Suggestions for amelioration of my tank.
- Thread starter Malak
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i agree, like you went to the LFS and bought everything they had in three differet styles.
I prefer the grey rocks on the right, and the flat rocks, though i would go with a thinner slate insted of those thick ones. the round white ones should go. i like the driftwood, but it seems like those elements could be mixed together more smoothly instead of having separate sections for each. for example, when you do a rock pile, use layers of round rocks and layers of slate to make bigger caves and raise up the focal point, because everything is very low to the bottom. also, maybe you'd like to add some large hardy plants or plastic plants to increase the diversity of color and draw the eye upwards into the top half of the tank.
I prefer the grey rocks on the right, and the flat rocks, though i would go with a thinner slate insted of those thick ones. the round white ones should go. i like the driftwood, but it seems like those elements could be mixed together more smoothly instead of having separate sections for each. for example, when you do a rock pile, use layers of round rocks and layers of slate to make bigger caves and raise up the focal point, because everything is very low to the bottom. also, maybe you'd like to add some large hardy plants or plastic plants to increase the diversity of color and draw the eye upwards into the top half of the tank.
Lose the rocks on the left, they just look like they are taking up space without being beneficial to the fish. Maybe use one as a support piece for a cave or something. Also, dont set it up like a family photo. Avoid centering anything, and don't group things or order them by size or anything, that is, if you are going for a natural look. As mentioned above, some well placed plants will change it all.
I agree that the arrangement is not ideal but that is what you are wanting to change. Maybe look through the tank of the month photos going back awhile to get some ideas.
Charlie
Charlie
Depends on what type of cichlids you plan on getting. CA/SA Cichlid set up would be different than say an African Cichlid set up. For one I say lose some of the rocks, add some plants for a natural effect. Also maybe dome drift wood. My 55g is a Central American Cichlid Tank with Jack Dempseys, but I have a mixture of drift wood, plants, and rocks, then my gravel bed. Personally I prefer to make my tanks as close to their natural habitat in the wild. So again it all depends on what type of cichlids you plan on getting.
btw i had to look up amelriation or whatever in the dictionary, what was wrong with the word 'improve'?????
If you are going to use different types of rock, mix them together so it looks like they naturally fell together that way
