Roy's Tanks

[Seattle_Aquarist]

Hi All,

It is a quiet evening on Memorial Day weekend so I thought I would work on trying to improve some of my photo editing skills.

45 gal tall; Nymphoides sp. 'Taiwan'; C. wendtii Bronze; Melanotaenia lacustris (Turquoise Rainbowfish)

 

[aquaman95]

beautiful

 

[Seattle_Aquarist]

Hi Aquaman,

Thanks for the great comment When Karen Randall did one of her talks here in Seattle on aquascaping and what the judges for AGA look for in the AGA Aquascape Contest one of the principles she emphasized was using contrast to create drama. The more contrast, the greater the dramatic effect.

I tried to incorporate that suggestion in this aquascape by using three types of contrast; color, texture, and form. In this layout there is contrast between leaf colors (reddish vs lime green), leaf textures (smooth vs crinkled), leaf shapes (long vs roundish). You can't see it in the photos above but there is also contrast between the various plants and the stone hardscape.

BTW, the Karen Randall presentation (and most of our previous presentations) are available in the GSAS library for members to check out and some are available for download using BitTorrent.

 

[VsKitchen]

Very Nice Roy! good job incorporating her suggestions - these pics make me want to stop & explore the tank

 

[Markstr]

Jeez, just caught this Roy ! Nice Job and great Picts btw !! Plants look very healthy as does the fish !! Keep up the great work my friend....

 

[Seattle_Aquarist]

Hi Mark,

Thanks guy! Post a couple of your pics when you get a chance!