Hi all, I'm putting together my first planted aquarium and and having difficulty composing a satisfying aqua-scape. I understand that idea of placing tall plants in the background, mid sized plants in the mid-ground and shorter plants that spread more in the foreground. I've tried many different configurations but I haven't really gotten it the way I want. I'd rather the tank not look like just, a fishtank with a bunch of random plants spread around it. Any suggestions you have about composition are greatly appreciated. Here are my specs:
30 gallon long tank:
DIY CO2 reactor
Magnum 350 filter
2 x 25W 6500K fluorescent bulbs
Play sand and fluorite substrate
Jobe fern and palm fertilizer spikes
Plants:
4 x Golden lloydiella
2 x Small amazon sword plants
2 x Dwarf Baby Tears (1 potted 1 unpotted)
2 x Red Melon Sword
2 x Hydrotriche hottoniiflora
1 x Anubias nana on driftwood
1 large clump of java fern
1 large clump of java moss
Fish:
6 x corydoras agassazi
6 x neon tetras
3 x neon sword tails
1 x bristle nose pleco
Picture at the moment:
30 gallon long tank:
DIY CO2 reactor
Magnum 350 filter
2 x 25W 6500K fluorescent bulbs
Play sand and fluorite substrate
Jobe fern and palm fertilizer spikes
Plants:
4 x Golden lloydiella
2 x Small amazon sword plants
2 x Dwarf Baby Tears (1 potted 1 unpotted)
2 x Red Melon Sword
2 x Hydrotriche hottoniiflora
1 x Anubias nana on driftwood
1 large clump of java fern
1 large clump of java moss
Fish:
6 x corydoras agassazi
6 x neon tetras
3 x neon sword tails
1 x bristle nose pleco
Picture at the moment: