Nice one Ian, go for it.
Sometimes we don't have time to maintain the 'perfect' aquascape. I have very little spare time at the moment, so unfortunately my aquascape is suffering, I could do with something like what you've set up. This should be nice and easy, and I can see it being very enjoyable It's still very pleasing to look at, which is the idea!
Looks good to me mate! I got very bored of my last scape if I'm honest...these things happen, besides its nice to get your hands wet having a tinker about .... I would say up to your elbows wet, but I know yours is not that deep.
*edit - I've just read that back and it sounds kind of wrong, but I'll leave it anyway
I agree with you Ian on the competition scapes. The landscape ones to me seem strange because it's no longer a fish tank with fish... I understand it takes some skill to pull them off (skill which I don't have!) but I'd have my crazy planted tank over the work of pruning moss to look like a tree any day. Although I wish my algae would just feck off hahaha.
I'm missing out, I see no pictures......
Will look brilliant when it fills in more, im doing a similar thing and going with a crypt based low tech riparium,
Are you running this high tech ?
Fantastic buddy. This is the 'ian h' style I first remember following on here.
True jungle style thrown together tank. Always been my favourite style and was how I did my high techs. Following this for sure mate.
They should be there Rob.
I really like that piece of driftwood Ian.
I have a fluval roma 200, which is a basic planted tank, really nothing special at all.
It's about 95% java fern, but i love it.
It hasn't changed for over a year now and think it's time for an update, but nothing too drastic.
I'm wanting to try new plants, which will all be low light but not really put any real thought into yet.
I think sometimes there's pressure to sorta plan scapes with competitions in mind, or those that would perhaps appeal most to others in order to live up to expectation. Either way it can eventually kinda suck all the joy out of the hobby and accordingly it's easy to loose enthusiasm and interest. Perhaps especially so if it becomes more than just a hobby 'casue you don't necessarily retain ownership of what you're creating...In short, we all need something for ourselves.
So to hell with it...just do whatever makes you happy...I try to...and anyway crypts are awesome and your "planted tank" looks grand
jungle... jungle... jungle! (with a Tarzan wail in the background..) Looking good mate, bushy crypts are my favs