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Old 25-07-2006, 01:01 AM
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Hi Jason,

Let me be the bad guy again. Good to see you've move the B j's back

1] the right side. plant glosso or something like HC or moss on rocks, anything that will keep low and have different shape leaf/colour as the B j behind it. E tennelus and B'j leaf look similar and cancel each other out.

2] stem plants look nice planted in thick bushy groups. One or two strands sticking out looks like a mistake. Furthermore plant them behind. Not many can be planted as midground and definitely not foreground. This refers to the red one off the middle.

Anyway I doodled a bit and came out with this mod of your layout.
Not sure it will suit your plans but the wood pieces are rearranged a bit.
IMHO you need agreat deal more rocks[bigger and different sizes] and more stem plants. No vallis. IMHO not suitable for smallish tanks. The S subulata also has no place in the layout. A bit of an overhaul there.
Crypt you can move to the back. Take out the windelov/narrow leaf ferns. An additional group of stem plants for the back.
Try to choose some that are not so stiff straight. That really stifles flow.

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