anybody doing riverene or biotope setups

i know there's lots of people trying their hand at hight tech and low tech planted setups,a few into specimen tanks just wondering if anyone is trying this kind of setup?

 

I have to say that type of scape is actually my favourite and im wondering why i'v never tried to do it properly before now.im googling my eyes out for info and inspiration but there really isnt much.

 

When my planted tank fettish is up... I would like to try my hand at a dark water set up with lots of branches and then some Amazon fish

 

now i am trying to marry the two

 

leaching driftwood works just as well

 

im so scared of another BBA outbreak i dont know if i want to try it with the co2

 

you working with liquid rock that side of the pond i feel your pain,i used peat in the filter and leaching driftwood in the days i had no algae and tankbusters.

 

going to try somethings out tonight,i would like to try that framed look i know it goes against common doctrine but just wanna try some things

 

ok i tried the hanging driftwood yesterday didnt look so hot.always been a fan of the flooded forest look tosimple and effective

courtesy google images

 

I like! I have a mulberry tree you can come hack branches off. You'd need to strip the bark off and let the wood dry. Now is a good time. Being winter, it's already quite dry and you won't chase any little birdies out their nests Fruit trees aren't toxic for fishes so that would be fine. You'd just have to soak it to make it sink. Bring your chainsaw - t's time for a re-scape...

 

@oscar freak that looks very gooi IMO i love that look. its wat im trying with my 450L tank but im using tree stumps cut in half to for a sort of background with that look tying anubias and java fern and orderd bolbitis but they didnt arive. now waiting again on them wil also add pics when im happy with the look

 

thanx for the offer jenn i also have if you want lol just pruned the entire garden have branches up to my eyeballs just cant use them darn but i will start looking for the right pieces for the next scape.

 

Shot, that looks AMAZING!!! how do you anchor the 'sticks'?
dammit, now I want to rescape my tank

 

Im sure you could silicone them down.

 

i'd like something along these lines,been looking for ideas before i rescape the tank,waiting for my groundcover to spread some more before i pull out.