Photos of 30 cube rescape

[mudraker]

Here are some before and after shots of my long-planned rescape in my 30 gal cube. The before shots show the tank after I’d done a lot of ruthless pruning and removal of plants over several weeks’ time that I knew I wasn’t going to keep in there long term. I was doing a lot of growout and it wasn’t really scaped anymore.

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This tank is very challenging to scape because it has to look good from three different angels and it tends to reflect objects in it. I added a small starter of pygmy chain sword, a 2x2 piece of flame moss to driftwood, a 5x5 mat of DBT and the best pick out of a several bunches of Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden'. I also re-added a few lowlight plants like the anubius and some crypt wendtti to fill out spots until I can access how fast the new ones will grow out and what I might want to add or subtract.

 

[mudraker]

retry on before shots

 

[mudraker]

This is a closer view from its right side: Feed back appreciated, as this is phase one of the rescape.

 

[mfdrookie516]

I think it looks great!

 

[fort384]

I think it looks nice... a cube is not easy as you said.

 

[mudraker]

Thanks guys. I'm looking for some ideas for a something very green to act as a foil to the nesaea in the right hand corner of the last photo. It is starting to get its color, which if everything goes right, will be a beautiful orange/gold. I have a piece of anubius there now, but would like to replace it with something a little bushier to act as a foil, but I don't want to be trimming constantly either.

 

[fort384]

anubias nana petite!

 

[mudraker]

I just got a nana but its tiny yet and in a lowlight tank. The anubius I have there now is a fairly decent sized coffeefolia, but its not busy enough.

 

[fort384]

nana petite is much, much smaller and compact than anubias nana. The leaves are about the size of a dime (or smaller even). It is a slow grower, so not much trimming...

 

[mudraker]

I'd like to try a petite in a lowlight tank I'm developing at work. I think it would get swallowed up in this tank.

I was thinking something that looks like an amazon sword but doesn't grow like one, something that won't get more than 6 inches high maybe.

 

[fort384]

Ok, I was thinking lower growth.

blyxa japonica?

EDIT: Or maybe not... you said darker green. It is a lighter green, and can even get some gold type colors in high enough light.

 

[mudraker]

Definately getting warmer though!

The photo I just googled was very nice, but it does have to act as a foil to the orange.

 

[fort384]

how about some lace java fern? It is a slow grower, very nice green.

 

[mudraker]

Hmm, I hadn't considered any lowlights and I already have gobs of the windelov

 

[Coleallensmom]

I think the tank looks great!

 

[mudraker]

Thanks Alisha! Its still a work in progress, but I think I like the overall shape.