Easy Aquascape Design for Beginners

Do you find building a hardscape difficult? Consider creating a space to just practice and follow along. I will answer any questions you have in the comments.
This is a study of working inside a shallow aquarium using dragon stone (ohko) and spiderwood. The layout will extend far above the aquarium creating space for submersed and emersed plantings. The goal is to integrate them so they work harmoniously creating a layout with a strong impression above and below the water surface. I am not planting this layout. This is a final result and all materials have been removed. Freeing up the space to practice again.
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Sand - sevenports.com...
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[@jmaquascaping]

What do you think do these two things go together? Does Dragon and Spiderwood make a good combination?

[@NMWey1]

Excited to see it planted.

[@jmaquascaping]

Thanks Nancy!

[@robertwayman7974]

Yes, the woods go great together, I have different woods in my shrimp tank and the shrimps and Oto catfishs love them all.

[@jmaquascaping]

Thanks. I think so too. The straight stone pieces along with the curvy spiderwood seems to work though intuitively maybe not so much.

[@fbasantajr]

Great combo between rock and wood, look forward to the planting. Thank you from NYC

[@jmaquascaping]

Thanks! Ill be doing a much more elaborate serpentine stone layout next. That one will be planted. And after that I have the 90cm tank cleaned up ready for a new layout as well. So look for a bunch of new step by step videos soon.

[@fbasantajr]

@@jmaquascaping - I look forward to it.

[@tarktekin4986]

First like ❤

[@jmaquascaping]

yea you are! Thanks for watching.

[@tarktekin4986]

@@jmaquascaping my pleasure 🫶

[@itisjustmedude]

I need to get some shallow tanks.

[@jmaquascaping]

Yea they are pretty interesting for doing some crazy layouts and awesome if you're not going to focus on fish.

[@robertwayman7974]

When you fill the aquarium with water, does the over hanging wood get water logged, and actually drip water on the outside of the aquarium ?

[@jmaquascaping]

No. There is no wicking ime. The saturated wood will extend about 1 inch above the water line only.