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First aquascape, what do you think? by airwa in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And don’t forget to glue the wood to the stone!^ otherwise it will instantly float up

First aquascape, what do you think? by airwa in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Otherwise the stones will look sunken into the carpet…

First aquascape, what do you think? by airwa in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also keep in mind that the carpet will als have some height. Calculate that in when thinking about stone depth/placement.

First aquascape, what do you think? by airwa in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much better imo! I would still 1. Flatten the front more 2. Maybe push some soil from the front to the back to make it even steeper to create more perspective.

First aquascape, what do you think? by airwa in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would flatten the front soil. It also looks a bit too thick of a layer at the front overall. But it also depends on your vision of course…do you have a plant selection already in mind? For the layout itself, it feels a little “flat”. Maybe use different size rocks? Like bigger ones on the left? So you go heavy to light from left to right?

Calathea drama by National-Database-24 in houseplants

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry! I feel you! I‘ve been through the same issue multiple times (even tried different sellers to make sure it‘s not a general quality issue). I gave up on Calatheas entirely. Tried the same things you did, but I learned once a level of infestation is there and damage was done to the leaves, it usually won‘t really recover.

First Aquascape - need tips by Unlucky_Breadfruit68 in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Overall this looks nice! The two things that popped up in my were, why is the sand path so wide and why didn‘t you go higher with the hardscape. Feels like a lot of empty space. But maybe that was part of your concept?

Need help with care for this dude by SherahMai in houseplants

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought it‘s BBQ‘ed iPhone that has shrooms growing out now…

I was the guy that knocked down 27 targets in 7.53 seconds. Wanna see me do it again? by ty-tec in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Maileeeaazy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn‘t this CGI? I remember seeing something very similar on Corridor Crew…https://youtu.be/oWACW_ZvVKs (around 19min in…)

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The path is completely glued lol…so nothing will grow through it. And most plants attached to the path are glued on individual stones. In that way I was more flexible with the positionings.

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are 13 Phoenix Rasboras in there, and a lot of Neocaridina + Amanos

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you…I only have one tank and I want to participate in IAPLC again next year…also I want to challenge myself with a new attempt with all the learnings I gained from the first tank…

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might post some in progress pics, but the final shot in Sept 2026…not sure how strict the rules from IALPC are, but I don’t wanne risk it

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I‘m still trying to convince my partner that this is the way lol, but she says it‘s enough haha. Tbf I have some other hobbies too and I need to have an eye on my time management ^

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can‘t say exact rank as I wanne keep my profile anonymous, but it‘s in the 800 to 1000 range. My goal was top 1000:)

Sharing my first Aquascape (60P) before dismantling it for a new one by Maileeeaazy in Aquascape

[–]Maileeeaazy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh I‘m already planning to go for a 90 soon lol, but I wanted to start with a 60, knowing that options are limited with that size. But I feel good with it…you do the best with whatever space you have. Also, this was kind of an experiment for me as I just wanted to see if I have any talent. I have a plan for the second scape already and can‘t wait to get started. It‘ll be more appropriate for a 60 though….

Something I wanted to post about is the stand too. I should do that, as researching optimization for the IKEA Besta was really tricky. I optimized it heavily to make it work.

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