so...do you wanna see an update of the TS/MCD tang tank - Aquarium Advice

MyCatsDrool · 07-12-2007, 02:16 AM

The Travis Simonson/MyCatsDrool joint production?

theotheragentm · 07-12-2007, 02:39 AM

Whoa! That's awesome! I like how you went for a look and didn't worry about the volume the rocks take up in the tank. I love it.

Lepomis · 07-12-2007, 08:27 AM

I like the overall feel very much. Many things I like about this one and a few not so crazy about. The tank has a very soothing feel due to the rock choices. The drift wood helps balance the tank and the angle placement mirrors the angle of the rock formation on the right, once again adding balance. I find the texture nice also. So many tanks with large round rocks seem to feel flat when that is the main hardscape. The driftwood and center plants help by by breaking the continum of roundness but still flow. I find the vertical placement of the rock in the center out of place along with the foreground plantings. For me they distract from the overall appeal of the tank. To me they seem to comabt the overall "soothing flow" I feel when I looking at this tank. It will be very interesting to see how this tank progresses overtime.

**roka64** · 07-12-2007, 10:38 AM

That is awesome!

WaterPond · 07-12-2007, 10:45 AM

Love it!

So... i havn't seen you or Travis around the boards. Whats up with that?

black hills tj · 07-12-2007, 11:03 AM

Beautiful. What are the grassy plants in the middle?

travis simonson · 07-12-2007, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black hills tj

Beautiful. What are the grassy plants in the middle?

Those are Blyxa aubertii, sort of a jumbo version of Blyxa japonica and very easy to grow, with enough light. They will even flower underwater.

LandGhoti · 07-12-2007, 01:31 PM

Absolutely gorgeous!

(I agree with Lepomis about the little vertical rock in front, though.)

travis simonson · 07-12-2007, 02:04 PM

That weird rock in front was just stuck in as an afterthought and has already been relocated to a more suitable location

The H. verticellata in front is emersed growth form and is actually flowering right now. It will revert to submersed growth in time and should become substantially shorter and thicker, and should not look so out of place. That's the hope anyway.

Jchillin · 07-12-2007, 02:13 PM

So, ARLC meets the tropics once again eh? Actually, the tank appears to achieve the look of a lake bottom if Lake Tang had suddenly dropped in the middle of the Orinco basin. Not bad at all, great work you two.

07-12-2007, 02:16 AM	#1
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07-12-2007, 10:45 AM	#5
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	Love it! So... i havn't seen you or Travis around the boards. Whats up with that? __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

07-12-2007, 11:03 AM	#6
black hills tj Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: black hills, south dakota Posts: 1,776	Beautiful. What are the grassy plants in the middle? __________________ <.^.>Mike<.^.> http://www.bhtj.net

07-12-2007, 01:31 PM	#8
LandGhoti Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Midwest Posts: 819 Images: 1	Absolutely gorgeous! (I agree with Lepomis about the little vertical rock in front, though.) __________________ Andrea 29-gallon FW 1 yoyo loach, 2 polkadot loaches, 6 cherry barbs, 2 turquoise rainbows, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 rubberlip pleco, too many MTS to count

07-12-2007, 02:04 PM	#9
travis simonson Hortipath Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,038 Images: 32	That weird rock in front was just stuck in as an afterthought and has already been relocated to a more suitable location The H. verticellata in front is emersed growth form and is actually flowering right now. It will revert to submersed growth in time and should become substantially shorter and thicker, and should not look so out of place. That's the hope anyway. __________________ “There is something in the quality of a good translation that can never be captured in the original.” -William Gibson

07-12-2007, 02:39 AM	#2
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,173	Whoa! That's awesome! I like how you went for a look and didn't worry about the volume the rocks take up in the tank. I love it.

07-12-2007, 08:27 AM	#3
Lepomis Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 335	I like the overall feel very much. Many things I like about this one and a few not so crazy about. The tank has a very soothing feel due to the rock choices. The drift wood helps balance the tank and the angle placement mirrors the angle of the rock formation on the right, once again adding balance. I find the texture nice also. So many tanks with large round rocks seem to feel flat when that is the main hardscape. The driftwood and center plants help by by breaking the continum of roundness but still flow. I find the vertical placement of the rock in the center out of place along with the foreground plantings. For me they distract from the overall appeal of the tank. To me they seem to comabt the overall "soothing flow" I feel when I looking at this tank. It will be very interesting to see how this tank progresses overtime.

07-12-2007, 02:13 PM	#10
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,970 Images: 47	So, ARLC meets the tropics once again eh? Actually, the tank appears to achieve the look of a lake bottom if Lake Tang had suddenly dropped in the middle of the Orinco basin. Not bad at all, great work you two. __________________ _________________________________

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