syncro Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Attempting my first iwugwami-style planted tank. Tank is 10" cube roughly 4.5g. I'm thinking HC for ground cover and hairgrass to hide the black overflow. Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 with the help of cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blink Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I think I like #3 the best but #1 is nice too, both have an epic sort of look. Is that a store bought tank or a custom? I love all-in-one nanos and that looks like a really nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 i think that #1 or #3 are the best, with #1 being better than 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiphany Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'd have to say #1 is best, followed by #3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adg Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Number one for sure .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 where did you get that rock any how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syncro Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Is that a store bought tank or a custom? I love all-in-one nanos and that looks like a really nice one It is a hand built tank. cainechow showed me the ropes and we used the old glass after he replace some of his house windows. Pretty happy with how it turned out. where did you get that rock any how? Burnco. It is rubble from the big Forget-Me-Not boulders. Not sure what type of rock it is. They weigh your car to determine how much you bought. A grocery bag full of these rocks didn't even register on the scale so they gave them for free. Thanks for the feedback. I like the look of the big rock in #1 but the smaller rocks are too symmetrical. #3 has a more balanced feel I think. Got a few more ideas, I'll post when I get a chance to experiment. Edited October 17, 2012 by syncro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 By the way, Grace says that you need a prettier light to go with your beautifully built AIO. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syncro Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I like my little round light, but Grace does have a better sense of style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syncro Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 More experiments... Attempt #4 Attempt #5 There is a chasm between the two peaks which I think would be fun to see fish swim through Attempt #6 I like the detail on the big rock, but not the layout Attempt #7 The problem with the big rocks will be trimming around them, so I want to try to smaller rocks Attempt #8 I read the smaller rocks in a Iwugwami layout should lean towards big rock in supplication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 From a traditional sense I like 4 or 5... but I really like #8. #8 is so epic looking. It is so sharp and strong. The experimental part of me really wants to see how HC and Hairgrass will soften up the look. Will it be a strange dichotomy or will it pull the look together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 More experiments... Attempt #8 I read the smaller rocks in a Iwugwami layout should lean towards big rock in supplication I'm a big rock sublimation fan, so I vote #8 (unless you come up with something I like better) great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 k, voting #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syncro Posted October 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Unfortunately the boss vetoed #8 - even after learning it depicted a primative race worshippping a crashed alien spaceship. So I am leaning towards #4 (because it looks more like iwugwami) or #5 (because it has a chasm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Given that the BOSS has spoken, I think I like #4 because it has more foreground interest than #5. That being said, if you added a midground plant to #5 it might change that dynamic completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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