Critique my hardscape Is this wood too big?

[rross11]

Hi, I'm trying to decide how to position this piece of corbo wood and can't decide if it's too large for the tank?

I had planned to combine it with other pieces of bogwood and/or stone as part of a blackwater set up.

How would you position the piece? Or would you use smaller pieces?

 

[seedoubleyou]

Hi, I'm trying to decide how to position this piece of corbo wood and can't decide if it's too large for the tank?

I had planned to combine it with other pieces of bogwood and/or stone as part of a blackwater set up.

How would you position the piece? Or would you use smaller pieces?

Not taking the mick here mate, the wood is too small IMO. I’d personally be looking for another piece that I can tie in to create a larger structure.

 

[The Miniaturist]

Try standing it up then you can add more pieces spreading out and as @seedoubleyou said it would make it appear to be a larger rambling root.

 

[mort]

Hi, how tannin stained are you going with your blackwater setup? If it's going to be a really nice dark water tank without many plants then I would make the wood your main feature and go big with it. Do you know how much substrate you are going for as well because if you want to use a lot of botanicals, you will further hide the bottom of the wood unless it's raised up somehow (ie banked substrate back to front or propped up on stones).

 

[rross11]

Not taking the mick here mate, the wood is too small IMO. I’d personally be looking for another piece that I can tie in to create a larger structure.

Hi, so I've tried to add a couple of pieces to expand the structure. I still plan to add stones around the base to support it, with a sand substrate.

Would you move it slightly to the left and use something else in the gap on the right? 🤔

 

[rross11]

Try standing it up then you can add more pieces spreading out and as @seedoubleyou said it would make it appear to be a larger rambling root.

What do you think of it now? Would you move the structure slightly to the left and add anything else to the right?

I'm still planning to add stone to the base.

 

[rross11]

Hi, how tannin stained are you going with your blackwater setup? If it's going to be a really nice dark water tank without many plants then I would make the wood your main feature and go big with it. Do you know how much substrate you are going for as well because if you want to use a lot of botanicals, you will further hide the bottom of the wood unless it's raised up somehow (ie banked substrate back to front or propped up on stones).

Hi, so I'm planning on going quite dark with the tannins, using botanicals to create a forest floor effect, with a layer of sand on top of tropica substrate.

I'm only going to use floating plants to diffuse the light in the tank.

I feel the scape is missing something in the right corner now I've repositioned it.

 

[seedoubleyou]

I think if it’s more of a biotope or often called biotype system you’re looking to set up.
Spend some time googling, YouTube, Instagram whatever you have, to research biotopes and see what they’re doing that catches your eye.
Equally you can search black water aquascapes and that should return some inspiration.

 

[The Miniaturist]

I meant standing up pointing out of the tank. The second piece could lie alongside in a 'fallen log' fashion? 🤔

 

[PARAGUAY]

Check out the Events thread forum member @Musypick has the Biotope Contests from 2014 to 2018 plenty of inspiration for you