60cm - "A Summer's Tale"

[Maciek]

Aquarium:
60/30/36cm - 65 lts
Oświetlenie:
2x18W: 865+Aquarelle
Podłoże:
ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia, ADA Bright Sand
CO2 & Fertilization :
Pressurized CO2, Brighty K + Green Brighty STEP 2
Filtration:
Eheim 2213
Plants:
Cladophora aegagropila, Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green', Eleocharis parvula, Hemianthus micranthemoides, Ludwigia arcuata, Ludwigia peruensis, Micranthemum umbrosum, Riccia fluitans, Rotala sp. Green, Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan'. Taxiphyllum barbieri
Animals:
Hyphessobrycon amandae, Neocaridina denticulata sinensis

[Jur4ik]

great scape, but i miss the contrast between the background and your driftwood - i see almost black..

[Anti-Pjerrot]

I agree with the background. I think a light blue or a white background would be better.

The stemplants could be trimmed better too, and the Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green' don't add as much as a darker crypt could. Maybe use a Wendtii Brown?

Composition is good and pleasing - the path is very good with the driftwood crossing over - perhaps a few cm more sand in the back would add more debth.

The Ludwigia peruensis is placed perfect IMO - very good.

Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan' - I don't know if it should be trimmed to a perfect bush or have a more wild look - if the Hemianthus micranthemoides (If that is the one in front of the Nanjenshan) were a perfect trimmed bush - the Nanjenshan could be wild. But as it is now it gives a little confusion.

Plant health is looking good.

[Sergiusz]

Maciek good job!
This tank in my taste.

[Tempest]

Just an opinion.... driftwood on the left kinda blends in with the background. Perhaps replacing it with the same lighter color as the other's and positioned a little lower would work more. And also I think that removing that driftwood at the front path will bring out the already existing visual depth made by your sand path.

[Maciek]

Thanks everyone for the comments, especially the criticism!

I tried to take a photo with white background too, but it didn't satisfied me. I think I would need another lamp for the backlight, as I only had one 18W bulb, which was not able to do it properly. Next time I hope to be better prepared The dark driftwood is aimed towards the front glass a bit - so it was shadowed, as the light didn't reach it - that's why it is so dark.

Anti-Pjerrot,

The stemplants could be trimmed better too, and the Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green' don't add as much as a darker crypt could. Maybe use a Wendtii Brown?

I agree that I could made this scape look much better. I am totally unsatisfied with the right side. The problem was, that I had placed the aquarium in a new place which was in front of the window (quite foolishly, huh?) and I continuously had problems with algae - every dose of micro was visible in a short time, not in the plants though. That's why I decided to rescape it in other place. I was thinking of moving the whole tank across the room, but it was too risky, I guess.
About the crypt - I didn't even think of a brown one, and now I see that you are totally right - it would look much better.

Rotala sp. 'Nanjenshan' - I don't know if it should be trimmed to a perfect bush or have a more wild look - if the Hemianthus micranthemoides (If that is the one in front of the Nanjenshan) were a perfect trimmed bush - the Nanjenshan could be wild. But as it is now it gives a little confusion.

As I wrote above - I am not glad with the right side, but actually I like Rotala's effect.

Thanks again!

EDIT: About the driftwood on the path It is a bit controversial - some people like it, other don't. I liked it, and that's why I didn't remove it.