These Things Will Derail Your Scape: You Told Me And I Agree!!

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[@tanyawylie6750]

I love seeing videos of people who aren’t satisfied, and share how they would fix it! I usually scape with the mentality that this is finished for life, when in fact , I can play around any time I like! Thanks for this!

[@thesmallscape]

What a nice comment! Thank you for your thoughts ☺️

[@davidbaker6382]

I think the scape you showed us has plenty of great features.

[@denisekoenig9479]

I feel the same way about seeing them swimming thru the little spaces you make in your scape

[@lizzyanthus1]

This has helped me immensely, in figuring out what is wrong with my little 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank in quite a while, and I tried to pack in lots of rocks, tiny pieces of driftwood, and way to many types and numbers of plants! It just makes me uncomfortable to look at, but wasn't sure what I did wrong. Now I know! I need another tank to distribute some of this scape into, and simplify both of them. It's been set up about 6 weeks or more, and only have some snails in it, so far. Plants and snails are all growing, thriving, and multiplying, so seems healthy enough, so when I get another, maybe 10 or 20 gallon, I'll work on simplifying both. Thanks again, love your channel, and always appreciate the things I learn here. Have an awesome day!

[@angiebear8727]

Try a 20 long. So much space to scape without the height. Personally have a difficult time balancing my scapes in taller tanks. ❤

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Thanks for the tip about limiting my plant choices. I had too many different types of plants and I didn’t like it! I now know what I did wrong. 🤷‍♀️ Gina

[@djcmission]

The flat rock is great, and I have used that motif. It's a great bottom landmark for the inhabitants too. One tank's flat rock is a great feeding area for sinking food, encouraging interesting animal behavior.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

What about just an old fashioned gravel filter? No filter sponges to hide or hang on back filters to hide. Keep the fancy tops off & just use the tubes. Easy hide & with a nice rolling hill type substrate, you can go from there. Just a thought. Excellent the way you are thinking when deciding on a nice landscape. Black foam boards on the sides & back will keep the plain glass panes away. Sort of looking into a dark void.

[@cherylbelott]

That was a cute story. You’re a good mom. Sometimes we sacrifice our wants for our kids, even the fish kids. 😉 I’m sure seeing what they enjoy will continue to spark your design ideas. Before you mentioned it, I was thinking I liked the Bolbitis near the rocks too. It makes me feel like an invitation to hike around those rocks. I loved listening to your process. Have fun with it! 🌱😊🌿

[@thesmallscape]

Aww thanks! That’s cute, good fish mom ☺️ I’m sure something will come along for inspiration to complete it…grrrrr! I’m so glad you see what I’m seeing and YES!! I’d love to hike around those rocks too! Too funny! Have a great rest of the week! 💁🏻‍♀️🍂

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Best somtimes to sketch ideas on a sketch pad with 3 or 4 sheets to see your options & go from there.

[@Vincent-kx9ze]

Late night scaping. When you just want it done. Ha. Been there done that. This was helpful. Thanks

[@bethfoort]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this video. Editing the plants is something I struggle with. I like them all!

[@thesmallscape]

You can do it! Good luck to us all - haha!

[@Laura-ed5kf]

Love the “Rescape My Tank”-concept. I know you two are busy, but what a great-idea to document the consultation/rescape of local viewers’-tanks. I have two tanks I don’t love & need help w/ (I’m not local so am not hinting 😅). I know the issue in the 90G, but as for the shrimp-tank…& breaking that one down w/ hundreds of resident-shrimp?! This is definitely a case of “too busy”, the plants have become “too much”, but to uproot the plants and re-scape the rock-work…. I don’t know how to start, and it’s a mess!

[@pagewhite8177]

Good advice, thank you.

[@Brensters63]

Great informative video! Thanks for sharing your experiences. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@tanyaroberson9629]

I'm a graphic designer and these critiques remind me of my design school days.

[@LadeanaWhite]

Love the part where the fishies are playing in the new rock and wood pile! ☮❤🐠🦐🪴

[@stevecox8066]

Excellent episode! I see far too many tanks where folks throw in everything and end up with no focal point. Negative space is so misunderstood and under appreciated. Love my plants, but too many is just that - TOO many.

[@rickbooher8224]

Try turning the wood on the left to the right direction as if it was an arch that collapsed

[@3173kiki]

I’m a newbie to planted tanks & aquascaping. I love how my tank turned out, EXCEPT for one thing. I used Fluval Stratum, but needed deeper substrate, so I used what I had & put a lighter color gravel on top. I hate the two toned color!!! Should I just mix it up by gravel vacuuming or is there an easy method to taking off a top layer of gravel? I do T have another tank to put my Betta in and don’t really want to disturb the scape too much. Advice from veterans would be very welcome!!!

[@thesmallscape]

Hi! Oh boy, that is a common problem we all face at some point. What you won’t want to hear (from someone who didn’t many times) best option is to remove it and start from scratch. The multi color will come through any new substrate like a bad penny. Good luck!

[@juliev123]

Thanks enjoyed watching this!

[@Pattibarz]

Love your ideas!

[@crazyfishlady4958]

I love how this scape came together in the end. Very pleasing to the eyes. I currently have a 20 long with Orange Von Rio Tetras. I too am struggling with the scape and know for sure that I have too many different plants. I appreciate this video. It will help when I rescape it. Thank you!!

[@noelbrucker135]

Ah, the regret of a scape we don’t like and the satisfaction of the redo! Thanks for your advice about the dragon stone in last week’s PTA livestream! Switched the dragon stone on black sand with the river rock from the white pool filter sand tank, and both look so much better. Hopefully the dust from the dragon stone will just blend in with the lighter sand now 😄

[@thesmallscape]

Oh yay!!! So happy to hear it! The dust will add some…texture haha!

[@CrystalmarieGrz]

I tried telling my otocinclus’s to relax they will love it when I’m done. They responded by thrashing about the tank till I took my arm out. Sooo I’m working slowly and avoiding where they are.

[@thesmallscape]

🤭😂 exactly, we all come to an agreement 🙌

[@CrystalmarieGrz]

@@thesmallscape lol yes. I blame it on them being wild caught my tank raised otos are not as frantic.

[@tamerkesenkas1645]

Learning from a person still learning rather than a master is really beneficial sometimes. They have similar problems to you and speak your language

[@johnjwedrall4290]

Hi, you make nice helpful informative video's 😊👍❗️

[@thesmallscape]

So nice of you☺️

[@wendihamlett105]

Inspring! Thank you Joanna

[@thesmallscape]

Hi Wendi!!! 💚

[@nabokovfan87]

Very fun list and its helpful to really try and understand whats going on when the tank "isn't quite right." I think #3-5 on the list are all saying the same thing, which would be that the tank had limited depth and seems very flat. I actually like the way you have the three rocks and wood. Maybe theres a way to give them more swim throughs. I would suggest leaving a small gap and then use the middle piece to continue that downward shape. Orient that middle piece of wood as if the fallen log broke in one section with more rocks on theeft end of the piece. Then, your triangle shape is off the left side of the tank now and the scape flows well. Contrasting greens and leaf shapes should help with depth as well as angling the substrate in the back just a little? It'll be fun to see how the tank end up. Hopefully the comments above made sense!

[@spookybuk]

I've been noticing how the most aesthetic tanks usually have only a few species of plants, but still, I'm setting up my first aquarium (a 10 gallon) and I ordered 18 different plants for it hahaha

[@thesmallscape]

Haha! Lol! Plant struggle is real 😆

[@terrygorsch386]

Your getting pretty good at it 😜🤓🐠🎸

[@crystalc9036]

I forgot that rock was in the back. Instead of the rock you could raise the substrate in the back for the Bolbitis. I like the cliff you made on the left. You could make a longer cliff on the right with the Bulbitis on top leaving a trail between the two cliffs for the fish to come in and out. I too like the little one in the front. You’ve got me rethinking my scape but I’m afraid to move the crypts not that they have grown in and sending runners.

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

"The Artistic Eye" develops over a lifetime. It usually helps to have artsy parents. And to love plants! (or whatever you are working with)

[@thesmallscape]

Haha! Yes I agree! ☺️

[@lemonlizard1]

I like to pretend I know what I'm doing. Learn about focal points, centerpiece plants/hardscape, how to hardscape, where to place plants, etc. I think it actually helps even though I'm not 100% sure how I could achieve it well

[@HappyOne2017]

😊

[@sghettinona]

👍 for the Algorithm!😊

[@thesmallscape]

🎉☺️

[@timothydarling1826]

Top of the morning girl. I have a question. Can you give me some ideas for plants for a discus tank. I have a 20 long. What plants do good in 84 to 86 degree water temperature.

[@thesmallscape]

Top o the mornin To YA! For those beautiful discus…I would keep in a minimum of a 90 gallon for a group (preferably a 6-8 foot tank) but to answer your question …jungle Val, Anubias and Java fern should all do well in those warmer temps. ☺️

[@kevinullery8749]

When are we going to get a small scape live stream on Saturday again?

[@thesmallscape]

Hey Kevin! Ugh!!! I literally can’t wait to get an open Saturday am! Hopefully soon ☺️

[@SK1OO1]

Feels like ramblings of a genius, too many stuff going on in the head. In a good way.

[@jamesparadigm]

💚💚💙💙

[@MeanOldLady]

I LOVE aquascapes, but I see so many where the fish barely have room to move & they're eyeing the camera like "really?... 😑🤨"