Hello there. I've been lurking this forum for more than half a year while slowly assembling all I need for a planted aquarium. I love the iwagumi style and wanted to try making a scape with rocks as a focal point.
My aquarium is 54 litres, 60 x 30 x 30 cm. I have a 2 x 24 watt ho-T5 light. My substrate is Tropica plant substrate capped with a 1-2mm gravel. I want to have a carpet of glossostigma elatinoides with Co2 infusion from a DIY yeast setup. I might want a couple of taller plants to go in between the rocks. I was a bit inspired by the Chinese region Zhangjiajie https://www.google.com/search?num=1...0.0.136.136.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.-I9EZRx8uX4
I went to the beach to find stones of a similar kind (They are grey when dry, but dark grey/black when submerged), both to save a bit of money and to give it a local uniqueness. I want to make a steep elevation in the back, mostly behind the big rocks on the right. I have about 4 litres of gravel to put in there once I decide on the setup. One problem I see is that the biggest rock might be too large for an aquarium of this size, but covering the base of it with gravel might help mitigate that impression. I would love any advice you have, critique on my choice of rocks and placement. I have more rocks of different to use but found these the most interesting.
My aquarium is 54 litres, 60 x 30 x 30 cm. I have a 2 x 24 watt ho-T5 light. My substrate is Tropica plant substrate capped with a 1-2mm gravel. I want to have a carpet of glossostigma elatinoides with Co2 infusion from a DIY yeast setup. I might want a couple of taller plants to go in between the rocks. I was a bit inspired by the Chinese region Zhangjiajie https://www.google.com/search?num=1...0.0.136.136.0j1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.-I9EZRx8uX4
I went to the beach to find stones of a similar kind (They are grey when dry, but dark grey/black when submerged), both to save a bit of money and to give it a local uniqueness. I want to make a steep elevation in the back, mostly behind the big rocks on the right. I have about 4 litres of gravel to put in there once I decide on the setup. One problem I see is that the biggest rock might be too large for an aquarium of this size, but covering the base of it with gravel might help mitigate that impression. I would love any advice you have, critique on my choice of rocks and placement. I have more rocks of different to use but found these the most interesting.
