So I finally rescaped my 15 gallon. Finished product isn't exactly what I was hoping for, but it's better than the state it was in. Here it is:
I'm hoping the haigrass will completely cover the little hill on the right side. Also, I know you can't see it, but there is glosso in the middle / along the front. One thing I learned - do not plant the tiny foreground leaves before filling the tank and making sure nothing else needs to be moved around. A whole bunch of it got lost when the driftwood decided it wanted to float (much more boyant than I expected, and the Schultz isn't all that heavy lol), which caused me to have to push around some of the substrate. If I'm lucky it'll still fill in...wel'll see
I'm not a big fan of the left side. I broke up the crypt I had (you can't really see it, but its in the back). I wasn't going to put the rotala in there, but the left side looked kinda weird with nothing but the anubias and the few crypt stems in the back. We'll see how it fills in. Could use some suggestions for possible plants on that side though.
So yea, that's it. Nothing spectacular, but we'll see what happens in the next few months in terms of growth. If everything fills in the way I'm hoping it will, should be decent looking.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
BTW, how do you all take pictures of your tanks? I cannot seem to get a decent one. I'm using my girlfriends Nikon D80, which is a nice camera, but it seems like I just can't get a decent full-tank shot. The upclose ones are alright, but otherwise it's just grainy looking.
I'm hoping the haigrass will completely cover the little hill on the right side. Also, I know you can't see it, but there is glosso in the middle / along the front. One thing I learned - do not plant the tiny foreground leaves before filling the tank and making sure nothing else needs to be moved around. A whole bunch of it got lost when the driftwood decided it wanted to float (much more boyant than I expected, and the Schultz isn't all that heavy lol), which caused me to have to push around some of the substrate. If I'm lucky it'll still fill in...wel'll see
I'm not a big fan of the left side. I broke up the crypt I had (you can't really see it, but its in the back). I wasn't going to put the rotala in there, but the left side looked kinda weird with nothing but the anubias and the few crypt stems in the back. We'll see how it fills in. Could use some suggestions for possible plants on that side though.
So yea, that's it. Nothing spectacular, but we'll see what happens in the next few months in terms of growth. If everything fills in the way I'm hoping it will, should be decent looking.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
BTW, how do you all take pictures of your tanks? I cannot seem to get a decent one. I'm using my girlfriends Nikon D80, which is a nice camera, but it seems like I just can't get a decent full-tank shot. The upclose ones are alright, but otherwise it's just grainy looking.
