#aquascaping \

[mellifexfarm]

tank update + beautiful little guy i got from smashing a bunch of guppy strains together

[lunarloaches22]

I drew my aquarium!

[iridescentclouds29]

Another perspective of the tank :)

[waterskies]

Went to the Canadian Aquatic Expo today! They had an aquascaping competition. Here's some of the tanks that were set up~

[semprvivum]

update on my planted 10 gallon betta tank! i switched out the wood since the other log wouldn't sink at all. i'm thinking of maybe switching out the dragon stone for more wood 🤔 i don't think i like the look of it with the mopani wood. i want to add more plants as well, feel free to suggest some!

bonus pic of the pretty boy

[missedmilemarkers]

[chipped-chimera]

Since you guys liked the finished planted tank so much, have the tetra update!

A little bit of glass surfing is still happening but honestly was more because I was bugging them with my phone camera than anything. Most of today they were all over the place exploring~ also weird thing in the tank is a Banksia Seed Pod, threw it in for some extra tannins to help with any transition stress (natural antibacterial).

[thebiotope]

[elixir]

Aquascape Bonsai Photo By Harry Harrington

[maerynaire]

Aquarium tips!

So if you're new to aquascaping, here's a very simple thing you can do to make your scape look better.

The S l o p e

Angling your substrate towards the back, be it steep or shallow, gives the whole thing depth, and it means that you'll see more of your scape from the front. Obviously don't do this if you want it to look good from all angles, but if it's meant to be seen from one angle, that's a non-issue.

Below the cut are some entries to AGA's 2022 aquascaping competition that demonstrate the S l o p e better than I can.

This is a very dramatic S l o p e for a more dramatic scape. Showing off all of those lovely rocks.

Here's a more subtle S l o p e. It gives the illusion that the path in the middle extends further back than it actually does.

Another path illusion here!

Here's one of the 1st place winners. You can learn a lot about aquascaping just looking at this bad boy, but as far as the S l o p e is concerned, it gives the illusion of extra depth, and it raises bits of hardscape higher up so that you can see them from a level, front angle.

In fact, just go look at AGAs aquascaping contest backlog if you want to improve. A lot of them also have judge's critiques which are very useful.

Also also! Keep in mind that these scapes have their picture taken when they look their best! For the rest of the year they ABSOLUTELY look more wild and frazzled. Plus hundreds of dollars go into them because the cash prizes for these kinds of contest are very, very high. So it's 100% okay if you aren't able to make a big, sexy tank that wins contests and looks good 24/7 365 days a year.

As long as you end up with something that you love, or learn a lot of new things making something that you hate, you're on the right path!

[lunarloaches22]

My 3 tanks; 55 gallon blackwater community tank (one of the fish is a female betta), 5 gallon shrimp tank, and 10 gallon ember tetra tank!

[iridescentclouds29]

Low tech + High tech :)

[filmxella]

My Aquariums

In the first few pictures is my 10 gal guppy tank for breeding and the final ones are my two gallon tanks. The betta in the first two gallon is in there temporarily as I set up my 15 gal paludarium. 10 gal has pennywort and Rotala and the first two gallon has Limnophilia sessiflora and Java mass. The second two gallon has pearl weed.

[aquabasedesign]

Aquarium Inspiration 🌿

Some Aquascapes from the Aqua Expo exhibition.

You can see more beautiful aquariums in my latest YouTube videos.

[missedmilemarkers]

Denver Aquarium June 2024

[birdantlers]

nano shrimp tank mockup v. final