g'day fourmations, thanks for tips and the great example, I have spent a great deal of time looking at the things he does.fourmations said:hiya
Thanks paul for dropping in again and your advice is welcome, and as you will shortly see more fiddling was hadpaul.in.kendal said:As you can tell, you can fiddle about at this stage endlessly...
Much appreciated andy , and as you will see below I have changed it up a bit... againandyh said:That is looking much better, this has good potential, the next drama which plants and where?
Sam, to be honest I am not 100% sure what type of rock it is, I will enquire though and hopefully can provide an answer tomorrowThemuleous said:Out of interest what kind of rock is that?
I am worried about the sand also James, it has been a chore trying to work with it. I am going to cover the top with some bubble wrap and do a very very slow fill hopefully it will hold its shape.JamesM said:I'm liking that, very different and would look superb with the right planting. I can't see that sand holding its shape for long though...
Cheers Andy, and mate play time is over. . . tomorrow, we plant 8)andyh said:Both look great and are vastly improved on your originals! Keep playing you will get on that makes you happy!
fourmations said:hiya
i'm nowhere near as experienced as the the other guys
but have spent days upon days doing what you are doing before
try get a "master" stone within the golden ratio
then use smaller stones that point towards it
if your rocks have thinner edges or points
try to face them upward at angles
take your time and play around, you will have a "eureka" moment
when it all looks harmonius
here a great example from some japanese bloke
Yup, looking loads better. I really like the left hand group, it's hanging together well. The flat-topped corner rock is really striking - be sure not to weaken its impact with that big angled rock in front of it. You might want to try a tiered effect, with a second flat stone below and in front of it, like a stepped escarpment breaking through the substrate. It might look even more like it's all part of the same rock outcrop. Just a thought.tel said:
Little bit different
cheers all
Thanks Paul, the left hand side I am going to leave though I do understand where you are heading. From an ideal I would have liked (though I did try) to have a much more pronounced flat area in front of the top corner rock. I am hoping planting well will help further that impression.paul.in.kendal said:Yup, looking loads better. I really like the left hand group, it's hanging together well. The flat-topped corner rock is really striking - be sure not to weaken its impact with that big angled rock in front of it. You might want to try a tiered effect, with a second flat stone below and in front of it, like a stepped escarpment breaking through the substrate. It might look even more like it's all part of the same rock outcrop. Just a thought.
Not so sure about the right hand group. Are those two biggest rocks be pulling in opposite directions?
Great stuff, though, and as others have said, lovely stone.
cheers nelson, be sure to keep us in the loopnelson said:i like the left so much it's given me an idea for my 35 litre .
Thanks AdAndrews, well planting will hopefully be under way in a couple of hours. the plants I am getting from my local LFS, which is fortunately about 500m up the road. The range they have isn't huge so I have been looking at plants online and writing down names, maybe they can get some in if they don't have already.AdAndrews said:this looks awesome! with the right planting it could be stunning, well done
Cheers thanks Steve, with regard to the rock I am trying to nail down what it is and will give a yell when I find out.SteveUK said:No probs
Looks like a cracking rock scape you've got going here Tel! What type of rock is that?
Hi 4 thanks for popping in again, please don't think I am disregarding what you say, I look at what is written and not peoples post count . The back left has become the strongest area and there is about 20 - 30 litres of sand holding all that together, which means moving it and having it hold shape are going to be nigh on impossible.fourmations said:hi
my 2c (as always i bow to 99% of the scapers here!
so it just my opinion)
my eye is drawn to that flat rock left corner
so your main focal point is off in the far back corner
perhaps bring that rock into the golden ratio area
or try emphasize the one in front of it
maybe it will be a different story when planted
rgds
4
Thanks for the tip Chilled and along with a water change a hiarcut has been had. As for Co2, unfortunately no, it is not out of the question, it is just not in my budget at the moment. Substrate nutrients also no, but with that point I did have a discussion with my LFS about them. Short answer with the volume of plants currently in the tank, volume/mass being the key, dosing through the water column would be adequate at this point.chilled84 said:You could have done with trimming the grass of by about 2cm to promote more growth and fast root takeing, What substrate nutrients you got? co2?
AdAndrews said:This would look sooo good with a vast carpet of Hemianthus callitrichoides, Lilaeopsis nova-zelandae in front of and in between some of the rocks, and then a partial background of Eleocharis vivipara.
good luck