Creating depth, smaller plants to back / Cliff Hui - "Destiny"

[fourmations]

hi all

ive loved Cliff Hui's Destiny for years and am looking to do similar
my tank is a poor dimension for aquascaping (90cm W x 30 D x 38 H)
Destiny was a 90 x 45 x 45, have i any hope?
Something obvious about Destiny is that he has small delicate plants in the back
which does a great job of creating depth

i have redmoor, seriya (mini landscape) rocks
and recieved HCuba, montecarlo, Eleo. Mini, eleo Aciciularis and Ech, quadricostatus today

any advice welcome on creating depth,
although id love to do a homage to Destiny, if you think its a no hope let me know

 

[alto]

When looking at this photo - realize that the type of camera lens & lighting used contribute significantly to the perception of endless distance ... I believe George Framer demonstrates this somewhere (sorry no idea which thread)

In your tank with the 30cm depth, create your "path" at an angle so that it can "travel" 40 - 45 cm rather than just the 30

Take your time with the hardscape to get this right at the beginning - you might post hardscape photos as you go along

Ech, quadricostatus

I'm not sure where this plant will fit into the above inspired scape

 

[fourmations]

Hi, it's just to get some extra plants in while the tank settles in, fend off the algae, I've only tried one co2 tank before and had a nightmare because my plant mass was so low, I have plenty now though this time, fingers crossed

 

[limz_777]

destiny , love this set-up , one of the reasons that first got me into planted tanks

 

[HannahFergusonFan]

I made similar aquascape 2 weeks ago with same tank size as yours but I didn't liked it much so I changed it, creating pathway is one way to add depth, elevating the substrate level at the back.instead of long hair grasses he has used you can opt for a stem plant which has small leaves. Large leaves provide closer picture, short leaves provide depth.

 

[HannahFergusonFan]

here is another pic of DESTINY