I actually like the gray slate the way you have it.

Everytime I go to my LFS I am always sooo close to getting anacharis, but I end up with something else! LOL its in my wishlist though :D
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What's the tallish plant on the left then? Looked like anacharis.

Ohh, btw I have some vallisnerias in the 55 gallon that completely broke off on the way home from my LFS but somehow, I can see 3-4 different spots with little Valls comming out. If that works out, I'll include them in this setup too.
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Vals would be nice, yah ;)

I was wondering; why is it unsafe to put the rocks too far right? Because I have my rocks in the far left in my 55 gallon and the water level is slanted towards the left. Maybe I should bring them to the middle?
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No, I meant visually :) When you look at a picture -- painting, whatever -- you let your eyes rove all over, like this:

I see your rocks first
I see your filter second
I see the plant on top of the filter and I follow that down to the bottom to the bushy short plant that someone told you to trim.
I do not really see your driftwood, but it's dark there and I'm draw to the dark
From the bushy short one I am drawn to the plant behind it and then to your red plant
Then back to your rocks

Where my eyes didn't go: to the right beside the rocks. There is nothing drawing me there. No lines. To the top: no tall plants, but that's okay since it's a new tank.

Now, if you remove the filter and the driftwood then there is a void. If the void is not filled in and in balance with the other side, then I'm stuck on the rocks and can't go any where. Rocks are heavy, so to balance either use "heavy" looking plants or color.

Move the red plant over to the right of the rocks; red is a "heavier" color than green is. Add some tall or tall/bushy reds to the left in front of the filter - some red rotala would work nicely -- and put some more micro sword in front of that for a contrast. Make sure the micro runs into the light green plant you have so I can go back to the rocks easily.

Hrm, hope that makes sense.

Roan
 
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